Hulu Has Its Sights Set To Stream In Japan
Hulu says that they will take there Video streaming service to Japan later in the year, if successful will be the first overseas market for Hulu.
Hulu said it would launch its service probably Hulu Plus on PCs, TVs, mobile phones, and tablets, all for a single low price. Interested people visit hulu.jp and sign up for its launch, the company said.
“Since the very beginning of Hulu, we have had our aspirations firmly set on serving audiences around the globe,” Johannes Larcher, Hulu’s international vice president, said in a blog post. “We recognize that entertainment fans beyond the U.S. have the same desires as those on our home shores: find and watch the world’s premium content when, how, and where they want. Today, we are taking a first, but significant step in realizing that vision.”
At the conference in sponsorship with investment bank Allen & Co, Disney CEO Bob Iger said said a sale is more than likely but he would not say when it would take place, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
While Hulu plans to set up in Japan for now, Netflix has bigger ideas, with plans to set up in 43 different countries all at once, executives have said, across Latin and Central America and Europe.
Larcher identified Japan as both a large consumer and producer of content, not the least of which is the anime that pervades Hulu’s animation channels, as well as other services like Netflix.
“We believe Japan is a vibrant market for premium video content distribution online, and are committed to our Japanese service for the long-term,” Larcher added. “We have opened offices in Tokyo, with a dedicated Japanese team designing and running the service, and are hard at work finalizing preparations for launch later this year.”
Netflix, has reportedly played down there interest in buying Hulu, and DirecTV is also doing the same according to reports.
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