Hulu Signs Deal to Get Disney Movies

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Moving deeper into theatricals, Hulu said it signed its first agreement for rights to stream movies from the Walt Disney Studios.

The deal gives Hulu video-on-demand rights to films including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Mulan, Pocahontas, Hercules, Sister Act and Air Bud, effective immediately.

Disney is one of the owners of Hulu, which is planning to launch a streaming service with live linear networks in 2017.

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Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.