The Mouse, currently digesting most of the company formerly known as 20th Century Fox (which goes back to 1935 when Fox and 2oth Century studios merged) is making sure that every corner of its cartoon empire is making money:
Hulu has locked down streaming rights to a host of animated series, including new addition King of the Hill.
All 13 seasons of the Fox series from Mike Judge, which ran from 1997-20 are available to stream on the service as of Thursday. Hulu has also acquired exclusive streaming rights to Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad and The Cleveland Show. ...
All of the series in the new deal are produced by 20th Century Fox TV, which is in the process of being absorbed by Disney. The latter will also be the majority owner of Hulu when the deal closes. ...
More than 10 new animated series have debuted in 2018 thus far, and Netflix and CBS TV Studios are each starting in-house animation arms. Though Hulu doesn't release viewing data for individual shows, the company has said animated shows are among the most-streamed content on the service: Viewers watch nearly 20 hours of animation on Hulu per month.
If you're keeping track at home, Disney will be the majority owner of the streaming service Hulu, even as it launches a Disney-branded streaming service for Disney-branded animated product.
The Mouse is keeping all streaming bets covered, the better to fight Netflix, Amazon, and other upstarts. Animation, as always, is a major component of its plans.
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