Big content-owning companies (and companies who do business with them) aren’t the most intelligent, often being completely blind to the larger picture. Case in point: Hulu blocking any device that accesses their free, public web streams. The theory and rationale behind it is beyond backwards and stupid. But arguing about that could take weeks, countless pages, and at least a few trips to some heart-healthy fast food joint. For the sake of time and health,...

The day of reckoning has come — Hulu is no longer the completely free online video uber-giant. Now, it’s a free + premium offering. Today marks the official debut of Hulu Plus, a new $9.99/month service that aims to monetize Hulu and keep studios interested. What exactly does the new surcharge get you? Those looking for mobile Hulu privileges such as iPhone, iPad, TV, and countless other mobile devices as well as gaming consoles like the Xbox 360 and Sony PS3...

Hulu is a wonderful landscape full of TV shows past and present. It’s a must have staple on any computer. It should be a must have feature of the Xbox 360. But, like all great innovations in modern media blending with the digital age, greed and arguing rights holders are ruining it for all of us… The rumor goes like this: This year at E3 Microsoft will unveil a Hulu application for the Xbox 360. TV junkies will be instantly hooked. Not to mention, the value...

Hulu is currently on a war path of sorts, with it’s content owners closing up holes, cramming in advertisements and effectively killing all the reasons consumers loved the service in the first place. Even worse is the fact that those same content owners (motivated by greed of course) are butchering Hulu’s transgression to mobiles. Bad for them, good for us. Where Hulu is letting us mobile users down, Fox’s new “Bitbop” will pick up the...

Watch Hulu much? I partake of the online greatness via Boxee on my Mac and have all but moved away from traditional cable. The few shows I watch I’m fortunate enough to be able to find via Boxee and Hulu. Amid the economy downturn, Hulu, like many other online media companies, started incorporating advertisements in several different forms. Most apparent however are the video ads (read: commercials) that play either before your show or in multiple chunks broken...