Netflix Vs. Hulu: Article

Netflix vs. Hulu Plus:

Which is better?

60% of teens on average, spend 20 hours per week watching television, surfing the internet or any other “screen time”. This is more than ever before. Since technology is obviously very prevalent in our society nowadays, more and more people are creating ways of streaming movies and television shows online. Since more people prefer the internet rather than the television for watching their favorite movies and TV shows.

Although there are countless numbers of online movie streaming websites, two stand out among the rest. Netflix and Hulu Plus are the leaders in online streaming with over 55 million subscribers combined!

Netflix was founded in 1997 by entrepreneur Reed Hastings in Los Gatos, California. Since then, the company has taken off by full force. In a short 17 years Netflix was able to accumulate 50 million subscriptions internationally. Netflix is available in many countries such as Mexico, Canada, South America, United Kingdom and many, many more. With a small fee of $7.99 per month subscribers are able to stream movies and series as well as an available rental service of movies. With a wide variety it is easy to find a movie that you are interested in. Netflix carries almost 9 thousand movie and TV series titles available to subscribers. Not only this but Netflix also has its own original series, Orange is the New Black, which has grown extremely popular especially on social media. Overall Netflix offers many titles for subscribers and it has become a household name for many people.

One of the leading competitors for Netflix is Hulu Plus.  Hulu Plus was founded in 2007 in Los Angeles, California by Mike Hopkins. It is a derived from Hulu TV. Like Netflix, Hulu Plus offers many titles for subscribers that range in TV shows and movies for a small $7.99 monthly fee. Hulu Plus has over 6 million subscribers.

Although, Netflix and Hulu Plus are very similar they differ in one thing, one every significant thing. The content. Both streaming sites offer movies but what sets Hulu Plus apart is that you can stream an episode of a series the day after it aired. This is not offered on Netflix.  This option is very convenient for many people. Some argue that Netflix offers better content, more popular titles as well as classics whereas Hulu Plus offers unknown titles.

Overall both sites are very popular and they cater to each individual’s needs. But to say one is better than the other wouldn’t be fair, simply because each site specialized in something different. So the choice is yours. Whether you want new episodes of shows or you just want to watch a more recent movie there is something for you. Also both Hulu Plus and Netflix offer free trials so you can be completely sure which site you would like to invest you money in.

This was another article I wrote for a personal magazine we created in a group in class. Our magazine centered around entertainment and for one article I decided to write about two online movie streaming websites. This was an interesting article because I was required to do research about both websites to compare them to the fullest and most accurate extent. I also tested out each website which was fun. I enjoyed this article and feel as though it illustrates my writing capability.