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Hulu has announced a sweeping reorganization today that displaced Chief Content Officer Joel Stillerman and two other executives in a broad realignment of its business. As the streaming service positions itself for the next wave of growth, Hulu said it will reorganize into four groups — subscriber journey, technology…

This had been billed as the most competitive Emmy drama race in years, with 4-5 strong series in contention, each staking its claim at glory. In the end, it was a landslide victory for Hulu/MGM’s rookie The Handmaid’s Tale, which swept the drama field, winning all five categories it was nominated in last night…

Day 2 of the ATX Television Festival gathered network and streaming execs Jennifer Salke (NBC), Casey Bloys (HBO), Nick Grad (FX), Craig Erwich (Hulu) and Gary Levine (Showtime) to discuss the current state of television. The most popular topic: Peak TV. “It always amazes me that these shows can break out in a world…

After a lengthy and extensive search, Hulu has tapped Joel Stillerman for the newly created position of Chief Content Officer. Stillerman, most recently President of Original Programming and Development for AMC and SundanceTV, emerged as a frontrunner for the high-level Hulu job weeks ago though it took some time for…

Hulu, which has been growing its content portfolio, is adding a Chief Content Officer position. The streaming service has been conducting a search and meeting with potential candidates for the past couple of months. Multiple former top-level TV executives have been considered, with at least one coming close. But as of…

The Peabody Awards has added to its advisory board, and some big-names TV execs made the grade. Joining the nearly two dozen existing board members are Kevin Reilly, president of TBS and TNT and Chief Creative Officer at Turner Entertainment; Zack Van Amburg, president of Sony Pictures Television; and Craig Erwich…

Hulu has signed its largest deal for kids content with Disney, bringing more than 500 episodes of programming from Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD to the streaming service. Hulu SVP Head of Content Craig Erwich, who made the announcement this afternoon at TCA, said kids programming subscribers have grown…

Hulu content chief Craig Erwich announced this morning the streaming service will release episodes of its new original series on a weekly basis, rather than all at once for binge-watchers. "We want to give viewers the opportunity to discover their shows every week," he told reporters at the Television Critics…

Hulu head of content Craig Erwich announced at TCA today that the streaming website was landing the exclusive steaming rights to South Park“.  Starting July 12, Hulu will stream all 244 episodes for free until September 24 when they switch to Hulu Plus.  “South Park ranks in our top 10 shows each month and hits the…

Charlotte Koh, head of content development at Hulu Originals, has departed the streaming company. The move comes just more than a week after Hulu hired seasoned TV development executive Craig Erwich. The former president of Warner Horizon was tapped as SVP and head of content March 31, tasked with leading the content…

Hulu is making a statement in the original content arena with the hire of seasoned TV development executive Craig Erwich. Erwich, who recently exited his post as president of Warner Horizon, has been tapped as SVP and head of content to lead the content and programming strategy for Hulu and Hulu Plus. This marks one…

EXCLUSIVE: I have learned that Warner Horizon EVP Craig Erwich will be leaving his post atop Warner Bros TV’s cable/alternative division. I hear Erwich opted not to renew his contract and will stay on until his current deal is up in March. Erwich was the No. 2 programming executive at Fox when WBTV president Peter…