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JamesG · 04-29-2015, 01:09 PM

Hulu Nabs Rights to "Seinfeld" Reruns
by Natalie Jarvey
4/29/15

Hulu has acquired reruns of "Seinfeld", Hulu content chief Craig Erwich announced on stage during its NewFront presentation in New York on Wednesday morning.

He was joined on stage by Jerry Seinfeld himself, who said that the version Hulu will stream is the full NBC version that he and Larry David cut back in the 90s.

"That was a long time ago," the comedian said after watching a sizzle reel.

"We loved doing it so much. We thought the show was so funny. We were really doing it for ourselves for a long, long time. To be here and have everyone else catching on to it, this is a pretty mind-blowing moment."

Hulu will have exclusive rights to all nine seasons of the classic comedy series, which will premiere in June. The streamer is said to have paid approximately $700,000 per episode of the sitcom, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday evening.

Seinfeld also went off script and began taking questions from the audience, telling one gentleman in the crowd that the episode with the marine biologist is one of his favorites. What would it be like if "Seinfeld" was on today?

"Annoying," says Seinfeld, referencing the rise of social media. "We were old-school annoying. ...What reason would Kramer ever have to come in? He'd just text me, 'do you want Chinese?'"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...einfeld-792270

JamesG · 05-20-2015, 05:27 PM

Hulu Announces "Seinfeld" Launch Date
by Ariana Bacle
5/20/15

Get ready to binge: All nine seasons of "Seinfeld" are coming to Hulu June 24, the streaming site announced Wednesday.

This marks the first time the comedy, which originally aired from 1989 to 1998 on NBC, will be available on a streaming site. Hulu and Sony Pictures Television reached the deal, one that was reportedly in the works for months, in April.

"Seinfeld" will join multiple other now-classic series currently streaming on Hulu, ranging from "I Love Lucy" to the original "Star Trek".

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/20...ld-launch-date

04-29-2015, 01:09 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	Hulu Nabs Rights to "Seinfeld" Reruns *Hulu Nabs Rights to "Seinfeld" Reruns* by Natalie Jarvey 4/29/15 Hulu has acquired reruns of "Seinfeld", Hulu content chief Craig Erwich announced on stage during its NewFront presentation in New York on Wednesday morning. He was joined on stage by Jerry Seinfeld himself, who said that the version Hulu will stream is the full NBC version that he and Larry David cut back in the 90s. "That was a long time ago," the comedian said after watching a sizzle reel. "We loved doing it so much. We thought the show was so funny. We were really doing it for ourselves for a long, long time. To be here and have everyone else catching on to it, this is a pretty mind-blowing moment." Hulu will have exclusive rights to all nine seasons of the classic comedy series, which will premiere in June. The streamer is said to have paid approximately $700,000 per episode of the sitcom, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday evening. Seinfeld also went off script and began taking questions from the audience, telling one gentleman in the crowd that the episode with the marine biologist is one of his favorites. What would it be like if "Seinfeld" was on today? "Annoying," says Seinfeld, referencing the rise of social media. "We were old-school annoying. ...What reason would Kramer ever have to come in? He'd just text me, 'do you want Chinese?'" http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...einfeld-792270

05-20-2015, 05:27 PM	#2
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	*Hulu Announces "Seinfeld" Launch Date* by Ariana Bacle 5/20/15 Get ready to binge: All nine seasons of "Seinfeld" are coming to Hulu June 24, the streaming site announced Wednesday. This marks the first time the comedy, which originally aired from 1989 to 1998 on NBC, will be available on a streaming site. Hulu and Sony Pictures Television reached the deal, one that was reportedly in the works for months, in April. "Seinfeld" will join multiple other now-classic series currently streaming on Hulu, ranging from "I Love Lucy" to the original "Star Trek". http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/20...ld-launch-date