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Hulu close to PS3 deal - Report

Less than a month after word of an Xbox 360 agreement, streaming TV service could be announced for Sony's console as soon as next week.

Earlier this month, Reuters reported that Hulu was close to an agreement that would see its online TV streaming site integrated into Xbox Live. However, it might be Sony that seals the deal first.

Hulu could follow in the cleated footsteps of MLB.tv.

Hulu could follow in the cleated footsteps of MLB.tv.

Bloomberg is reporting today that Sony and Hulu could announce an agreement as early as next week for a paid TV service that would run on the PlayStation 3. The news service cited "two people with knowledge of the talks" for the information, saying they requested anonymity because nothing had been publicly announced. There were no other details from Bloomberg, but the article did reference a Los Angeles Times report that Hulu was planning a subscription service for the site, with a monthly charge of $10.

According to the Reuters report, Hulu will shortly begin charging for many of its hundreds of programs, although select new shows will remain free. Whether the joint venture between News Corp., NBC Universal, and Disney will insist on a flat fee for the service or allow viewers to pay a la carte for single shows is unclear.

181 Comments

  • acsam12304

    Posted Jun 28, 2010 8:15 am GMT

    LMAO ROLF LOL @Cl0ud

  • gixty7

    Posted Jun 27, 2010 8:35 pm GMT

    it does linux too. Just google it

  • guynamedbilly

    Posted Jun 27, 2010 3:12 pm GMT

    If it's just the paid version, no deal.

  • cjthemaster

    Posted Jun 27, 2010 12:36 pm GMT

    It only does everything except linux.

  • EPhoenix17

    Posted Jun 27, 2010 11:01 am GMT

    It only does everything

  • TheLostBorieals

    Posted Jun 27, 2010 7:54 am GMT

    sounds awesomezezezezezezez

  • gamingfrendly

    Posted Jun 27, 2010 6:27 am GMT

    is sony nuts who cares to watch tv if i want tv crap i will watch it on THE TV not on my ps3 i prefare games over tv shows they are total fake and screpted and tv is a masive mind virus if you want a nation to became dump like the midle east dump tv shows on there satlites tv is a waste of time.

  • creepster32000

    Posted Jun 27, 2010 2:08 am GMT

    Let 360 have it those are the ppl that are more likely to pay for it. i wouldnt pay for Hulu if it was a $1 a month

  • grungeman91

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 7:06 pm GMT

    To hell with Hulu and paying for something that's already available for free on the PC (which will be soon you have to pay for that too)

    I'll stick to my torrent downloads, You crooks

  • Heshertonfist

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 4:52 pm GMT

    I know I won't use this at all because there are numerous websites that let you watch TV shows online for free. I just want my console to play video games and I really don't think that's an unreasonable request. DLC, downloadable games and various other add-ons I think are great for the industry and the developers. But lately it just seems like everything is a new scheme to get money from you. Premium services, streaming video, Netflix, it's all getting a little sickening because a PS3 is a video game console. All the attention is shifted from games to Facebook. Thanks to idiots who need this kind of crap everywhere they go.

  • twyz

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 2:46 pm GMT

    What's hulu?

  • ut40755

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 12:25 pm GMT

    there are plenty of other sites that work on the ps3 that have most new shows....for free.... nice try hulu...

  • Maxpowers_32

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 10:35 am GMT

    I don't understand. Why isn't Hulu free on the PS3 just like with the PC? Isn't it a free, ad supported site? Why does hulu care if you watch it on your computer or using your PS3?

  • Cl0ud posted Jun 26, 2010 9:36 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Cl0ud

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 9:36 am GMT (hide)

    wow ps3 is pathetic. they will never beat the 360

  • wolfflame21

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 9:13 am GMT

    SONY!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooooo BEAT XBOX

  • baza66

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 6:31 am GMT

    $10 a month? I get it for free on my PS3 and Xbox. In case anyone hasn't seen this, there is a add-on called the playon media server. http://www.playon.tv/playon You can stream Hulu and a ton of other things for free. There is a one time charge though. I think it's $40 but I got it free for trying Gamefly for a month. And that only cost me $10 or something like that.

  • savagetofu

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 5:43 am GMT

    I already pay for Netflixs & we feel it is a good deal. If Hulu was free with a PSN Plus package I would be more tempted to sign up for Psn plus. I am not spending $120.00 a year for hulu.

  • brendanhunt1

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 5:30 am GMT

    "is sony not bring a pvr or dvr to the ps3? so u can record tv or satilite while playing games?"

    They already have......in the uk

  • MattyWoah

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 3:37 am GMT

    Wow, that levels the playing field a lot.

  • penyada7

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 2:35 am GMT

    is sony not bring a pvr or dvr to the ps3? so u can record tv or satilite while playing games?

  • SamiRDuran

    Posted Jun 26, 2010 12:09 am GMT

    hulu? doesnt ring a bell

  • parrot_of_adun

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 11:49 pm GMT

    While I definitely DON'T want to pay for Hulu, it's still better than paying for cable/satellite.

  • bulletsword

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 9:28 pm GMT

    People don't even need to get all PS3/360 giddy-giddy pant-wetting must-compensate-for-being-small-in-the-pants fanboyish about this one. Paying for Hulu? Feels contradictory. For everyone. Chances are that PS3 and 360 owners have a computer and know how Hulu works best: on a computer.

  • blackace

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 9:07 pm GMT

    It was suppose to be FREE on XBox Live for Gold members. Hopefully that will still be the case. If you have to pay for it on either Live or PSN, no one is going to waste their time with it.

  • coaltango

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 8:26 pm GMT

    this is good competition

  • tyco_ex

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 8:24 pm GMT

    I don't think anyone in their right mind would pay for hulu.

  • demonlord6696

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 7:25 pm GMT

    hulu free is great. hulu expects us to start paying to watch tv = SCREW YOU HULU.

  • TheEldestGod

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 7:02 pm GMT

    If Hulu can license more content and ax the annoying little commercials I would gladly pay $10 a month. I know it will likely never happen, but if they could snatch shows from the premium channels Direct TV would be bye-bye in an instant.

  • green_dominator

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 6:19 pm GMT

    I don't watch TV, I download new episodes of Vampire Diaries and Sons Of Anarchy but I refuse to sit through TV's BS.....
    I hate the ads TV runs, I'm never watching a show more I'm watching ads waiting for the show.....
    Ever since XBOX Live added Zune I haven't downloaded any videos. I like that Zune shows everything in HD but I resent how they have taken over completely the video aspect of the 360.

  • chibi-acer

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 5:44 pm GMT

    If Hulu charged money, but in turn gained enough traction that even more content signed on I would seriously consider axing my cable service and subscribing. Being able to watch from the 360 or PS3 that are already connected to my HDTV would just be icing on the cake.

  • jmcmanj

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 5:37 pm GMT

    if hulu starts costing money.... my life will end

  • Serious

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 5:09 pm GMT

    It really depends on what Hulu is offering. I have cable and a lot of Hulu's primetime content, shows from ABC, Fox and NBC, is now available on Video on Demand without as many quirky commercial ads. With Netflix streaming on top of that. I don't see that I need anymore paid services for my PS3. Now if some ot the programing remains free this will be a welcome addition.

  • Megasus_

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 4:48 pm GMT

    @gamer1729 If you don't like it get a computer smart one. hahaha jk I agree with you, these guys are robbing us blind, except we're noticing it now, and I'm sick of it.

  • thrasher510

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 4:43 pm GMT

    @ Shawcross

    i agree with you that there should be a report a player option. its annoying when some d*bag comes along and ruins your game by being inappropriate.

  • king_chapeton15

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 4:34 pm GMT

    wasn't there a time when hulu was free on the ps3?

  • Shawcross

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 4:34 pm GMT

    @White_wolf_eye Sorry to inform you but PSN+ won't give you a game of "YOUR" choosing if they did that they would not make any money off their big PSN games now would they? You will get what they feel like giving you each month. PSN is its still far behind Xbox Live in service quality. Not to mention cheaters run rampant on PSN with no recourse since there is not a "report a player" option.

  • farmerfredd

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 4:24 pm GMT

    Not surprisingly most forums reading levels are low are they just don't finish the article (stupid add). So, for all you lazy people out there let me quote from this article above. "Los Angeles Times report that Hulu was planning a subscription service for the site, with a monthly charge of $10. " That's right! Your comments about going to hulu on the PC because it is free is invalid as they will have a fee for that as well.

  • Gamer1729

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 4:06 pm GMT

    This is the stupidest thing in the world. You could stream Hulu on the PS3 browser less than a year ago, then someone either at Sony or Hulu decided to make PS3 browser incompatible with Hulu. How reasonable does it sound going form free Hulu, to no Hulu, to paid Hulu?

  • prioritymail

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 4:02 pm GMT

    M-$oft needs to get this done for the 360.

  • UnknownForm

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 3:49 pm GMT

    Have people ever heard of the method of "DVR"ing and Torrenting??!

  • snake3rules

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 3:34 pm GMT

    if hulu makes it free, great, otherwise i can go online for hulu, or one of the million other ways to get he content ... but i would really like to watch hulu on my ps3 if i had the opportunity.

  • punanisher

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 2:43 pm GMT

    @White_wolf_eye
    First of all, Hulu may charge for this, not PSN or Live. Also, are you getting your info on PSN+ from Candyland? Nothing you said is correct.

  • White_wolf_eye posted Jun 25, 2010 2:34 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    White_wolf_eye

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 2:34 pm GMT (hide)

    Lol if this is free to PSN plus, and its true you can get a free game (of YOUR choosing) every month along with unlimited music downloads then PSn plus is just ganna destroy xbox live gold.

  • uglypinkmoose

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 2:29 pm GMT

    sounds like the site wont be free for long guys

  • fester420

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 2:28 pm GMT

    It seems people are a little misinformed. The Hulu free service allows you to watch Hulu as you always have been which allows you to watch the latest 5 episodes of a TV show and only on your PC. The paid service allows you to watch an entire run of a TV show and you can watch it through your PS3. So technically, not the same thing.

  • 4quarters

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 2:25 pm GMT

    Dummies- the charge is for EVERYONE, not just PS3

  • ninjathug99

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 2:22 pm GMT

    Pay 10 a month on my ps3 lol no way in hell i stick the pc is free.

  • decoy1978

    Posted Jun 25, 2010 2:07 pm GMT

    Hulu won't be free forever though. They'll even charge PC users to access Hulu soon.

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