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Hulu is becoming a player in streaming

By launching its own marquee shows, Hulu hopes to keep subscribers on its service longer. That’s important because Hulu has high turnover rate. A report from Parks Associates found that 7 percent of U.S. broadband households had canceled their Hulu subscription in the last 12 months, a figure that represents about one-half of Hulu’s current subscriber base, according to Parks.

From the article "Hulu is becoming a player in streaming" by Yvonne Villarreal.

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