Comments on: iPhone Hulu App: The Next SlingGate?

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By: Référencement

Référencement — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:34:59 +0000

More info or delays since the article was written?

By: Candy Musil

Candy Musil — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:14:42 +0000

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Paul Reppert — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:48:54 +0000

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By: Ernie

Ernie — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:05:42 +0000

I need help contacting Hulu. I have forgotten my way on, AND NEED TO FIND OUT MY NAME AN PASSWRORD. It keeps saying it will mail me something but never does. HELP!!!

By: Gib

Gib — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:18:21 +0000

I hope this goes through. I will be a very happy camper if I can access my favorite shows via hulu

By: The Reptile

The Reptile — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:07:52 +0000

@ Erick, how so? If they are threatened by lawsuit from the media companies are they protecting themselves or showing that they don't care about their customers.

@ Matt Hall, yes the commercials get redirected but does the advertiser actually pay for the repeated plays of the ad? I don't think that they do.

By: Erick

Erick — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:48:14 +0000

@ the reptile, if apple/att actually cared about it's customers slinplayer would have been aproved within the normal reviewing process.

By: fassy

fassy — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:44:37 +0000

Well, Hulu asked that its content be made unavailable from Boxee, even though Boxee plays the commercials as well, and Boxee was even used to play the content behind Alec Baldwin during their Super Bowl ads...so who knows what Hulu is thinking?

@Matt Hall A show's producers make the same amount of money off a Sling broadcast as they do off one watched live. It still counts a a pair of eyeballs tuned in; only the place of viewing has shifted. In the worst case, if the viewer records it for later, they can skip the commercials. But, in that case, it is the TiVO doing the shifting, not the Sling.

By: matt hall

matt hall — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:10:53 +0000

The media companies do make money off of sling box don't they? I mean the commercials are redirected as well as the shows right?

By: The Reptile

The Reptile — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:43:31 +0000

Folks, this one, IMHO, is for real. The only thing keeping Hulu off the iPhone right now is Flash. Clearly, the app is a way around that. AT&T is not going to stop this for a number of reasons:

1) Hulu is not some website but an alliance between Fox and NBC Universal. Blocking them is fighting a war with big media. Both Apple and AT&T HAVE to work with them for the iTunes Store and UVerse respectively.

2) The only thing keeping it off of the iPhone is Flash. Someday the iPhone will have Flash, Flash for iPhone or Silverlight which will make it work with Safari. Apple and AT&T will not be able to block it then because doing so would set a bad precedent and anger customers.

3) Hulu is a website not a video redirection service. They video is paid for by commercials. The content owners run the site and have no issues with using the iPhone as a medium. I don't think we can say the same thing about Sling - they may have an issue with their content being used in an alternative model without payment. In other words, studios, actors and writers don't make money off of Sling but do off of Hulu. So could it be that Sling is being held up not by Apple and AT&T but by big media?

Hulu is going to be done and watch ABC, CBS and even HBO and cable only outlets follow. Sling will have to get their blessing which will come with some license arrangement because it's always about MONEY!

By: lagmefragme

lagmefragme — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:03:54 +0000

if only! if only! This was the one thing I could do on my winmo phone that I miss on the iphone and was something that delayed my switch.

By: duke

duke — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:52:14 +0000

just remember TV is a Huge feature. Apple doesn't release huge features unless their done right. (Which explains no video. mms. push) all that good stuff. so the reason probly is ATT doesn't mind but apple does. and AT&T has agreed to b the scapegoat for the complains. don't forget they need apple. not the pther way around. I guarantee u there is a mobile tv app in the works for fw 3.x. and it will have to work with Apple TV. which is y it's talking so long

By: Neil

Neil — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:43:03 +0000

I hate that Apple and AT&T seem to be in bed with each other. I hate that every time a new multimedia streaming app comes along for the iPhone we have to wonder if it will get approved.

Its like these apps are available on other platforms and hasn't caused the world to come to an end and yet the iPhone might not get them for what seems to be no other reason than AT&T wants to push their own agenda and services.

Sad...