Online Television
Written on 5/13/2009 08:56:00 PM by Marc Crow
There is a new trend on the internet that I think is going to take over the Cable/Satellite companies in the near future. Online streaming Television & Movies.
Websites like Hulu.com and Joost.com have free streaming content that rivals any package you have with your cable provider. Hulu, for example, brings together a large selection of videos from nearly 150 leading content companies, including FOX, NBC Universal, Comedy Central, Lionsgate, MGM, MTV Networks, National Geographic, Paramount, PBS, Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros. and more. Users can choose from more than 1250 current primetime TV hits such as The Simpsons, 30 Rock, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Office the morning after they air; classics like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The A-Team, Airwolf and Married...with Children; movies like Revenge of the Nerds and In the Line of Fire; documentaries like Super Size Me, Crawford and I Am Because We Are; and clips from Saturday Night Live, Friends and other popular TV shows and movies.
Disney also recently signed on as a partner with Hulu, so that means that you will also be able to get full episodes of Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Samantha Who, Scrubs, Private Practice ,Jimmy Kimmel Live, General Hospital and The View.
Hulu is like having a DVR online. You subscribe to a show you want to watch, and every morning, you get an email when the latest episodes are available.
I think with this new trend, TV's will have built in access to the internet and be able to stream TV without having to use a computer in the near future.
I have already canceled my Dish Network account. Saving at least $120.00/Year (if you have the minimal package). I watch all my favorite TV shows online now, with the help of my Playstation 3 and a program that runs on my computer called PlayOn. With that software and my Playstation 3, I am able to watch all the content provided by Hulu, on my TV, through my Playstation 3, just like normal TV. Sounds complicated, but it's not. PlayOn also works with the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.
I encourage you to check out Hulu.com and check out all the TV shows and movies they have available to watch.
