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New York House candidate accuses Hulu of censoring campaign ad

Suraj Patel — a Democratic congressional candidate in New York — is accusing Hulu of requiring his campaign to remove language related to abortion, climate change, and gun laws from a campaign ad before it would be allowed to air on the platform, as first reported by Jezebel on Wednesday. According to Patel, a Hulu representative called his campaign notifying them that the 30-second ad violated an “unwritten Hulu policy” related to “sensitive” content in political ads shortly after it was submitted to the platform on…

Gehraiyaan, Uncharted, Looop Lapeta, and More: February Guide to Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Prime Video

After a dullish January, February is heating up on both OTT and in cinemas. Gehraiyaan — the romantic drama led by Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and Ananya Panday — sweeps onto the shores of Amazon Prime Video February 11. On the same day, Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar-starrer LGBTQ+ comedy Badhaai Do reaches cinemas across India. A week prior to that, we have three more OTT releases. Taapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin lead the thriller Looop Lapeta out February 4 on Netflix. Over on SonyLIV, Rocket Boys gives…

Solar Opposites S3 Hulu Interview: Co-Creator Mike McMahan

Image: HuluSolar Opposites returns for its third season next week on Hulu, bringing with it some wild and surreal new adventures for its alien characters—as well as its tiny-human characters and its regular human characters, to boot. Coming from one of the creatives behind Rick and Morty and Star Trek: Lower Decks, you’d expect a lot of sci-fi influences go into its creation. But what about... a beloved HBO cop show from the mid-2000s?Let Mike McMahan explain. At a recent Solar Opposites press day, io9 asked him about

Hulu faces existential crisis as Disney decides how to move forward

Signage is seen at the 2019 Deadline Contenders Hulu Reception at Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios lot on April 07, 2019 in Hollywood, California.Rachel Murray | Getty ImagesDisney has a Hulu problem.In 2019, the entertainment giant struck an unusual agreement with Comcast. Two months earlier, Disney had acquired Fox's 33% stake in Hulu as part of a $71 billion acquisition, giving it a majority stake in the streaming service.That put Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts in an odd position. Comcast owned the…

Disney Co-Opts Your Childhood Memories to Explain Ad Technology

If you’ve ever wondered how the Walt Disney Corporation is mining your data for targeted advertisements across platforms, today’s your lucky day. Baymax of Big Hero 6 and Edna Mode from The Incredibles are here to explain it all.In leaked videos first obtained and reported on by Vice, Disney characters have been extracted from their original contexts and inserted into the company’s ad sales training and marketing materials. There, in a nightmare scenario, the facsimiles of your beloved childhood memories are re-animated…

Best Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Films Streaming July 2022

Several of the older Batman movies are coming to Peacock.Image: Warner Bros.What’s available on Peacock July 1? Armageddon (1998)Antz (1998)The Bad Guys (2022)Batman (1989)Batman & Robin (1997)Batman Forever (1995)Cowboys & Aliens (2011)Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) Fantastic Four (2005)Field of Dreams (1989)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)Harry Potter and the Deathly

How to Watch Hulu Outside the US with a VPN

Global viewers may recognise Netflix, Disney+ Amazon Prime Video as the top streaming platforms, but Hulu is one of the leading TV and movie streaming players in the US, boasting content from a whole range of film studios and TV channels. Outside the US, Hulu is basically non-existent. That can be a big headache for some though – if you’re an American Hulu subscriber trying to watch your content abroad, or someone who lives elsewhere but wants to watch Hulu original shows like The Bold Type, Castle Rock and Only…

Apple TV+ won’t have F1 to itself — Hulu signs Daniel Ricciardo for its own show

Source: Motorsport Images Streaming service Hulu has reportedly signed Formula 1 racing driver Daniel Ricciardo to take part in a new scripted TV show. The series will be set in the world of F1, with episodes set to run 30 minutes each. It's still early days for the show, reports THR, with a writer still not signed on and other details being kept close to the chest. We do know that this is a scripted series, so no fly-on-the-wall stuff here. The series, which is currently in the early development stages, hails from…

Google, NBCUniversal Lead Bid for Netflix’s Ad-Supported Subscription Plan Tie-Up: Report

Alphabet's Google and Comcast's NBCUniversal are leading the race for a tie-up with Netflix to help it create an advertisement-supported subscription plan, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing sources.Comcast's video advertisement division, Freewheel, can help Netflix with technology to deliver ads, while NBCUniversal's sales team can assist the streaming service provider with selling advertisements in the United States and Europe, the report added.Google, which already has a relationship with Netflix as…

Dead Asleep: Murder victim’s sister asks Hulu to remove documentary and ‘choose human decency over profit’

Brooke Preston’s sister is calling out Hulu once again to remove the documentary Dead Asleep, about her sister’s murder.In 2017, 21-year-old Brooke Preston was stabbed to death by her roommate and childhood friend, Randy Herman Jr, in their West Palm Beach, Florida home. Soon after the murder, Herman called 911 and confessed to murdering his friend. It was later debated whether he killed his friend while he was sleepwalking.Ever since the documentary was released in December 2021, Brooke’s sister Jordan has repeatedly…