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Hulu Opens Up Customer Service Site In Texas

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Los Angeles-based streaming television- and video-provider Hulu has selected San Antonio, Texas, as the site for a new customer service center, the company said on Thursday. Hulu said it will hire 300 people by the end of 2017, and another 200 in 2018, as part of the new "viewer experience headquarters" in Texas.

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Hulu Hit By Major Outage On Sunday

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Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu appears to have suffered a major outage on Sunday, prompting a rash of complaints on social media. The company posted to hundreds of customers: "We were able to engage the proper teams to get these issues mitigated and get you back to streaming normally." READ MORE>>.

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Hulu Ups Subscribers To 26.8M Paid Subscribers, Bingeing Drives Ad Dollars

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Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu says it has upped its total number of customers to 28 million in total, with 26.8 The company shared the subscriber numbers as part of a presentation at its annual "Hulu Upfront" event in New York City. million of those being paid subscribers.

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Hulu Ups Subscribers To 26.8M Paid Users, Bingeing Drives Ad Dollars

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Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu says it has upped its total number of customers to 28 million in total, with 26.8 The company shared the subscriber numbers as part of a presentation at its annual "Hulu Upfront" event in New York City. million of those being paid subscribers.

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Hulu Dips Toes Into Virtual Reality

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Santa Monica-based streaming television site Hulu is dipping its toes into the world of virtual reality content, saying Thursday that it is launching its own, Hulu VR application. The 3D environment will also support streaming of Hulu's more traditional 2D content.

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Hulu Names Head of Experience

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Los Angeles-based Hulu said Monday afternoon that it has named Ben Smith as the company's new Senior Vice President, Head of Experience. According to Hulu, Smith heads up the company's product, user experience, customer support, and digital video production efforts, and reports to CEO Mike Hopkins.

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Hulu Launches Ad-Free Streaming Service For $11.99 A Month

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Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu said this morning that it has launched a new, ad-free service , which will cost $4 a month more than the company's existing, premium subscription. per month service is the first time Hulu has offered up viewing of the company's streaming content without advertising. The $11.99

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