Hulu has announced that it has signed on A+E Networks to its upcoming live streaming TV service. Hulu made the announcement in a press release, saying that the network joins the ever-growing package of 40 live channels set to launch this spring…
Specifically, Hulu has gained access to live and on-demand streaming of A&E, History, Lifetime, LMN, KYITM, and Viceland.
A+E Networks join a growing list of companies who have signed on to Hulu’s upcoming live TV platform. Thus far, CBS, 21st Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company, and Turner Networks have agreed to join the initiative. Support for CBS is especially notable seeing that it’s something DirecTV Now currently lacks.
FYI’s Married at First Sight and Tiny House Nation; and VICELAND’s Gaycation and Weediquette, as well as dozens of Lifetime Original Movies and new documentaries from HISTORY and VICELAND to Hulu’s new live TV streaming service.
In the press release, Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins said that as the company begins to finalize its live TV service, it is pulling together the “most valuable and well-rounded package” of channels for under $40:
Hulu’s live streaming TV service will cost under $40 and launch later this spring, but specific information remains unclear. Here’s how Hulu touts the service:
Hulu’s streaming TV platform will challenge YouTube’s new YouTube TV platform, which comes in at $35 per month, as well as AT&T’s DirecTV Now that ranges in price based on the channels to which you subscribe.
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.
The full press release on Hulu’s agreement with A+E Networks can be read here.
