Category: hulu

Apple can make TV+ ubiquitous through brute force

[ad_1] No, Apple’s best weapon will be its near ubiquity. For one, there are hundreds of millions of iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple TVs already in people’s homes. And many more will be arriving later this month when the newest iPads and iPhones go on sale. Let’s also not forget that, earlier this year, the […]

Hulu nabs rights to the ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ book sequel

[ad_1] The Hulu series, which has been approved for a fourth season, has already become a sequel of sorts to the original dystopian novel. The show began as a very loose depiction of the novel in its first season, with entirely new characters and storylines not encountered in the original work. According to Time, Atwood […]

Stephen King’s ‘Castle Rock’ returns to Hulu October 23rd

[ad_1] The cast of the show’s second season include Tim Robbins, Lizzy Caplan and Elsie Fisher. Robbins plays Reginald “Pop” Merrill, a character from King’s 1990 novella The Sun King who is the head of a crime family and dying of cancer. Paul Sparks (House of Cards, Boardwalk Empire) plays Merrill’s nephew, John, a bully […]

Hulu’s refreshed Live Guide arrives on Roku and Apple TV

[ad_1] The streaming service has had a rough ride with its interface for live television programming. Users complained that Hulu’s last rehaul of the Live Guide — back in 2017 — was clunky and hard to navigate. Shortly afterward, the service reverted to a grid-style format that more closely resembled cable TV. With this latest […]

MIT experts find a way to reduce video stream buffering on busy WiFi

[ad_1] Now a team from MIT have come up with a tool to help multiple people share a limited WiFi connection. The group from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed the Minerva system which analyzes videos before playing them to check how much they would be impacted by being played at […]

Things that shouldn’t cost this much

[ad_1] For when you need to justify spending $6,000 on an Apple Pro Display XDR and its stand. That’s a lot of money for Netflix to spend and a significant talent loss for HBO. But on the bright side, this deal does mean that Confederate is officially cancelled. But what if, and hear me out, […]

Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu for $12.99

[ad_1] The launch of Disney+ is now 97 days out, and according to CEO Bob Iger, “nothing is more important” than getting the launch a direct-to-consumer offering right. While Disney blamed its Fox purchase for not meeting certain expectations, content like The Simpsons — and control of Hulu — that came as part of the […]

Facebook might bring major streaming services to its Portal for TVs

[ad_1] It approached Netflix, Disney, Hulu (which Disney controls), HBO and Amazon about bringing their services to the new device, according to The Information. Facebook reportedly sees the streaming services as an additional selling point for the camera — its main intended purpose is for video calls through Messenger and WhatsApp. The system is also […]

Hulu’s live TV service is coming to Android TV

[ad_1] You’ll only need to have the latest version of the Hulu app to see the changes. This is arguably overdue. Hulu’s live TV has been available on other platforms for a long time, including most other media players, some smart TVs, desktops and consoles. Android TV isn’t the largest platform, but it has a […]

Hulu’s Wu-Tang Clan series debuts September 4th

[ad_1] Hulu confirmed Marvel’s Runaways will return for its third season on December 13th, when the entire season will drop. Other premiere dates include those for comedy series Dollface starring Kat Dennings (November 15th), revenge drama Reprisal (December 6th) and Looking for Alaska, which is based on John Green’s bestselling novel (October 18th). Amy Schumer […]