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Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has revealed that the platform’s forthcoming standalone live television streaming service will include CBS. The network, which is not on AT&T’s DirecTV Now either, had previously rejected the platform’s offer.
According to Deadline, Hopkins stated “We’re now starting to form a great line up of channels and we’ll have some other deals before we launch.” The agreement with CBS will include CBS Sports Network and POP and has “the potential to add additional networks in the future.” Its current deal for Showtime as an add-on premium service has also been extended. CBS has most likely held back from live streaming deals up until this point in order to drive traffic towards its own platform, CBS All Access.
In other news…
Kathryn Hahn is in negotiations to star in writer/director Tamara Jenkins’ forthcoming Netflix feature drama, Private Life. Hahn will play an author who struggles through a number of fertility treatments that end up taking a toll on her relationship with her husband. [Deadline]
Surprisingly, Netflix still has 4.2 million or so physical DVD rental customers that are subscribed through its separate domain, DVD.com. The platform has now launched a brand new app for that purpose alone, which is currently available on iOS. [Engadget]
While viewers patiently await Season 2 of Netflix’s The Crown, one outlet analyzes what could be in store for the show’s storyline as dictated by British history. The forthcoming season will introduce a new Prime Minister, as well as a new love interest for Princess Margaret, and a later season could indeed center on Prince Charles and Princess Diana. [Inquisitr]
AT&T will soon test its upcoming 5G technology with its DirecTV Now live television streaming service. The goal of the test will reportedly serve to monitor how millimeter wave technology handles heavy video traffic. [Engadget]
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