AT&T And HULU Announce Partnership To Provide Streaming Video

By Edward Cardenas

SOUTHFIELD (CBS Detroit) - AT&T and Hulu announced Wednesday that companies have signed a deal that will bring Hulu subscription streaming service to AT&T customers.

Customers will be able to view Hulu programs through AT&T's websites and mobile applications.

"We know that our customers want to be able to access video on multiple devices," said Andrew Goodman, associate vice president, AT&T content acquisition, in a release "So we're excited to be able to expand our relationship with Hulu and make its innovative and vast video selections available to AT&T customers on multiple screens."

The service will begin later this year and will allow AT&T customers to browse and select the shows they want to watch on Hulu through an AT&T app for mobile device viewing or an AT&T website for Internet viewing.

For customers subscribing to Hulu through AT&T, they will have access to all existing Hulu apps and will be able to browse and search for Hulu content from within the AT&T apps.

This partnership is the latest video offerings from AT&T. The company offers packages that include Amazon Prime with AT&T broadband and U-verse TV service.

"At Hulu, we strive to create the best possible video experience for customers – offering them the ability to view their favorite content, when, where and how they want," said Tim Connolly, Hulu's senior vice president of partnerships and distribution in a release. "We are excited to be working with AT&T to connect its customers with our premium content on every screen."

The announcement comes one day after Verizon announced it was buying AOL, which will help the wireless company with video products.