Hayu (streaming service) explained

Hayu
Country:United States
Area Served:Albania
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Services:Streaming service
Owner:NBCUniversal
Website Type:OTT video streaming
Registration:Monthly subscription required to access content
Language:English
Current Status:Active

Hayu (stylized as hayu and pronounced)[1] is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, introduced in 2016.

Overview

From NBCUniversal, Hayu is the first all-reality subscription video-on-demand streaming service of its kind – offering every episode and every season of a broad selection of reality TV franchises, all in one place and available the same day as the USA. The majority of Hayu’s content premieres on NBCU’s US channels: Bravo, E! and Oxygen. [2] Hayu is now available in 45 markets (outside the US) including: Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom on a full array of devices (mobile, tablet, laptop, connected TVs and selected consoles) at www.Hayu.com.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] In July 2024, NBCUniversal expanded Hayu to ITV’s premium streaming service in the UK, ITVX.[12]

Selected Programming

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hayu . www.youtube.com . 27 January 2018 . 25 February 2016 . 23 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423224905/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsOZ5eEqwus . live.
  2. Web site: What is Hayu . Hayu.
  3. Web site: NBCU to launch reality SVoD service hayu in UK, Ireland and Australia. Digital TV Europe . 11 February 2016.
  4. Web site: NBCU's Reality Streaming Service Hayu Launches in Three New Territories (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. 10 December 2018.
  5. Web site: NBCU Launches Hayu In Canada; Discovery Brings Walter Presents To Italy – Global Briefs. Deadline. 2 May 2018 . 2 May 2018.
  6. Web site: NBCUniversal to Launch Reality-TV Streaming Service Hayu in Nordics (EXCLUSIVE). Variety . 14 September 2017 . 14 September 2017.
  7. Web site: NBCUniversal Reality TV Streamer Hayu Launches in 11 More Countries. Hollywood Reporter . 18 February 2021 . 18 February 2021.
  8. Web site: NBCUniversal Reality TV Streamer Hayu to Launch in Central and Eastern Europe. Hollywood Reporter . 28 September 2022 . 28 September 2022.
  9. Web site: Hayu to launch in New Zealand . Broadband TV News . 29 September 2023 . 29 September 2023.
  10. Web site: NBCU Reality Streamer Hayu Launches in Germany, Austria . Hollywood Reporter . 18 November 2020 . 18 November 2020.
  11. Web site: NBC launches Hayu in Canada . Hollywood Reporter . 4 October 2018.
  12. Web site: ITVX to launch Hayu Select this Summer . ITV . 3 July 2024.