Hayu (streaming service)

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Hayu (stylized as hayu and pronounced /ˈhj/ HAY-yoo)[1] is an American-owned global over-the-top subscription video on-demand streaming television service, introduced in 2016.[citation needed]

Type of site
OTT platform
HeadquartersLondon,
Areaserved
  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Kosovo
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
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Hayu
Type of site
OTT platform
HeadquartersLondon,
Area served
  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Kosovo
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
OwnerNBCUniversal
ServicesVideo on demand
ParentComcast
URLhayu.com
RegistrationMonthly subscription required to access content
Launched1 March 2016; 10 years ago (2016-03-01)
Current statusActive
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The service is operated by a United Kingdom-based subsidiary of U.S. media company NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, and primarily features content from NBCUniversal's American media properties.[2][3]

Overview

From NBCUniversal, Hayu is the first all-reality subscription video-on-demand streaming service of its kind[citation needed] – 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 and Versant’s US channels: Bravo, E! and Oxygen.[4]

Hayu is 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.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

In July 2024, NBCUniversal expanded Hayu to ITV’s premium streaming service in the UK, ITVX.[14] In September 2024, NBCUniversal expanded Hayu to M6 Group's premium streaming service in France, M6+.[15]

On 26 October 2024, Hayu announced The Real Housewives of London as its first-ever commission of an original series. The series premiered exclusively on the service in August 2025.[16]

Selected Programming

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