Users yenning to tune into TV shows that are now off air can now check out all those fun-filled and interesting episodes over and over again. Yes! the official Hulu blog has announced its new offering, the Hulu Plus that empowers users to watch their favorite TV shows on whichever device they prefer anytime, anywhere. The blog has clearly stated that Hulu Plus is not a replacement of the widely-accepted Hulu.com.
The Hulu Plus is the latest, innovative ad-supporting subscription product, which is incremental and complementary to the existing Hulu service. The Hulu Plus presents entire season of the most current broadcast shows. Thus, the subscription product enables its users to view some of the best and popular TV shows from ABC, Fox, and NBC such as Family Guy, Modern Family, Glee, 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live, The Office, The Simpsons, Grey’s Anatomy and more.
If customers are not satisfied, it also offers the entire series or back-to-back seasons of popular classic shows like The X-Files, Arrested Development, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Desperate Housewives, Roswell, Miami Vice, Angel, Saturday Night Live, Law and Order: SVU, Ally McBeal, Xena, Quantum Leap, My So-Called Life, and more. Users may select a myriad of episodes from hundreds of such show titles. All these shows could be watched by users on a number of devices from PCs to iPhones.
Users may begin watching their favorite show on the HDTV at night, watch another chunk during their lunch on a laptop, continue the show on a bus ride back home on the iPhone and probably finish the episode or season in bed on their iPad. Thus, the Hulu Plus lets viewers watch TV during the time wasted otherwise by lack of availability. Hulu Plus now claims that its users shall never be bored even for five minutes with this all new subscription product.
In fact, Hulu Plus subscribers who possess select Samsung Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players can begin streaming Hulu Plus directly by simply downloading the Hulu Plus application via the Samsung App Store. It can even be accessed over Wi-Fi or 3G connection on the iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, third generation iPod Touch, PC, TV, and many more devices that hold Hulu Plus subscription. The Hulu Plus app could be simply downloaded on the iPhone and be streamed over 3G and Wi-Fi by the subscriber.
Subscribers can simply browse for shows and videos from various devices. Users can also benefit from the fresh viewing experience customized for their screen resolution and network connection speed. Hulu would be able to proffer the above facilities as it is equipped with an HD resolution up to 720p coupled with multi bitrate support.
Hulu Plus has started sending invites from today to randomly picked followers on Twitter and those who “Like” Hulu on Facebook. Consumers who wish to subscribe to the service may request an invite on hulu.com/plus. The Hulu Plus is available at a price of $9.99 per month.