Say Goodbye To Password Sharing On Hulu
Hulu is following in the footsteps of many other streaming services like Disney+ and Netflix. They have implemented restrictions on the sharing of accounts and subscriber passwords.
In a note to subscribers, the company explained that their new account would apply for new subscribers. The terms will officially take effect on March 14 this year for prior and existing subscribers.
No more password sharing.
Additionally, the note to subscribers mentioned that the streaming service is “adding limitations on sharing your account outside of your household.” They added, “Unless otherwise permitted by your Service Tier, you may not share your subscription outside of your household.” As outlined in the statement, household means the collection of devices associated with your primary personal residence that are used by the people who live in your residence.
These changes to Hulu’s agreement follow similar language in the Disney+ subscriber agreement from late last year. This move by Hulu and Disney+ to address password sharing and account sharing was kicked off by Disney CEO Bob Iger last summer.
“We’re actively exploring ways to address account sharing and the best options for paying subscribers to share their accounts with friends and family,” Iger said during an earnings call last year. “We will roll out tactics to drive monetization sometime in 2024,” he added.
Business Insider reported that Netflix’s password crackdown was successful. They said that the streaming service added almost 30 million subscribers last year after cracking down on password sharing in May of 2023.
With the news of Hulu tweaking their user agreement, many people rushed to social media to share their thoughts. One person wrote on X, “Hulu is about to crack down on password sharing. I think we owe cable an apology cause this is getting out of hand.” Someone also said, “So what they’re telling us is: Cancel what you don’t need. Go back to physical media. Get a library card.”
Notable Films And Shows That Hit Streaming In February 2024
With the Oscars fast approaching, streamers are steadily adding nominated films to their platforms, and we are here for it. Nominated for 13 Oscars, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer will be available to stream on February 16 on Peacock. Oppenheimer follows the story of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy), who was appointed to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project during World War II. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spent years developing and designing the atomic bomb, to find their work has come to fruition on July 16, 1945 (Trinity), as they witness the world’s first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history. Nolan’s other features will be made available on the streamer earlier on the first of the month, including his debut film, Memento, and the award-winning Dunkirk.
Other than that, highly-anticipated series are also coming out in February. The latest adaptation of Mr. and Mrs. Smith will hit Prime Video, starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in the first season of the romantic action drama. The entirety of the first season drops at once on February 2. February is Black History Month, and the new Genius: MLK/X anthology series starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Aaron Pierre as Malcolm X will stream on February 2 on Hulu and Disney+. It’s a dramatization of the formative years and parallel struggles of the two iconic civil rights activists. For fans of the beloved original Nickelodeon animated series, the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender will come to Netflix on February 22.
Already Streaming
As we previously reported, Sofia Vergara’s dramatic debut as real-life Colombian cartel boss Griselda Blanco is already streaming on Netflix. The Modern Family alum looks completely unrecognizable in the Griselda miniseries, which is six one-hour episodes long. Griselda tells the fictionalized account of the rise and fall of the “Godmother of Cocaine” during the violent drug wars in Miami in the ’70s and ’80s.
Keep scrolling to see the hottest films and shows coming to Netflix, Hulu, Max, Prime Video, Peacock, Paramount+ and other streaming services in February.
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