Netflix
Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in California, Netflix was and still is a streaming website that allows consumers to view both television programmes and films that are both new and old on-demand. The popularity of the site has since risen from its small numbers to an amount that estimates around 139 million paying subscribers since January of 2019. "In 2007, Netflix launched an online streaming video on demand service; after 2010, Netflix began to expand internationally, and Netflix now operates services in 190 countries. Shifting to a global SVOD platform moved Netflix from being an expert in logistics to being the leader in video content distribution networking. The latest strategy shift, from film and series merchandising to integrated production and distribution, began in 2013, and is just starting to drive competitor responses by Disney (acquiring Fox Searchlight) and Amazon." Netflix's popularity continued so far that Netflix Originals began to be created beginning with Lily hammer back in 2012 and now has produced over 1,000s originals worldwide to date.
Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in California, Netflix was and still is a streaming website that allows consumers to view both television programmes and films that are both new and old on-demand. The popularity of the site has since risen from its small numbers to an amount that estimates around 139 million paying subscribers since January of 2019. "In 2007, Netflix launched an online streaming video on demand service; after 2010, Netflix began to expand internationally, and Netflix now operates services in 190 countries. Shifting to a global SVOD platform moved Netflix from being an expert in logistics to being the leader in video content distribution networking. The latest strategy shift, from film and series merchandising to integrated production and distribution, began in 2013, and is just starting to drive competitor responses by Disney (acquiring Fox Searchlight) and Amazon." Netflix's popularity continued so far that Netflix Originals began to be created beginning with Lily hammer back in 2012 and now has produced over 1,000s originals worldwide to date.
Hulu
Hulu is an American entertainment company that provides video media service. It is oriented towards streaming of television series, carrying current and past episodes of many series from its owners' respective television networks and other content partners. Hulu is owned by Hulu LLC, a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company, Comcast and AT&T. Through the acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Disney acquired Fox's partial ownership, giving it a majority stake when the deal closed on March 20, 2019. Some of Hulu's competitors include Netflix and Amazon. "Previously, it was divided into free and paid tiers, with the free service limited in the amount of content accessible by users and accessible via PC only, and a paid service with a larger library of content and accessed via Hulu applications for various mobile and connected devices. The subscription service is, in turn, divided into advertising-supported and mostly ad-free tiers. In 2016, Hulu spun out its free content into a joint venture with Yahoo! called Yahoo! View and launched a live television streaming service on May 3, 2017. Hulu is currently offered only to users in the United States, its territories and Japan. The CEO of the company Randy Freer announced that by the end of 2018 Hulu had around 25 million subscribers."
Hulu is an American entertainment company that provides video media service. It is oriented towards streaming of television series, carrying current and past episodes of many series from its owners' respective television networks and other content partners. Hulu is owned by Hulu LLC, a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company, Comcast and AT&T. Through the acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Disney acquired Fox's partial ownership, giving it a majority stake when the deal closed on March 20, 2019. Some of Hulu's competitors include Netflix and Amazon. "Previously, it was divided into free and paid tiers, with the free service limited in the amount of content accessible by users and accessible via PC only, and a paid service with a larger library of content and accessed via Hulu applications for various mobile and connected devices. The subscription service is, in turn, divided into advertising-supported and mostly ad-free tiers. In 2016, Hulu spun out its free content into a joint venture with Yahoo! called Yahoo! View and launched a live television streaming service on May 3, 2017. Hulu is currently offered only to users in the United States, its territories and Japan. The CEO of the company Randy Freer announced that by the end of 2018 Hulu had around 25 million subscribers."