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News Posted: Fri, Nov 5 2010 9:35 PM
There's hardly anything better than "free." But "free access for all" might just sound even better, especially if you're a PlayStation 3 who has been waiting for Hulu Plus access. Up until now, having access to Hulu Plus on your PS3 required an invite, so you had to be a member of PlayStation Plus. Members of the free PlayStation Network were left out in the cold.

But no more. Hulu has announced that they are moving on a plan to extend content options and get Hulu Plus onto more devices. Starting next week, PSN users will no longer need an invite to download Hulu Plus, but to use the service, they will have to pay $9.99 per month just like everyone else. But they'll have access to more and more television content, and it'll be available to them sooner than everyone else.

Also, all 2010 BRAVIA HDTVs from Sony are also getting access to Hulu Plus today, free of charge for the app, but of course $9.99 per month for the service. Looks like a good weekend for television, you know?

Hulu Plus Subscription Service Available Now On 2010 BRAVIA® HDTVs with BRAVIA Internet Video; Coming Soon to All PlayStation®3 Owners, Blu-ray products in the U.S.

November 4, 2010 – Hulu Plus, the subscription service on the market to bring current TV programming from top broadcast networks in high-definition (HD), is now available on 2010 BRAVIA® HDTVs and BRAVIA Internet Video Link via the BRAVIA Internet Video platform and will soon be available on Blu-ray™ Disc players, Blu-ray™ Home Theater Systems, Network Media Player and DASH. Next week, Hulu Plus will also be available for all PlayStation®Network members who own a PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system.

Hulu Plus subscription service has been available since July 2010 to select PlayStation®Plus subscribers via PS3, but starting next week, PS3 system owners with a free PlayStation Network account can download and subscribe to the Hulu Plus service, accessing it under the "Video" icon on the XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) menu. Hulu Plus is still in preview, and subscriptions are available from Hulu for $9.99 per month.
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realneil replied on Sat, Nov 6 2010 7:46 PM

I'll subscribe if they give me the TV,............

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3vi1 replied on Sat, Nov 6 2010 9:44 PM

I'd subscribe, but nothing requiring the PlayStation Network will work for me since I won't update my firmware and lose the OtherOS capability.

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KevinQ replied on Tue, Feb 1 2011 2:21 AM

There's no doubt that Hulu always wants something new to offer to their subscribers.Free Internet video content paid for with advertising might not work for Hulu. Hulu may not want its viewers to get used to being able to view TV shows and movies for the small price of being exposed to advertising. Although advertisers are becoming more receptive to Hulu's audience, a traditional fee-for-service model, plus advertising, may be necessary to slake the thirst for cash of the company's partners.

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