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48-485: NCM may refer to: Organizations [ edit ] National CineMedia , an American cinema advertising company New Communist movement , a 1970s and 1980s American political movement Newcrest Mining (ASX trading symbol), an Australian-based corporation Military [ edit ] National Cryptologic Museum , in the US Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal,

96-509: A 10 percent stake in the company for US$ 100 million equity investment , before the company was known as "Hulu". With its investment came a seat on the board of directors, where Providence was said to act as an "independent voice on the board". In April 2009, The Walt Disney Company joined the Hulu consortium as a stakeholder, with plans to offer content from ABC , ESPN and Disney Channel . Early in 2010, Hulu chief executive Jason Kilar said

144-631: A 24/7 web channel, but in 2014 it had switched to Hulu-only. The site contained exclusive dub premieres with anime such as Accel World , Blue Exorcist , Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic , Fate/Zero and the uncut version of Sailor Moon . It also had shows such as Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden , Death Note , Inuyasha , Bakuman , Ranma ½ , One Piece , One Punch Man , and Bleach . It went defunct on May 4, 2016. However, Hulu still hosts over 300 anime from Funimation , Aniplex of America , Viz Media , and Sentai Filmworks , and selected anime began resume to release on Hulu following

192-605: A US Commendation Medal Non-commissioned member , of the Canadian Armed Forces Science and technology [ edit ] Newton centimetre (N·cm or N cm), a subunit of torque Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides , a type of lithium-ion battery technology (such as NCM811), abbreviated NMC, (or Li-NMC, LNMC), or NCM, when fractions (of the non-lithium metals) are not implied by following numbers Other uses [ edit ] North Camp railway station (station code), England Topics referred to by

240-630: A division of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International (DTCI) with Comcast effectively becoming a silent partner . Under the agreement, Comcast's 33% stake can be sold to Disney at fair market value as early as 2024. The fair market value will be determined at that time, but Disney guaranteed a minimum valuation of the entire company at $ 27.5 billion (valuing the Comcast stake as worth at least $ 9.075 billion). Randy Freer would report to Disney executive Kevin Mayer . Disney stated that its control of Hulu

288-464: A fantasy movie league where players have $ 1,000 a week to spend and try to pick a combination of films that are currently out that week that would lead to the most money the films made that weekend at the box office. Since the purchase, it has also been promoted during Noovie . Hulu Hulu ( / ˈ h uː l uː / , HOO -loo ) (stylized as " hulu ") is an American subscription streaming media service owned by Disney Streaming ,

336-531: A light-hearted pop-culture news show. It was produced by Hulu in conjunction with Jace Hall 's HDFilms and stars Brian Kimmet and Ginger Gonzaga . Producing the show was a first for the company, which in the past has been primarily a content distributor. On January 16, 2012, Hulu announced that it would be airing its first original script based program, titled Battleground , which premiered in February 2012. The program aired on Hulu's free web service rather than on

384-549: A minimum floor price of $ 8.6 billion, which was paid for on December 1. On December 6, 2023, Disney launched a content hub for Disney+, which contains Hulu content for Disney Bundle subscribers in the United States in beta. The Disney+ hub officially launched in March 2024; Hulu also continued to be available through its own app. From January 17, 2011, to April 24, 2014, Hulu streamed its own in-house web series The Morning After ,

432-748: A partnership with Spotify that allows users to purchase both streaming services for a discounted price per month. This discount also includes an even larger discounted rate for university students. Hulu distributes video on its own website and syndicates its hosting to other sites, and allows users to embed Hulu clips on their websites. In addition to NBC, ABC and Fox programs and movies, Hulu carries shows from networks: A&E , Big Ten Network , Bravo , E! , Fox Sports 2 , FX , PBS , NFL Network , Oxygen , RT America , Fox Sports 1 , SundanceTV , Syfy , USA Network , NBCSN , and online comedy sources such as Onion News Network . Hulu retains between thirty and fifty percent of advertising revenue generated by

480-512: A subscription service, initially branded as "Hulu Plus", which featured full seasons of programs from the companies and other partners, and un-delayed access to new episodes. In 2017, the company launched Hulu with Live TV—an over-the-top streaming television service offering access to broadcast television channels. In 2011, Hulu launched its services in Japan , marking its first and only international expansion. Three years later in 2014, Hulu Japan

528-479: A subsidiary of Nippon as part of a separate agreement. On August 3, 2016, Time Warner (later WarnerMedia , now Warner Bros. Discovery ) acquired a 10 percent stake of Hulu. Hopkins exited and was named Sony Pictures TV Chairman. Fox Networks Group COO Randy Freer was named CEO on October 24, 2017. On March 20, 2019, Disney acquired 21st Century Fox , giving it a 60% majority stake in Hulu. On April 15, 2019, WarnerMedia sold its 10% stake in Hulu back to

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576-512: A subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment segment of The Walt Disney Company . It was launched on October 29, 2007, initially as a joint venture between News Corporation (later 21st Century Fox ) and NBC Universal (later bought by Comcast ), Providence Equity , and later The Walt Disney Company, serving as an aggregation of recent episodes of television series from their respective television broadcasting . In 2010, Hulu launched

624-516: A theatre as well as activities before and after the movie, such as dinner, coffee, dessert and shopping using a local data feed from Citysearch APIs . In September 2017, NCM introduced a new pre-show known as Noovie ; the new show includes new segments such as trivia games and augmented reality games via the Noovie ARCade mobile app , and new feature segments such as "Noovie Backlot" (which features behind-the-scenes content on upcoming films;

672-453: Is considering merging Hulu into Disney+ because the model had been successful outside the United States without any content friction. To accelerate the plan, he said that Disney would love to buy out Comcast's 33.3% stake in Hulu earlier than their previously agreed 2024 timeline. However, Comcast had not offered reasonable terms for an early buyout and had instead expressed interest in buying Hulu themselves if it were for sale. On May 18, it

720-411: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National CineMedia The publicly-traded National CineMedia, Inc. owns 48.8% and is the managing partner of NCM. Regal's parent company Cineworld and Cinemark and hold the remainder of NCM shares. In May 2014, Screenvision entered into a merger agreement with NCM for US$ 375 million. The merger

768-584: Is over the rating limit (maximum TV-14 and PG-13) in United States market begins to release on Hulu. Following the start of its service, Hulu signed deals with several new content providers making additional material available to consumers. On April 30, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced that it would join the venture, purchasing a 27 percent stake in Hulu. Starting August 15, 2011, viewers of content from Fox and related networks are required to authenticate paid cable or satellite service wherever Fox streams episodes, including on Hulu, to be able to watch them

816-657: The Life , and Up to Speed were previously mentioned; and on April 19, Hulu added four more shows to its list: Don't Quit Your Daydream , Flow , The Awesomes , and We Got Next . Some of these programs began airing in 2012, while others premiered over the next few years. On May 21, 2012, Hulu announced it would be bringing Kevin Smith to its lineup of original programming. Smith hosts a movie discussion show titled Spoilers , which began airing in mid-2012. In March 2016, Lionsgate Premiere and Hulu jointly acquired distribution rights to

864-486: The United States on March 12, 2008. Hulu began an advertising campaign during NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII with an initial ad starring Alec Baldwin titled "Alec in Huluwood". Advertisements have since aired featuring Eliza Dushku , Seth MacFarlane , Denis Leary , and Will Arnett . In July 2007, Providence Equity , the owner of Newport Television , became one of the earliest "outside" investors by purchasing

912-602: The acquisition, Disney soft launched an integration of Hulu into Disney+ as a content hub in December 2023, allowing subscribers to both services to access Hulu content from within the Disney+ apps. The name Hulu comes from two Mandarin Chinese phrases, húlu ( 葫芦 ; 葫蘆 ; " calabash , bottle gourd") and hùlù ( 互 录 ; 互 錄 ; "interactive recording"). Jason Kilar , who served as CEO of Hulu, said

960-540: The company also showcased an "immersive" experience at San Diego Comic-Con to promote the occasion, titled Hulu Animayhem: Into the Second Dimension . The hub was also launched on Disney+ internationally the following year. On September 6, 2023, Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts announced that Hulu's equity fair value will be assessed as of September 30. In November 2023, Disney began their acquisition of Comcast's stake in Hulu. The two companies previously agreed to

1008-498: The company at more than $ 2 billion. In June 2011, an "unsolicited offer" caused Hulu to begin "weighing whether to sell itself". However, Hulu and its owners refused to sell the company, as none of the bidders offered an amount that was satisfactory to its owners. In September of that year, the service launched in Japan ; marking Hulu's first international expansion. Hulu generated $ 420 million in revenue in 2011, $ 80 million short of

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1056-417: The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . FirstLook (2006–2017) was NCM's pre-feature programming. FirstLook consisted of pre-show advertising and entertainment, provided by content partners such as ABC Networks , A&E Television Networks , Amazon , Disney , Fandango , Google , Hulu , Microsoft , NBC , Nintendo and Turner Broadcasting System interspersed with advertising. The program

1104-422: The company for $ 1.43 billion, leaving Disney with 67% and Comcast with 33%. Comcast, the only other shareholder, announced on May 14, 2019, that it had agreed to cede its control to Disney, and reached an agreement for Disney to purchase its 33% stake in the company as early as 2024. On May 14, 2019, Comcast relinquished its control in Hulu to Disney effective immediately. As a result, the streaming service became

1152-426: The company's target. The vacant CEO post was officially filled by former Fox Networks President Mike Hopkins on October 17, 2013. In October 2012, Providence sold its 10 percent stake to "Hulu's media owners" and ceased participation in the board. On February 27, 2014, Nippon Television Network Corporation acquired Hulu's Japanese business . The service would retain the "Hulu" brand and technology in Japan under

1200-544: The current economic model, there is not that much in it for us to continue at this time. If they can get to the point where the monetization model is better, then we may go back." In February 2011, both shows were made available for streaming on Hulu again. The Daily Show was again removed from Hulu in March 2017 in order to push viewers to watch the program on Viacom and Comedy Central's apps. In 2012, Viz Media , Aniplex of America , and other distributors teamed up to create Neon Alley . It had launched on October 2, 2012, as

1248-483: The film Joshy , which was later released on August 12, 2016. On May 4, 2016, Hulu acquired The Beatles: Eight Days a Week , as its first documentary acquisition, as part of a planned Hulu Documentary Films collection. The film premiered theatrically on September 15, before debuting on the streaming service on September 17. Since September 2022, selected International programs that released on Disney+ 's Star Hub and Disney+ original International content that

1296-576: The first 12 months. In 2015, Hulu began offering content from Showtime for an additional $ 8.99/month, which is cheaper than Showtime's own streaming service. On June 16, 2016, Hulu announced a deal with the Disney-ABC Television Group for the exclusive SVOD rights to past seasons of seven Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD series, and more than 20 Disney Channel original movies. The CW's agreement with Hulu ended September 18, 2016; in-season streaming of current CW programs moved to

1344-459: The first partner for the segments was Walt Disney Studios , who featured segments focusing on its own upcoming films), and "Noovie Soundstage" (which featured filmed concert performances in partnership with Sony Music 's content studio Rumble Yard. Noovie was designed as a multi-platform brand, with an accompanying website and social media outlets for film industry news. Noovie was re-launched in December 2021 with new segments designed to make

1392-460: The lead designer on Hulu's original design team, played a key role in shaping the platform's initial interface and user experience. Hulu was announced in March 2007 with AOL , NBCUniversal (then co-owned by General Electric and Vivendi ), MSN , Myspace (then owned by News Corporation ), and Yahoo! planned as "initial distribution partners". Before the company starts, the glow was the international named Netflix in 2022. Years ago, Jason Kilar

1440-478: The morning after the first airing. Non-subscribers will see those episodes delayed a week before they are viewable. On October 28, 2011, Hulu announced that they had signed a five-year deal with The CW , giving the streaming site access to next-day content from five of the six major networks. On September 18, 2013, Hulu announced a multi-year deal with the BBC that would deliver 2,000 episodes from 144 different titles in

1488-506: The name comes from a Chinese proverb : Hulu is Mandarin for gourd. And so when we were launching Hulu, we thought, "what a great name that is." And it had this great sort of symbolism of the holder of precious things, which is the holder of premium content. So that's why we named it Hulu. Individuals who were instrumental in the founding of Hulu include Bruce Campbell, Peter Chernin, JB Perrette, Mike Lang , Beth Comstock , George Kliavkoff, Darren Feher, and Jason Kilar . Rus Yusupov ,

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1536-490: The network's own digital platforms, and Netflix began to carry past seasons of The CW's programs through 2019. As of January 2017 , a limited amount of content from CBS 's library is available on-demand, mostly limited to shows that are no longer producing new episodes. A deal was reached to bring live broadcasts of CBS and several affiliated channels to Hulu's upcoming live streaming service as well as to make more shows available on-demand. In April 2018, Hulu announced

1584-433: The new structure, Hulu's SVP of Original Scripted Content would report directly to the chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment. As of November 2019, FX and Fox Searchlight were assigned to supply Hulu with content. In January 2020, Disney eliminated the role of Hulu CEO, with its top executives to report directly to DTCI and Walt Disney Television. On January 31, 2020, Freer resigned as CEO of Hulu and

1632-617: The position was eliminated; Hulu's top executives now report directly to DTCI and Walt Disney Television. In June 2021, Comcast accused Disney of undermining Hulu's growth and value by not engaging in international expansion of the service, having instead added the Star brand as an extension of Disney+ in selected markets. On September 7, 2021, Hulu announced that the prices of its main video on-demand and ad-free plans would increase by $ 1 each to $ 6.99 and $ 12.99 per-month beginning October 8. In October 2021, Hulu president Kelly Campbell resigned, and

1680-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title NCM . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NCM&oldid=1220546063 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1728-475: The service had made a profit in two quarters and that the company could top $ 100 million in revenue by summer 2010, more than its income for all of 2009. ComScore says monthly video streams reached 903 million in January 2010, over three times the figure for a year earlier, and second only to YouTube . On August 16, 2010, a report revealed that Hulu was planning an initial public offering (IPO) which could value

1776-457: The service. On July 10, 2023, Hulu launched an adult animation and anime hub known as Animayhem , featuring several different 20th Television Animation programs, including American Dad , Bob's Burgers , Family Guy , The Cleveland Show , and King of the Hill , among various others. Additionally, new seasons of Futurama and King of the Hill were commissioned for the service, while

1824-675: The show "more holistic". Fathom Events , formerly known as NCM Fathom, was a division of National CineMedia that offered alternative entertainment events in movie theaters. In December 2013, it was announced that NCM was restructuring Fathom Events as a new stand-alone entity owned by AMC Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, Regal Cinemas and NCM, with NCM retaining a 4% stake in the company. Past entertainment events have included: The NCM Digital offers 360-degree integrated marketing programs in combination with cinema, encompassing thousands of entertainment-related web sites and hundreds of mobile applications. In May 2017, NCM acquired Fantasy Movie League,

1872-552: The shows it distributes. In November 2009, Hulu also began to establish partnerships with record labels to host music videos and concert performances on the site, including EMI in November 2009, and Warner Music Group in December 2009. In early March 2010, Viacom announced that it was pulling two of the website's most popular shows, The Colbert Report and The Daily Show , off Hulu. The programs had been airing on Hulu since late 2008. A spokesman for Viacom noted that "in

1920-467: The subscription-based Hulu Plus . Battleground is described as a documentary-style political drama. Later that same month, Hulu announced it would air The Fashion Fund , a six-part reality series, and the winner of the show would receive $ 300,000 to start their career. To continue with its original programming movement, Hulu announced that there would be a total of seven original programs that were planned to air on its service: Battleground , Day in

1968-441: Was acquired by Nippon TV and spun off from its American counterpart. Since February 2021, Hulu's original content has since been distributed outside of the U.S. via Disney+ under the Star brand. In 2019, Disney acquired Fox's stake in Hulu as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox, gaining a majority stake in the service, and subsequently acquired the remaining stake held by Comcast in 2023, giving it full ownership. After

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2016-456: Was also a successor to AMC's MovieWatcher Network' . Several different versions were provided depending on the movie's MPAA rating or format; G- or PG-rated family films often featured FirstLook Play , while 3D films featured a second segment, FirstLook 3D . Movie Night Out is an application for iOS and Android platforms, published by National CineMedia in 2010. The application allows users to organize an evening film viewing at

2064-441: Was announced that Disney+ and Hulu would remove nearly 60 original films and series on May 26 in order to "cut costs." The news sparked some backlash, mostly towards the initial decision to remove Howard , the documentary on the life of lyricist Howard Ashman , on the eve of Pride Month and the release of the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid . However, it was confirmed the next day that film will remain available on

2112-513: Was approximately 20 minutes, and was timed to end exactly at the movie's start time, before any trailers . FirstLook was the successor to Regal's The 2wenty preshow, introduced to that chain in 2003. FirstLook carried largely that same format, the main difference being that while 2wenty was Regal-exclusive, FirstLook was fed to founding members circuits AMC, Cinemark, and Regal, as well as many NCM affiliate circuits such as Goodrich Quality Theaters , Hollywood Theaters, and Kerasotes . It

2160-473: Was blocked by the Department of Justice over antitrust concerns, since Screenvision and NCM together would supply advertising to 34,000 of the nation's 39,000 movie theaters. In March 2015, Screenvision and NCM terminated their deal and NCM paid Screenvision a $ 26.8 million termination payment. The company is perhaps best known to the general public for its advertising pre-show, Noovie . On April 11, 2023,

2208-460: Was named Hulu CEO in late 2007. NBC shut down its earlier online video effort NBBC in order to focus on Hulu. The name Hulu was chosen in late August 2007, when the website went live with an announcement only and no content. It invited users to leave their email addresses for the upcoming beta test . In October 2007, Hulu began the private beta testing by invitation, and later allowed users to invite friends. Hulu launched for public access in

2256-549: Was subsequently appointed the president of NBCUniversal's competing service Peacock . On November 22, 2021, Disney and WarnerMedia reached a deal to let select 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures films stream on Disney+, Hulu and HBO Max in 2022. In March 2022, NBCUniversal decided that it will pull content from Hulu and move them to Peacock, beginning in September. In January 2022, Joe Earley became president of Hulu. In September 2022, Chapek indicated that Disney

2304-671: Was the third major component of its direct-to-consumer strategy, complementing its sports streaming service ESPN+ , and its then-forthcoming Disney+ . Hulu would be oriented towards "general" entertainment and content targeting mature audiences. NBCUniversal will continue to license its content to the service through at least 2024, but it will have the option to begin transitioning its exclusivity deals with Hulu to non-exclusive terms beginning in 2020, and to end other content deals beginning in 2022. On July 31, 2019, Disney reorganized Hulu's reporting structure, placing Hulu's Scripted Originals team under Disney General Entertainment Content . Under

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