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• Hulu CEO Randy Freer Exits Amid Streamer’s Ongoing Integration Into Disney
• AT&T Sells Back Its 10% Stake In Hulu, Valuing Streamer At $15 Billion

  AT&T has sold its stake in Hulu back to the joint venture that owns the streaming service, amid a reorganization of its digital media properties and the impending launch of its own video platform at WarnerMedia.

  
• Hulu Hits 25 Million Total Subscribers, $1.5 Billion In Ad Revenues In 2018

  At the same time, Hulu said that ad revenues had grown 45% year-over-year to nearly $1.5 billion in 2018 -- meaning that Hulu had its biggest year ever in terms of subscriber and advertising gains in 2018.

  
• Hulu CEO Says Streaming Service Likely To Make “20 Or 25” Original Shows Next Year

  At Cannes Lions, Hulu CEO Randy Freer spoke to Variety about the company's goals and organization after an exec shakeup earlier this month. The streaming service will continue to focus on creative advertising and work on more original series in 2019.

  
• Hulu CEO Says His Company’s Live TV Service Has 800,000 Subscribers One Year After Launch
• Hulu Hits 20 Million Subscribers, Picks Up ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ For Third Season
• Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins Moves To Sony Pictures Television, With Fox’s Randy Freer Replacing Him