Hulu discounting Showtime’s standalone streaming service for customers

Video streaming services are only as good as the television shows and movies offered. Customers want content and a lot of it. Companies like Netflix and Amazon spend aggressively to secure streaming rights for properties. Hulu, on the other hand, has always been in a strange position since it focuses heavily on television shows. Next month, Hulu’s catalog is set to grow as it will offer content from Showtime to subscribers for an additional, though discounted, fee.

Hulu and Showtime have agreed to a deal where the former will carry Showtime’s upcoming dedicated streaming service. Hulu customers will have access to Showtime’s original series, documentaries, sports programming, and movies without ever being redirected outside of Hulu’s apps. Showtime will even allow Hulu’s customers to stream both east and west coast feeds of its network live online.

Although Showtime is charging $11 per month for its service, Hulu customers will be able to subscribe for $9 per month. Getting content from both companies will set you back $17 per month.

The add-on will arrive prior to July 12, just in time for the premieres of Ray Donovan and Masters of Sex.

This July, get @SHO_Network through #hulu w/o a cable subscription. This changes everything: http://t.co/o4SMe9o6fj https://t.co/QU1FQfXhUI

— hulu (@hulu) June 23, 2015

Source: Hulu

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