Hulu Grabs Streaming Rights to 'Hell's Kitchen'

Fox Reality Series Distributed By Lionsgate's Debmar-Mercury

By Paige Albiniak (Broadcasting & Cable) -- Multichannel News, 7/19/2011 11:15:42 AM

Hulu has acquired the exclusive digital rights to stream the first eight seasons of Fox's Hell's Kitchen, said Lionsgate's Debmar-Mercury on Tuesday.

The online TV service also will stream current episodes from season nine and a rotating selection of library episodes.

Hulu's acquisition of Hell's Kitchen is the latest in a series of digital distribution deals for Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury. Earlier this year, Lionsgate licensed seven seasons of AMC's Emmy-winning Mad Men to stream on Netflix. Epix, a multiplatform joint venture between Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate, last year also entered into a multiyear agreement with Netflix to stream an array of new theatrical releases and library titles.
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