Pursuits
Hulu Plans Online Live TV Package With Fox, Disney
- Service in talks to create Internet-based skinny pay-TV bundle
- Catalog of older on-demand shows would supplement new product
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Hulu, the online video service owned by a trio of large media companies, plans to offer a live TV package featuring a mix of channels from its owners and their peers, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Hulu is talking with 21st Century Fox Inc. and Walt Disney Co., two of its owners, about gaining rights to channels such as Fox and ESPN, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private negotiations. Hulu hasn’t progressed as far with Comcast Corp., its third owner and the largest cable operator in the U.S., the people said.