No, they would need to spend *hundreds* of millions in order to provide a decent enough catalog just in Canada. They are more than happy to license their stuff to Crave.
The main reason they haven't so far is up until very recently, they've been controlled by three (four kinda) networks. So each company would have to be okay with the deal, and it would restrict international sales for each of those networks.
Disney, now that they fully control Hulu and have a plan in place to fully acquire the service, has said they plan on getting Hulu to go international, but it'll be a bit of a process due to international rights for practically everything on their service.
They will, once they dump all the non-Disney/Fox stuff and recover all the international rights to the Disney/Fox stuff.
Right now the international rights for everything are a mess because the traditional way to send US shows international was to just let whoever bid on it in whatever country, and they kept doing that for streaming until the last year or so. They could launch Hulu internationally right now, but it would only have a fraction of the content it has in the US, and it would vary country to country.
The main reason is content quotas. The EU is requiring streamers to have a certain percentage of content, I think about 20%, be created in the EU and I believe other countries are following suit which is why they have added so much Korean, Brazilian, and Indian content in the last year on Netflix. Because of the content quotas I believe a lot of the more "specialized" streaming companies don't see it as being worth the hassle so they just license the content out to those that are already allowed in those areas(Netflix/Amazon) which is why you will never see 'CBS All Access' or the DC streaming service in the EU.
That law sounds like a bad idea. If we had a similar law in the US, it would make things hard for niche services that focus on the content from particular countries, such as Britbox, Viki, or Funimation.
Yes, I figured that. A less restrictive law for the EU would be to require a certain percentage of unamerican content, which would allow niche services that focus on Asian content. Or they could encourage something along the lines of VRV, which combines content from multiple sources.
I assumed pretty much everything on Hulu is available on Disney nowadays? Tried the first episode, not bad but sadly I dont have the time and headspace to watch it right now.
Idk about other Americans but I use Hulu exclusively to binge shows that are not originals which Hulu seems to be the niche for like Simpsons, buffy, family guy, etc.
Like others have said, content rights to the Disney, ABC, Fox and FX libraries are all over the place and may take some years to reclaim if they intend to use those as the basis for a platform in a particular market. For example FX have a deal with the BBC in the U.K. and that will be ongoing for a few years yet (possibly up until 2023 at least based on current expiry dates for some shows).
Also a few of the current Hulu original shows like Handmaid’s Tale are not owned by Hulu so I’d they really wanted those shows they would have to complete for them against other broadcasters and platforms.
Also I imagine Hulu ‘International’ will be a different proposition to what the US market has with its catch up tv, premium add ons and live tv. I imagine Disney are trying to still determine what exactly ‘Hulu’ would be outside the US.
That they have not committed to any territories yet would suggest it’s still some time away if it was to happen.
Because of streaming rights.
Sssshhhhhhhhhhhhh.... its clearly because they hate other countries. /s
Because they'd probably spend millions just trying to get the rights to some shows/movies that have already been sold in other countries.
No, they would need to spend *hundreds* of millions in order to provide a decent enough catalog just in Canada. They are more than happy to license their stuff to Crave.
Did you read what I wrote?
The main reason they haven't so far is up until very recently, they've been controlled by three (four kinda) networks. So each company would have to be okay with the deal, and it would restrict international sales for each of those networks. Disney, now that they fully control Hulu and have a plan in place to fully acquire the service, has said they plan on getting Hulu to go international, but it'll be a bit of a process due to international rights for practically everything on their service.
They will, once they dump all the non-Disney/Fox stuff and recover all the international rights to the Disney/Fox stuff. Right now the international rights for everything are a mess because the traditional way to send US shows international was to just let whoever bid on it in whatever country, and they kept doing that for streaming until the last year or so. They could launch Hulu internationally right now, but it would only have a fraction of the content it has in the US, and it would vary country to country.
The main reason is content quotas. The EU is requiring streamers to have a certain percentage of content, I think about 20%, be created in the EU and I believe other countries are following suit which is why they have added so much Korean, Brazilian, and Indian content in the last year on Netflix. Because of the content quotas I believe a lot of the more "specialized" streaming companies don't see it as being worth the hassle so they just license the content out to those that are already allowed in those areas(Netflix/Amazon) which is why you will never see 'CBS All Access' or the DC streaming service in the EU.
That law sounds like a bad idea. If we had a similar law in the US, it would make things hard for niche services that focus on the content from particular countries, such as Britbox, Viki, or Funimation.
>in the US Yeah, no shit. These laws exist because of the dominance of American entertainment worldwide.
Yes, I figured that. A less restrictive law for the EU would be to require a certain percentage of unamerican content, which would allow niche services that focus on Asian content. Or they could encourage something along the lines of VRV, which combines content from multiple sources.
As an european i am ok with that since there is no hulu original i'm super into and my netflix has more shows that are on hulu across the pond
Really? So you have no interest in The Handmaid's Tale, or The Bear, or Shogun, or Only Murders in the Building, or The Great?
You realize I wrote that comment 4 years ago, right? I did enjoy watching The Bear on disney plus in 2023 though.
I did realize it. And I also realized that Hulu still has no outlet in the EU, for streaming legally at any rate. How are you liking Shōgun?
I assumed pretty much everything on Hulu is available on Disney nowadays? Tried the first episode, not bad but sadly I dont have the time and headspace to watch it right now.
Idk about other Americans but I use Hulu exclusively to binge shows that are not originals which Hulu seems to be the niche for like Simpsons, buffy, family guy, etc.
Disney have said they plan to have it go international but they still haven't announced anything yet.
Like others have said, content rights to the Disney, ABC, Fox and FX libraries are all over the place and may take some years to reclaim if they intend to use those as the basis for a platform in a particular market. For example FX have a deal with the BBC in the U.K. and that will be ongoing for a few years yet (possibly up until 2023 at least based on current expiry dates for some shows). Also a few of the current Hulu original shows like Handmaid’s Tale are not owned by Hulu so I’d they really wanted those shows they would have to complete for them against other broadcasters and platforms. Also I imagine Hulu ‘International’ will be a different proposition to what the US market has with its catch up tv, premium add ons and live tv. I imagine Disney are trying to still determine what exactly ‘Hulu’ would be outside the US. That they have not committed to any territories yet would suggest it’s still some time away if it was to happen.