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Hulu\u2019s forthcoming live TV streaming service is starting to shape up. Today, the company announced it scored a deal with A&E Networks, which will bring six more channels to the core package, including A&E, History, Lifetime, LMN, FYI, and Viceland. The deal follows others Hulu has made with CBS, 21st Century Fox, and Disney which, combined, add 40 networks to its\u00a0service, including broadcast networks CBS, ABC, and Fox.<\/p>\n
The service will also have several sports networks, like Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2, BTN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN-SEC, and Fox Regional Sports networks across several national markets. Other notable cable TV channels arriving include Disney Channel, Disney Jr., Disney XD, Fox News, Fox Business, Freeform, FX, FXX, FXM, Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild,\u00a0TNT, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, Boomerang and Turner Classic Movies.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we begin to finalize our new live TV service, we\u2019re pulling together the most valuable, well-rounded package of channels available for under $40,\u201d said Mike Hopkins, CEO of Hulu, in statement about the A&E deal. \u201cWe know the A+E Networks brand of award-winning storytelling is important to our viewers, and we\u2019re very excited to add their networks to the core service we launch this Spring.\u201d<\/p>\n
A&E\u2019s channels are home to a number of notable shows that have gained some\u00a0mainstream awareness, including \u201cLeah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,\u201d Lifetime\u2019s \u201cProject Runway\u201d and \u201cUnReal,\u201d FYI\u2019s \u201cMarried at First Sight\u201d and others.<\/p>\n
However, Bloomberg also reported today<\/a>\u00a0that Hulu and Viacom have failed to come to an agreement, meaning Viacom\u2019s\u00a0channels \u2013 like Nickelodeon and Comedy Central \u2013 won\u2019t be offered at launch.<\/p>\n But Hulu\u2019s live TV service isn\u2019t the only one forging ahead without Viacom. Sony\u2019s Playstation Vue also lost all Viacom channels<\/a> back in November, and YouTube TV just launched<\/a> without Viacom, as well.<\/p>\n Dish\u2019s Sling TV packages some Viacom channels like Comedy Central, Nick Jr and Nicktoons into its Kids add-on, but lacks the flagship property Nickelodeon. DirecTV Now, meanwhile, has that channel and others.<\/p>\n Still, Hulu\u2019s lack of\u00a0Viacom content is properly going to end up a worse deal for Viacom than for Hulu.<\/p>\n Today\u2019s users can live without access to many traditional cable TV channels, which they see as largely superfluous to the content they can watch over the air for free through their digital antennas, or from on-demand streaming services they pay for, like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO NOW, and others \u2013 all of which are also filled with original content.<\/p>\n On top of that, TV programming in general is fighting to remain a part of U.S. consumers\u2019 downtime, which is increasing filled with time spent online \u2013 including watching YouTube videos<\/a> \u2013 and playing in mobile apps<\/a>. This trend is even more true\u00a0with younger viewers, who aren\u2019t necessarily \u201ccutting the cord\u201d with cable \u2013 they\u2019re never signing up in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/11\/livetvhulu.png?w=680\")
Hulu’s forthcoming live TV streaming service is starting to shape up. Today, the company announced it scored a deal with A&E Networks, which will bring six more channels to the core package, including A&E, History, Lifetime, LMN, FYI, and Viceland. The deal follows others Hulu has made with CBS, 21st Century Fox, and Disney which, combined, add 40 networks to its\u00a0service,… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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