Hulu reportedly has a Hulu Plus app running on the Apple TV and ready for release, according to 9to5Mac. The app has apparently been complete for at least a month and development is now on hold due to political reasons.
While there are no technical issues standing in the way of the Hulu Plus release on AppleTV, there appear to be some political ones. At some level at Apple, there appears to be some consideration that the Hulu Plus app could eat into iTunes TV sales on the AppleTV. Where Netflix tends to run older programming, iTunes is the AppleTV's only outlet for current TV programming.
Hulu Plus is currently available on iOS devices; however, AirPlay streaming to the Apple TV is disabled. It's unclear when and if Apple will ever decide to go forward with the app.
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While there are no technical issues standing in the way of the Hulu Plus release on AppleTV, there appear to be some political ones. At some level at Apple, there appears to be some consideration that the Hulu Plus app could eat into iTunes TV sales on the AppleTV. Where Netflix tends to run older programming, iTunes is the AppleTV's only outlet for current TV programming.
Hulu Plus is currently available on iOS devices; however, AirPlay streaming to the Apple TV is disabled. It's unclear when and if Apple will ever decide to go forward with the app.
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