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Over 800 Criterion Collection Films Are Streaming Free on Hulu Through February 17th

02.15.13 @ 11:27PM Tags : criterioncollection, hulu, huluplus, streaming, watch

If you’re a big fan of cinema, at some point you’ve probably heard of The Criterion Collection. They specialize in cult, foreign, and critically acclaimed films from many of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Originally available on Netflix, their entire streaming collection moved to Hulu a few years ago. Right now and through Sunday, February 17th, they are streaming over 800 films for free (only in the United States, unfortunately). Embedded below are just a few of my favorites available on the service. Click through to check them out. More »

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Apple's Subscription Service, Google's One Pass, and What They Could Mean for Independent Content Creators

02.17.11 @ 2:46PM Tags : apple, criterioncollection, distribution, google, hulu, huluplus, netflix

In the world of digital content distribution, things are changing so quickly that if you blink, you miss it. With iTunes and iOS, Apple is the 800 lb gorilla in the room, and ever since the iPad became the fastest-selling gadget in history, the elephant in the room (too many analogous animals in the room now?) has been magazine subscriptions. The iPad has the perfect form-factor for reading magazines — I personally like the Kindle more for reading books — but until now, Apple didn’t offer a standardized method of “subscribing” to a magazine. Until now. And as it turns out, Apple’s new subscription terms are going to govern far more than magazine subscriptions, but applications sales, video distribution, and more. More »

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Hulu Plus Squares Off Against Netflix

06.29.10 @ 6:01PM Tags : hulu, huluplus, netflix

Hulu today announced Hulu Plus, a paid tier of their ad-supported service that puts them in direct competition with Netflix‘s Watch Instantly service. While the bulk of Netflix‘s business is still DVDs by mail, they are planning on gradually moving to streaming-only, at which point Netflix and Hulu (Plus) will essentially be the same concept. For example, to date Hulu has been restricted to computers; similar to Netflix’s present streaming service, however, Hulu Plus will be available on iPhones, iPads, PS3s, SamsungTVs and Blu-ray players, and more (Xbox 360 support, for example, is “coming early 2011″). Hulu Plus will run $9.99/month and grants subscribers access to more seasons of more shows; it also enables more HD (720p) content. Here’s the video: More »