Hulu is a video website jointly invested by NBC Universal, News Corporation and Disney. The goal of Hulu is to help users find and enjoy professional media content at any time, place and way.

Its content includes TV series, movies and clips, mainly from more than 200 content providers, including Fox, NBC, Disney, ABC, Warner Bros., MGM and Lionsgate? And? Sony and so on. With its public release in the United States in March 2008, Hulu has been recognized by the industry as the most promising "new way to experience TV online".

On May 20 19 14, Disney and Comcast, the largest cable TV operator in the United States, both announced that Disney would gain "full operational control" over streaming media giant Hulu from Comcast, and this decision took effect immediately.

Origin of name

Hulu is a Chinese transliteration word with two meanings: gourd and interactive record.

Zhan Jason Kilar, the president of Hulu, explained how he chose the name Hulu: 20 1 1 In July and August, Eric, Christina, Eugene and I reviewed it at a series of marathon naming meetings.

At some point in the meeting, someone put forward the name "Hulu" ... In Chinese, gourd has two interesting meanings, each of which is highly related to our mission. It literally translates as "gourd". In ancient times, the gourd was hollowed out to preserve precious things. Its second meaning is "interactive recording". These two definitions can be regarded as the connotation of our website, and they are also highly related to the mission of Hulu.

We are also excited about this name because there is no such word in English. We hope that our website can create a unique experience that is attractive and can't be simply compared. We need such a word with no clear definition as the name of the website. Moreover, the name should be relatively short and easy to pronounce.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia -HULU