Hulu Adds A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime, LMN, FYI and VICELAND to its Live TV Streaming Service

Hulu today announced an affiliate agreement which will bring A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime, LMN, FYI and VICELAND to its live TV streaming service. Hulu's package of over 40 live channels is set to launch this spring.

As a premiere destination for compelling and truthful storytelling through documentaries, reality and competition series, scripted programming and movies, the A+E Networks suite of channels brings instant access to popular series including HISTORY’s SIX and The Curse of Oak Island; A&E’s Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, Live PD and Born This Way; Lifetime’s Project Runway and UnReal; FYI’s Married at First Sight and Tiny House Nation; and VICELAND’s Gaycation and Weediquette, as well as dozens of Lifetime Original Movies and new documentaries from HISTORY and VICELAND to Hulu’s new live TV streaming service.

The deal follows Hulu’s recently announced agreements with CBS Corporation, 21st Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company, which encompass over 40 networks including broadcast networks CBS, FOX and ABC; Fox Sports networks such as the Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2 and BTN; ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN-SEC and ESPN 3; Fox Regional Sports Networks across dozens of key national markets; Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior; Fox News and Fox Business; Freeform; FX, FXX and FXM; and National Geographic and Nat Geo Wild.


“We are thrilled to expand our partnership with Hulu to offer our A+E Networks’ portfolio of brands on their live TV streaming service at launch,” said Nancy Dubuc, President and Chief Executive Officer, A+E Networks. “Having our top six networks available on their core package speaks to the power of our entertainment portfolio in reaching men, women, adults and millennials.”

Hulu’s new service will offer subscribers live TV this spring for under $40 per month with no set-up costs or installation. It follows a recently announced live TV service from YouTube which costs $35/month. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.