Hulu May Soon Bring Movies to Your iPhone

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 20, 2009

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One of the first things that I do in the morning is dig around in a sea of RSS feeds and Twitter updates, looking for all of the news that will eventually be made interesting once I add my now trademarked brand of witticism. And normally I save reading about things not related to movies — like tech stuff and NHL playoffs news — until after I’ve sifted through all of the movie news of the day. But today is different, sort of. I was stopped in my tracks by a tweet from Kellvin from Latino Review. It struck me because as an avid iPhone user, there are a few services that I wish would cross over into the mobile realm, not the least of which is the video streaming site Hulu.

Now, according to an article over at Business Insider, Hulu is in the midst of putting together an iPhone app that will bring their library of streaming video right to your phone. Described as a “badass” app, the Hulu app would stream video in a similar fashion to the main website. The only major hurdle that I can see, and it appears as if BI’s Dan Frommer is thinking the same thing, is that the Hulu service runs on a streaming architecture, which wouldn’t necessarily allow for a show or movie to be downloaded and viewed later, say if you were going to be on a train or a plane. Should the app allow you to save for later, that would be fantastic. There is a possibility that a Hulu app, in my opinion, could absolutely corner the market on iPhone video, as we’ve yet to see anything truly impressive from the likes of Joost, CBS TV or i.TV.

According to the Business Insider article the Hulu app is currently in development and should be hitting the App Store in the next few months. Would you use a Hulu app for your iPhone?

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  • I'd prefer they focussed on allowing people outside the US to use their services
  • I have no idea why NBC, MTV USA and Comedy Central pulls this stuff at least with Canadians...we get all their US Networks here when it comes to Comedy Central, NBC and MTV....I remember when C.C., MTV and NBC first started their VOD service online it didn't have any restrictions..around two years later they pull the plug..it's not like they can't allow access they just don't want countries who have weak piracy laws to have access to the material...although anyone with recording software and TV card can make their own collection of their shows on their own... without the help of online bootleggers....

    Hulu on the other hand might have issues with the foreign distributors when it comes to the ability for us to view the streaming movies...I've noticed YouTube has recently removed Embedding from music videos...it's not stopping anytime soon and I don't expect to see Hulu Canada or UK either...
  • Gah! Why does it always have to be about you, you, you.

    Seriously though, you make an interesting point. Though I'm sure an iPhone app is a much smaller task than turning on international support. That is assuming that turning on streams for the rest of you isn't just a switch in a backroom somewhere. If so, that's just cruel.
  • yeah sorry, I've come to realise maybe I'm a bit too negative in my postings, I'll try to be more positive from now on.
  • Heh, I'm just messing with you. Why? Because its a slow news day, so I have that kind of time.
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