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01-09-2018, 11:02 PM
Hulu hit 17 million subscribers in a year of big wins
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Emmys and Golden Globes are lovely, but Hulu measures its success the old fashioned way: numbers. A press release from the company shared Tuesday morning revealed that Hulu reached a landmark 17 million subscribers in 2017 in a 40 percent increase over the previous year.*
SEE ALSO: Hulu is rebooting 'Animaniacs' with two new seasons (http://mashable.com/2018/01/04/hulu-animaniacs-streaming-reboot/)
It's hard to pinpoint what drew in the five million new subscribers; was it the critically acclaimed Handmaid's Tale, which swept the Emmys and dominated conversations for its 10-episode run? Was it the growing library of beloved TV shows from years past (many of which used to be on Netflix)? Was it the live TV service (http://mashable.com/2017/05/03/hulu-with-live-tv-streaming-launch/) launched in May? Or was it the fact that Hulu remains one of the primary on-demand streaming destinations for viewers to catch up on their favorite shows the day after a new episode airs – particularly with popular shows like Will & Grace, Black-ish, and This Is Us. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/09/hulu-17-million-subscribers-2017/)
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Emmys and Golden Globes are lovely, but Hulu measures its success the old fashioned way: numbers. A press release from the company shared Tuesday morning revealed that Hulu reached a landmark 17 million subscribers in 2017 in a 40 percent increase over the previous year.*
SEE ALSO: Hulu is rebooting 'Animaniacs' with two new seasons (http://mashable.com/2018/01/04/hulu-animaniacs-streaming-reboot/)
It's hard to pinpoint what drew in the five million new subscribers; was it the critically acclaimed Handmaid's Tale, which swept the Emmys and dominated conversations for its 10-episode run? Was it the growing library of beloved TV shows from years past (many of which used to be on Netflix)? Was it the live TV service (http://mashable.com/2017/05/03/hulu-with-live-tv-streaming-launch/) launched in May? Or was it the fact that Hulu remains one of the primary on-demand streaming destinations for viewers to catch up on their favorite shows the day after a new episode airs – particularly with popular shows like Will & Grace, Black-ish, and This Is Us. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/09/hulu-17-million-subscribers-2017/)
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