Richard Hull(I)
- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Rich Hull's film and television projects have generated hundreds of millions of dollars and range from young-adult movies, such as Disney/Miramax's "She's All That," which is one of the most successful teen movies in history, and Disney/Miramax's "Get Over It" with Kirsten Dunst and Martin Short...to award-winning movies with a message, such as his Fox Sports collaboration with Matthew McConaughey, "The Story of Darrell Royal;" his PBS collaboration with Halle Berry, "For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots" (for which he won the NAACP Image Award); and his Universal Studios collaboration with Emilio Estevez, "The Public"...to studio sequels, such as those for Sony's "Daddy Day Care" and Lionsgate's "American Psycho."
He's the Founder of the ViX streaming service (formerly known as Pongalo), the first and largest streaming service specifically for Spanish speakers, which was acquired by global media leader TelevisaUnivision. Named by Apple TV as its 2022 App of the Year (the first Spanish-language app to win the top honor), ViX now features 50,000 hours of on-demand films and TV shows, 100+ linear channels, exclusive live soccer, and premium originals. Variety recently awarded Rich its Dealmaker of the Year honors; Forbes named him to its Forbes 1000 list of America's top entrepreneurs; and OTT.X, the trade organization of Hollywood's streaming industry, awarded him its OTT.X Hero Award.
He's a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Academy of TV Arts & Sciences, and serves as Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Vanderbilt-in-Hollywood, which has awarded need-based scholarships to many of the hundreds of students it has placed into internships since 2006. He has been active on numerous non-profit boards, including those for Vanderbilt University's Alumni Association, OTT.X, and Paulist Productions, the 60-year-old, multi-Emmy Award winning media fund that creates positive human stories.
He's the Founder of the ViX streaming service (formerly known as Pongalo), the first and largest streaming service specifically for Spanish speakers, which was acquired by global media leader TelevisaUnivision. Named by Apple TV as its 2022 App of the Year (the first Spanish-language app to win the top honor), ViX now features 50,000 hours of on-demand films and TV shows, 100+ linear channels, exclusive live soccer, and premium originals. Variety recently awarded Rich its Dealmaker of the Year honors; Forbes named him to its Forbes 1000 list of America's top entrepreneurs; and OTT.X, the trade organization of Hollywood's streaming industry, awarded him its OTT.X Hero Award.
He's a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Academy of TV Arts & Sciences, and serves as Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Vanderbilt-in-Hollywood, which has awarded need-based scholarships to many of the hundreds of students it has placed into internships since 2006. He has been active on numerous non-profit boards, including those for Vanderbilt University's Alumni Association, OTT.X, and Paulist Productions, the 60-year-old, multi-Emmy Award winning media fund that creates positive human stories.