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In 1926 we started to have a way to see moving images in our living room. Although it didn’t really take off until 1930′s, we started to gather around the television on it schedule. We go 80 years in the future and now we can have access to any television program old and new that is being stored on the internet.On March 28, 2008, Hulu launches a service that lets you stream programs to your personal computer. We can watch programs without having to worry about the television schedule.We have started to come of age to such that we are streaming podcasts, Movies, Music, and television shows on the internet. Now we know Hulu doesn’t have a lot of control on their content. I even talked about ways to watch Hulu on your television for cheap. We have advertisers who we like and don’t like but that can change. I say it is the advertisers who has more control of where Hulu goes and not Hulu but that is just speculation. I blogged a little about the Roku and my impressions of it.
I’ve been playing the Roku box all weekend long and I find that it would make more sense to have Hulu on it. Which makes me quite disappointed in Hulu and I shoot off an email to a friend at Hulu. She tells me they don’t have any plans for Roku but are focusing in on the PC experience. I was dumb struck because I can see the potential for revenue for Hulu or any others. How do I know? That is easy because everyone I know has a TV set and broadband access. They could double or triple their revenue in under a year if they were to be on the Roku box.
I don’t know the stats on how many people have Roku boxes but I can definitely see how easy it is to use it. I can see just how easy this would be to set for people who don’t understand technology and still be able to to see Hulu and their ads. I just don’t understand why they don’t jump on this. I will say sometime in the near future Hulu will be kicking themselves in the butt because they didn’t join sooner. I simply love the idea of VOD anytime I want day or night and not have to watch it on my computer.
Hulu I will be waiting to see you on the Roku.
*UPDATE*
Looks like Hulu will be coming to The Roku – – – Click [HERE]
