Tag: Uber

Hulu Partners With Uber Eats

Hulu has announced a partnership with Uber Eats allowing Hulu, Hulu (no ads) and Hulu + Live TV subscribers to receive six months of Eats Pass free ($9.99 per month after).

It’s the first time Uber has extended a membership offering to a streaming company, according to a Hulu release.

Eats Pass is a monthly subscription that offers unlimited free delivery on orders of more than $15 and 5% off eligible orders (including food and grocery). Subscribers also save 10% on their first three eligible rides each month.

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Eligible Hulu subscribers will receive an email with instructions directing them to sign up for this special offer, or they can visit HuluUberEatsPass.com. The offer will be available for redemption from Sept. 28, 2021, through Jan. 10, 2022, and is good for one Uber Eats Pass per Hulu account. The offer is available to new Eats Pass subscribers only.

Rachel Whetstone Named New Netflix Communications Boss

Netflix Aug. 27 named Rachel Whetstone as its new chief communications officer, replacing Jonathan Friedland, who was reportedly fired for “unacceptably low racial awareness and sensitivity” following separate uses of the racist “N-word” in company meetings.

Whetstone is responsible for leading communications on a global basis, having held similar positions at Facebook, Uber and Google.

“Rachel is a proven communications leader and a strong addition to the Netflix team,” CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings said in a statement. “Her deep knowledge and international expertise will be invaluable as we bring Netflix and its expanding lineup of original content to an increasingly global audience.”

A graduate of Bristol University, Whetstone worked as a political advisor in the U.K. before entering the private sector. She joined Google in 2005 and served as SVP of communications and public policy at Google from 2010 to 2015. She held the same position at Uber from 2015 till 2017, prior to joining Facebook as a VP of communications last year.