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Hulu Mounts Push To Draw And Keep Subscribers: Executive

Luring and keeping customers is becoming harder as the online streaming market gets more crowded and subscribers, freed from cable television's contract model, can cancel service with a click of the mouse.

The company, which plans to roll out the new live TV bundle of broadcast and cable network channels early next year, has one of the industry's highest customer defection rates at 50%, according to research firm Parks Associates.  

From the article "Hulu Mounts Push To Draw And Keep Subscribers: Executive" by www.thestar.com.my

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