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Hulu reached a multiyear deal with Miramax to distribute the film company’s extensive library, bolstering the TV and movie website’s offerings about two weeks after rival Netflix agreed to a similar licensing agreement. Financial terms of the latest deal weren’t disclosed. Hulu, owned by Walt Disney Co., News Corp. and General Electric, has grown its paid subscription-based streaming service, Hulu Plus, to supplement its free offerings of recent TV episodes. Hulu will rotate about 15 Miramax films each month into its free service with periodic ad breaks, the first time Miramax titles have become available through an ad-supported streaming service. Drew FitzGerald, Dow Jones Newswires
