The new Hulu service is an attempt by its traditional entertainment company owners to secure their footing in television’s digital future, where streaming has become the norm and competition from deep-pocketed rivals like Netflix and Amazon has intensified.
The company, which plans to roll out the new live TV bundle of broadcast and cable network channels early next year, has one of the industry’s highest customer defection rates at 50 percent, according to research firm Parks Associates.
From the article "Hulu Valued At $5.8 Billion After Time Warner Investment" by Mike Newman.
Streaming is continuing to replace other forms of viewing. As pay-TV subscriptions continued to wane in 2020, the number of households subscribing to multiple streaming services reached 61%, up from 4...
And companies are already catching on. Amazon, Apple, and Roku (ROKU) allow consumers to buy individual channels through their platforms that they can pay for through a set billing option and view usi...
These devices are proving to be quite popular, too. It’s estimated that the number of video doorbells sold in the U.S. in 2022 will top 5 million, according to the market research companies Parks Asso...
Paul Erickson, research director of entertainment and consumer electronics at Parks Associates, said the “DWTS” move is smart programming and a win for both ABC and Disney+. "They’re looking at ‘Da...
