The movie and TV streaming joint venture Hulu has closed a deal to license its webseries “Spoilers with Kevin Smith” to the Canadian cable TV channel Space, Variety reports. This is the first time Hulu has sold some of its original content to a TV channel – albeit a non-US one (Space belongs to Canadian giant Bell Media). Yet, other deals could follow; not only did Canadian distributor Alliance Media close this deal on the heels of selling other Kevin Smith films abroad, but it also represents Hulu’s full programming set in Canada, Variety notes. Read the full story at The Next Web.
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Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.