SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hulu today announced a
comprehensive, new agreement with CBS
Corporation to carry America's
most-watched broadcast network, CBS, as well
as popular sports and
entertainment channels CBS Sports
Network and POP, with the potential to add
additional networks in the future. All networks
in the deal will be available to stream
live, with much of their programming
available on-demand as well, through Hulu's
new multichannel, live TV streaming service, set to
launch in the coming months.
With the addition of the CBS channels,
subscribers to Hulu's new live service will
have access to popular programming, including Big
Bang Theory, NCIS, Big Brother, Blue
Bloods and 60 Minutes, both live
and on-demand.
CBS's preeminent sports programming,
including the NFL on CBS (all preseason,
regular and post-season games broadcast on CBS) and the
NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP will also be offered
on the new service, as well as news programming
and specials, CBS's leading late night shows
and major annual live events such as The
GRAMMYs®. In addition, the new deal extends Showtime
Networks' existing deal with Hulu in which SHOWTIME is offered as a
premium subscription service to those customers who subscribe to
Hulu's live or SVOD service.
"To build a successful live TV service, you have to have
viewers' favorite sports and shows -- and CBS' programming is
absolutely vital to that mix," said Mike
Hopkins, CEO of Hulu. "With 21st Century
Fox, Disney, Turner and now CBS on board, our new live service will
offer one of the most valuable sports, news and entertainment
lineups anywhere – from ESPN, Fox Sports, CBS Sports and TNT to
ABC, CBS, FOX and The Disney Channel."
"We are very pleased to make CBS available on Hulu's new live TV
service," said Ray Hopkins,
President, Television Networks Distribution, CBS Corporation.
"Hulu has made it clear that it understands the value that the CBS
Television Network, along with Showtime and our basic cable network
portfolio, will bring to this new offering. In addition,
today's announcement represents another significant step in our
strategy to deliver CBS's industry leading content to viewers
whenever and where ever they want to watch it, at terms that are
consistent with the Company's goals."
The CBS deal follows Hulu's recently
announced agreements with 21st Century Fox and The Walt
Disney Company, which encompassed more than 35 top
networks, including broadcast networks FOX and ABC; Fox
Sports networks such as the Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2
and BTN; ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN-SEC and ESPN 3; Fox Regional
Sports Networks across dozens of key national markets; Disney
Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior; Fox News and Fox
Business; Freeform; FX, FXX and FXM; and National
Geographic and Nat Geo
Wild.
Earlier this year, Hulu announced an affiliate agreement with
Time Warner Inc. for live and on-demand streaming of Turner's suite
of popular entertainment, sports, news and kids' networks including
TNT, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, Boomerang and
Turner Classic Movies.
As a complement to the company's current ad-supported and
ad-free subscription video on demand products, Hulu's new service
will offer subscribers the most valuable,
premium live TV offering on the market in a
groundbreaking, new user experience. With no set-up costs
or installation, it will feature an easy-to-use, intuitive and
personalized interface, that brings together live and
on-demand news, entertainment and sports, all in one
place, across hundreds of living room and mobile
devices.
About Hulu
Hulu is a premium streaming TV
destination that offers hundreds of thousands of hours of the best
of current season programming, premium original content, films and
full seasons of hit series to subscribers with limited commercials
for $7.99 per month or commercial
free for $11.99 per month. Hulu is
the only streaming subscription service that offers current season
programming from top U.S. broadcast networks the day after
new episodes air, as well as acclaimed Hulu Originals
including The Mindy Project, The Path, 11.22.63, Difficult
People and the Golden Globe® nominated comedy
series, Casual. Since its launch in 2008, Hulu has been
at the forefront of entertainment and technology and continues to
redefine TV by connecting viewers with the stories they love.
About CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation (NYSE:
CBS.A and CBS) is a mass media company that creates and distributes
industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences
around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date
back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures
that operate on the leading edge of media. CBS owns the
most-watched television network in the U.S. and one of the world's
largest libraries of entertainment content, making its brand — "the
Eye" — one of the most recognized in business. The Company's
operations span virtually every field of media and entertainment,
including cable, publishing, radio, local TV, film, and interactive
and socially responsible media. CBS's businesses include CBS
Television Network, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation
and Warner Bros. Entertainment), CBS Television Studios, CBS
Studios International, CBS Television Distribution, CBS Consumer
Products, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS Interactive, CBS Films,
Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, Pop (a joint venture between
CBS Corporation and Lionsgate), Smithsonian Networks, Simon &
Schuster, CBS Television Stations, CBS Radio and CBS EcoMedia. For
more information, go to www.cbscorporation.com.
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