FOX ENTERTAINMENT AND HULU ANNOUNCE NEW MULTI-YEAR CONTENT PARTNERSHIP DEAL
New Agreement Encompasses FOX Primetime Programming and
Extends Multi-Platform Strategic Marketing Alliance
November 21, 2024, Los Angeles, CA -- FOX Entertainment and Hulu have renewed their content partnership through a new multi-year agreement encompassing in-season streaming rights for FOX's expansive programming slate and successful multi-platform strategic marketing alliance, it was announced today by FOX Entertainment and Hulu.
Under the terms of the agreement, FOX primetime entertainment programming - ranging from The Masked Singer, The Floor and Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef to Bob's Burgers, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Animal Control and the new FOX fall dramas, Rescue: HI-Surf and Murder in a Small Town -- will continue to stream on Hulu the next day following its linear telecast. Additionally, the deal includes an extension of the successful, expansive marketing alliance established in 2023, whereby FOX and Hulu branding will jointly share presence across all FOX owned and external consumer touchpoints to align with live and on-demand viewing messaging of FOX content.
"Our friends at Hulu and Disney Entertainment are exceptional partners, together driving ongoing mutual growth and strong results," said Rob Wade, CEO of FOX Entertainment. "Through our new agreement, we look forward to expanding on this impressive track record and collaboratively shaping the future of television in today's shifting media landscape."
"The long-standing, valued partnership we have with FOX has cemented Hulu as the next day streaming home for current FOX hits and out of season episodes of key FOX titles, and we're excited to continue offering these scripted, unscripted and animated series to our subscribers," said Lauren Tempest, General Manager, Hulu. "Our collective marketing efforts, which will continue with this new deal, have generated impressive results and helped viewers successfully find the shows they want to watch, when they want to watch them."
Today's announcement renews the major program output deal between the two companies, as well as an agreement that allows Hulu to stream out-of-season episodes of key FOX unscripted programs.
FOX's acclaimed series produced by Disney Television Studios include the animated stalwarts The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob's Burgers and The Great North.
FOX's in-house unscripted studio, FOX Alternative Entertainment, produces one of television's most celebrated unscripted series The Masked Singer, Crime Scene Kitchen, Name That Tune, and in association with FOX and Gordon Ramsay's Studio Ramsay Global, the hugely successful Next Level Chef, Kitchen Nightmares and Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars.
FOX Entertainment Studios produces the single-camera comedy, Animal Control and the upcoming midseason military comedy Going Dutch with Denis Leary, while the animated comedies Krapopolis from Dan Harmon, Grimsburg, starring and executive produced by Jon Hamm, and Universal Basic Guys from the Malamut Brothers are produced by its Emmy Award-winning animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment.
About FOX Entertainment
With a legacy spanning nearly 40 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world's most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party platforms worldwide. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company includes three key business units: FOX Television Network, FOX Entertainment Studios and worldwide content sales and licensing unit FOX Entertainment Global.
While maintaining its leadership in linear television with an exceptional slate of original series - including Rescue: HI-Surf, Doc, 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Masked Singer, The Floor, The Simpsons, Animal Control, Murder in a Small Town, The Cleaning Lady, Hell's Kitchen and LEGO Masters - FOX Entertainment is growing its portfolio of studio engines, business operations and library of owned original content.
To date, the FOX Entertainment Studios division includes the in-house unscripted studio FOX Alternative Entertainment with hits The Masked Singer, I Can See Your Voice and Name That Tune, and its scripted content studio featuring comedies Animal Control and Going Dutch and signature drama series The Way Home and The Chicken Sisters. The unit also oversees the award-winning animation studio Bento Box Entertainment with animated comedies including Krapopolis, Grimsburg, Hazbin Hotel and Universal Basic Guys; entertainment platform TMZ with its tentpole primetime series TMZ Investigates; its new independent film label Tideline Entertainment with inaugural releases including First Time Female Director, Ponyboi and Beacon; and the culinary and lifestyle content venture Studio Ramsay Global in partnership with iconic chef Gordon Ramsay, featuring new food-themed original series such as Next Level Chef, Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars and Idiot Sandwich, as well as the new next-gen global food brand and entertainment platform Bite.
As a global content creator and production partner, FOX Entertainment Studios collaborates with studios and platforms worldwide, including Disney/Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony Pictures Television, Prime Video, Netflix, Apple+, Hallmark, TelevisaUnivision, UK's Channel 4, France's TF1, German's ProSieben, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia's Foxtel and FOX-owned streamer Tubi.
About Hulu
Hulu is the leading and most comprehensive all-in-one premium streaming service that offers an expansive slate of live and on-demand entertainment, both in and outside the home, through a wide array of subscription options that give consumers ultimate control over their viewing experience. As part of the Disney Entertainment segment, Hulu is the only on-demand offering that provides access to shows from every major U.S. broadcast network, libraries of hit TV series and films - including licensed content available exclusively on Hulu - and award-winning Hulu Originals, both with and without commercials. With Hulu + Live TV, subscribers receive a unique combination of access to 95+ live news, entertainment and sports TV channels from 20th Television, The Walt Disney Company, ABC, NBCUniversal, CBS Corporation, The CW, Turner Networks, A+E Networks and Discovery Networks, as well as Hulu's on-demand library, Disney+ and ESPN+ included as part of the base plan. Visit hulu.com to subscribe or learn more about the service.
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