When Hulu launched its live television service last May, the aim was to provide users with the two genres of programming most cord-cutters felt were lacking among the available offerings: news and sports, the content that most quickly loses its appeal when viewed on demand. For major sporting events, such as the ongoing Winter Olympics […]
Esports company ESL announced Monday it is partnering with Hulu to bring its content to a streaming video on-demand service for the first time. Four new esports series developed and produced by ESL — gamified debate show Player v. Player, docu-series Bootcamp that follows CS: GO team The Immortals, Defining Moments for esports history, and […]
Nielsen announced Tuesday that the company would begin tracking streaming video content on Facebook, Hulu and YouTube in what could be a boon for sports providers struggling with the cord-cutting trend. Facebook has already entered into deals to stream Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer while Hulu has touted a new “sports-centric” television package […]
CBS has announced plans to launch a 24/7 live-streaming sports channel later this year, as the broadcast company works to better compete with digital rivals and a loss in subscriptions stemmed from cord cutters. On a call Monday with analysts following the company’s quarterly earnings report, CBS Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said the company […]
ESPN has been dogged by dwindling subscriber numbers and clear signs that people are cutting the cable cord, but Disney CEO Bob Iger finally seems ready to embrace change at the sports network. One of the biggest problems plaguing the network has been a decline in viewers as people nix expensive cable packages in exchange […]
