Today, we are happy to announce that the Hulu Plus subscription service is available on select LG LCD TVs. The team here is particularly excited about this launch because we have added support for the innovative LG Magic Motion remote. Now you can control the Hulu Plus application with a simple point-and-click. We are going to be launching Hulu Plus on other LG devices in the coming weeks, so be sure to check out our devices page to stay up to date.
Enjoy!
(For updates on the latest news around the Hulu Facebook Connect integration, please go here: http://blog.hulu.com/2011/07/01/hulu-facebook-connect-update)
Do you remember when?
I knew Dwight’s stint as manager of the Scranton office would end with hilarious results. But did I see that coming? Not in a million years. But of course, the moment he strutted out with his holster (and gun!), it was clear that Dwight’s dream would come to an end with explosive results. And when the gun went off—luckily damaging only Andy’s hearing—I immediately jumped on Facebook to see what my friends had to say. Of course, this exact moment was the talk of Hulu in the morning.
TV has always been a social experience. We gather with friends and family to watch our favorite shows, sporting events, movies, and news. When we get to work, we meet around the water cooler and chat about Tracy Jordan’s latest stunt in the previous night’s 30 Rock. We text each other during the results of The Voice, and we blog about the latest politician skewered in Jon Stewart’s opening monologue.
Today, we are making the Hulu experience even more social with Facebook on Hulu.
Interact. We are excited to announce a new feature that is the first-of-its-kind and one that we think will become a staple at Hulu going forward. One of the most exciting features we are launching today is the ability to comment on a specific moment in time while watching any video on Hulu, and with one click, instantly share those remarks — and the relevant video moment from the program — on Facebook for all your friends to see. When you comment on a Hulu video, that exact moment will appear on Facebook so your friends can jump in and react right away. And since friends can respond to your comments, you can have those water cooler conversations online at any time. We’ve been using this feature in test mode here at Hulu HQ for a bit…and we are officially addicted. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Personalize. Now you can easily log on to Hulu—or create a new account—using your Facebook account. From there, you’ll be able to interact with all of your Facebook friends. You’ll log into a homepage tailored to you, where you can see your friends’ favorite shows, and start conversations with anybody who follows the same shows you do.
Discover. I discovered some of my favorite shows (like Coupling—the UK version, of course) because a friend recommended them. With Facebook on Hulu, you can introduce your friends to shows you’re rooting for, and discover new favorites with the help of your friends, too.
Connect. To link your Hulu and Facebook accounts, use the “Connect” button on your next visit to Hulu. Or visit http://www.hulu.com.
The entire social experience on Hulu is being supported by our partners at Coors Light and Microsoft’s decision engine Bing. Bing is also providing a free 1-month Hulu Plus subscription to users who make the decision to “go social” by signing up for Facebook on Hulu.
We’re very excited about the above efforts which we believe make TV fundamentally more social. Let us know what you think!
While R&B star Chris Brown came to ABC’s “Good Morning America” this morning, ready to move on from his past — he pled guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna two years ago; the restraining order was just “relaxed,” as his interviewer Robin Roberts put it — it was clear that the world hasn’t quite forgiven all his sins. The 22-year-old was on GMA to promote his new album, “F.A.M.E.” (Forgiving All My Enemies), but Roberts kicked off the interview (below) by asking Brown about the easement on the restraining order, claiming it was in response to the Tweets flooding in.
Although Brown managed to keep his cool during this segment, things took a surprising turn after his first scheduled musical performance. According to insiders, once the song finished, he “stormed into his dressing room and started screaming and tearing the room apart.” By the time security arrived, a window in Brown’s dressing room was smashed, and Brown stormed out of the building — with no shirt on.
Following the incident, Brown reportedly posted the following on Twitter: “I’m so over people bringing this past s**t up!!! Yet we praise Charlie Sheen and other celebs for there [sic] bulls**t.” The post was later removed from Twitter, replaced with a message for his Team Breezy fans: “… This album is for you and only you!!! I’m tired of everyone else!! …”
Brown is still scheduled to perform in the elimination round of “Dancing with the Stars” next week — for now — but it’s more than likely DWTS host Tom Bergeron will skip the probing questions for the live show. Still, Brown’s behavior today left us wondering: has Brown truly moved on from the past? And are we ready to, as well?
If you’ve been struggling to find the perfect gift for your TV-loving friends and family this season, a Hulu Plus subscription may be just the answer. Give them a month of Hulu Plus, a year’s subscription, or anything in between, and they can catch up on many of this season’s most popular shows, including Glee, Modern Family, The Office, and much more, anytime, all in HD, from their TV, mobile device, or computer. These gift subscriptions can be sent instantly via email (a bonus for you last-minute shoppers) or printed and tucked into a card if you prefer.
A subscription to Hulu Plus also makes a great gift for birthdays and other occasions. To give a subscription, please visit hulu.com/plus/gifting. To learn more about Hulu Plus for yourself, check out hulu.com/plus.
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As Americans head to the polls for midterm elections Tuesday, tune into Hulu for real-time results streaming from our Live Streams Lounge. This year, you can choose your coverage, too, with live streams provided by Fox News Strategy Room and ABC New Now.
The Fox News stream, hosted by Jon Scott, will feature results and reports from Fox News correspondents across the country, as well as a live in-studio panel discussion. Update: This stream kicks off at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and runs for approximately three hours.
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I have the same problems listed above. I purchased a LG BD670 blu-ray because it has HULU Plus however won’t stream consistently. I will be canceling the subscription before the free trial is over.
Same problems here. I was excited to try Hulu plus on my LG BD670 blu-ray and found it won’t load. I’ll be canceling the subscription before the free trial is even over! Very disappointed as this is my first experience with Hulu.
I too got an LG670 around Christmas, and am in the midst of a free trial of Hulu plus. When it works its great, and the picture is even better than Netflix. Sadly it is not consistent. Like others have noted, it often hangs when loading a program or clip, and sometimes won’t load at all. I also see no way to see my queue or favorites within the app, there appears to be no search feature, nor can I browse by genre. To find a program or movie one seemingly has to go click next through countless choices to finally arrive at the wanted one. I hope it all gets worked out, but right now I’m not sure its worth the hassle to continue past the free trial.
I have a Lg tv LE5400 and BluRay player BD550 and neither one of them have HuluPlus. I understand that Lg is just as much to blame with us not having the service as Hulu is. I suggest that everyone contact Lg, either by phone or email, as I did, to let them know our frustration with this. If Lg hears from enough of us with the specific models, just maybe they will move forward with getting HuluPlus to all of us. Just a thought.
When do you think Hulu Plus will be available on LG550?
Same problems here. We were excited to try Hulu plus on our LG BD670 blu-ray and found it won’t load. We’ll be canceling our subscription before the free trial is even over! Very disappointed as this is my first experience with Hulu.
I would also like to request hulu plus on blu ray LG 550 model, please! I was misinformed that it would be available to this model before now.
I gave my husband a blue ray player for Christmas and picked LG 670 because it could stream Hulu. It takes too long to load and gets hung up and doesn’t work right. We enjoy the content on Hulu+, but Netflix is much less trouble to watch. PLEASE fix the app for LG Blueray 670 so the streaming is smooth and it doesn’t take forever to load or freeze up.
I have a new LG BD670 bluray player. The problems I am having are not unlike those that others are experiencing. Shows get stuck at the beginning when loading the commercials and never play or will begin to play but are caught in a loop of playing for 15 seconds and pause to load for around 30. Also, if for some reason the show works (which is a rarity) the load time for the commercials is often longer than the commercials themselves. I have been using Hulu for over a year on my Xbox and experienced little to no issues using this app. This initially led me to believe the obvious fault was with the new hardware, however I have had no problems with Netflix, YouTube and most importantly with streaming full 1080p movies watching Vudu’s HDX content. Additionally Vudu provides a service of scanning your systems network capabilities to ensure your satisfaction and my system consistently maxes out at the greater than 9mbps mark. So with my system passing this test as well as flawlessly streaming video from multiple other vendors I feel I can logically conclude Hulu’s app for the LG BD670 is flawed. I am canceling my subscription until I have been made confident that this problem has been resolved.
Please add LG BD-570! I would like to subscribe as soon as it’s available.
I have the blu ray BD550 and I’m wondering if you will be adding the hulu app to my model?
Hi Mark,
I’m sorry to hear about the trouble you’re having while trying to watch on your Blu-ray player. If it’s not too much more trouble, can you drop us a line at (www.hulu.com/support) with more details about the issues you’re seeing?
Thanks,
Tim
Hulu Support
I purchased a BD670 with HuluPlus 1 week ago. Hulu often (80-90% of the time) gets stuck on “loading” a TV show and will not play. Also if you browse TV episodes too much the system will hang. You probably have a memory leak in your app. Netflix works fine.
Please get rights for hulu on bd550. Thank you!
Just got the BD670 and it has the Hulu Plus app but when I try to view the demo videos they either play with huge interruptions and skipping, or don’t play at all and just show a “loading” bar. Navigation in the app is also very slow/laggy. For comparison both netflix and amazon video are working just fine on the same player.
I echo the comment regarding LG Bluray BD640. I’d really like to know if you ever intend on making Hulu Plus available for the LG Blu-Ray player BD640. What is the likelihood that you will make it available on this system? What are the future plans for this system? I am so disappointed that I cannot watch HULU Plus on Netcast. I bought it in July 2011 and Hulu plus indicated that all 2011 LG Blu ray models would have HULU Plus. Are you specifically working on this?
Hi Joseph,
Thanks for posting. I’m really sorry that we don’t currently support your model Blu-ray player. Ideally, we’d want Hulu Plus on as many devices as possible, so we’ll keep working with LG to add your model. What I can suggest in the meantime is to keep an eye on our supported devices page ( hulu.com/plus/devices ) for any updates to new LG models we might be supporting in the future. Again, I’m sorry for the inconvenience but I hope this information helps!
Michael K.
Hulu Support
I recently bought a LG BD640 that was made in July 2011. I wish at the time I knew that it hadnt come with hulu plus. I recently signed up for hulu but truly see no point in keeping your service if my device isnt going to be updated. I do watch it on my computer but I would prefer to use the blu ray player I bought. Please notify me if possible if this model will be updated. I will be cancelling my subscription at the end of the month if I still cant get updated. Thank you.
Hulu Plus constantly crashes on the LG BluRay player I bought. I’m not able to watch shows 90% of the time without having to restart the system. Really disappointed with both LG and Hulu
Those are on our radar, Steve. We’re definitely working on it.
Thanks,
Brad
Hulu Support
Add to LG Netcast!!
I am irritated that my 1 year old TV that I paid extra money for just so it had the built in features such as Netflix and Vudu seems to be cast aside for their new Smart TV. Certainly Hulu Plus can be added to the NetCast TVs.
LG BD 570!!!!! PLEASE!
Hulu,
I have signed up for Hulu Plus and watch it through my computer. However, I would love to be able to watch it through my LG BluRay player. The model is BD640 and was manufactured January 2011. Do you know of any plans to add those devices to be able to stream your content?
Thanks,
Ozzie
Dear hulu
PLEASE PLEASE ADD YOUR SUPPORT TO THE POPULAR LG BLURAY PLAYERS!!!
Many potential customers have waited a long time. Don’t lose them!
Hulu is really killing themselves. I can not use my $400 LG to get Hulu?
Stupid! Most people I know can not get the service.
How do you expect to get customers if no one can get to your service?
Jay,
Thanks for your email, and thanks for your interest in Hulu Plus! I’m afraid I haven’t any specifics to offer regarding timeframes or upcoming models. Of course, we want to support as many devices as possible and I hope we can offer you support on these devices soon!
Thanks,
Daniel
Hulu Support
So any idea when we can see it for the BD550 and BD570?
Hi Clarisa,
I’m sorry that we don’t offer support for your your LG Blu-ray BD570 just yet. We want to make Hulu Plus available on every device imaginable – but in order to do that, we need to obtain a specific set of streaming rights for each device, and we need agreements in place with both our content owners and the hardware manufacturers.
We’re working towards that goal, and while I don’t have any information about if or when your device will be supported, I suggest keeping an eye on our list of supported devices at ( http://www.hulu.com/plus/devices ).
Thanks,
Tim T.
Hulu Support
Yesterday I subscribed to Hulu Plus hoping to watch it through my Bluray LG BD570, which works amazingly with Netflix and Youtube.
You do not support the BD570 yet? I’m sorry, I am canceling my subscription now.
Please add Hulu to Netcast! Hulu is good on the computer, but would be fabulous on big screen 60LD550!
PLEASE ADD SUPPORT FOR THE BD570!!!
I want to second the sentiment of adding Hulu to the BD550 device. Netflix is nice, but it appears to be imploding right now. I don’t count myself amongst those angry with Netflix because I’d quit my home delivery service long before they announced the price hikes and separation of the two services. My problem with Netflix is you can’t watch current content.
I know there are licensing issues, but if you could make a concerted effort to resolve them; it would be wonderful. I can tell you I am not shelling out money for another blu-ray device, when I haven’t had this one a full year.
Please add support for LG BD570. I watch Netflix all the time on it and would love to be able to access my Hulu+ account as well. I won’t shell out more $$ on another player just to access your service.
Hulu – I’ve been hoping for months that Hulu PLUS would be added to the LG BD-570. With Netflix in turmoil, NOW is the time to increase access to increase share. If the BD-570 was supported, I’d drop Netflix and sign up for PLUS today. If you want to increase your customer base, there is no good reason to force them to buy a new device. I can’t justify spending another $200 on a BD player when this one works perfectly fine. Sorry Hulu, but maybe we just weren’t meant to be.
over 600,000 people recently left Netflix, and you guys don’t have the availability for those customers with Blu-ray players by LG to switch over ? what a mind job.
Hulu….add support for LG BG570. Don’t be jerks like Netflix.
Need Hulu Plus on LG-BD570. Folks are not going to buy a new $200 player just to get Hulu Plus. You are missing out on a big set of customers who have bought into the LG 500 series and can be potential customers. Streaming is going to take over blu-ray rentals…
http://hpavs.com/mydigitalhome/index.php/2011/06/is-video-streaming-killing-blu-ray-disc-sales/
I understand you have licensing issues with LG BD500 series…but you need to re-evaluate that. Because once streaming becomes king, people won’t buy expensive LG Blu-ray players and just get a simple streaming device and Hulu’s investment in LG products will be of little value.
Capitalize on the market of people who already have decent streaming LG players!
The fact that folks (including myself) bought a tv hoping to have advertised
online capability, only to find out that the company is too sorry to support
these devices is a bunch of crap. I will not buy another LG tv or anything else.
Hey Brent,
I’m sorry for the trouble our application’s giving you. I recommend getting in touch with us at http://hulu.com/support so we can help troubleshoot and get things running properly again.
Thanks,
Ryan B.
Hulu Support
I have an LG BD 670, purchased about a month ago, before HULU Plus was on it. It updated one day, and HULU plus was available, and I signed up and am now being charged on my CC. HULU Plus worked for a while, although frequently paused for “loading”. Now, it just spins on loading after a selection is made and the video never loads. No problem with Netflix which is also on the BD 670. What’s up? I feel like canceling my subscription, because it doesn’t work, but I really want the service. I don’t have cable. Internet streaming through the BD 670 only, or a notebook if I have to.
Hey Shane, Sean, and M,
It’s true, we don’t have any plans to support 2010 models at this time, but we’re always evaluating what devices we can get on. The technological and licensing aspects of supporting models are complex and in this case we weren’t able to support those older models at this time, but that doesn’t mean things couldn’t change in the future.
I’m very sorry for the disappointment.
Thanks,
James
Hulu Support
LG recently posted an update for the BD570. I was sure it would be for HULU-Plus. Sadly it was not. I could not see what the update was for. Can we expect HULU on the next update?
Please add Hulu to the LG BD570 blu-ray player.
is Hulu plus available for streaming on the LGBD570 blu-ray player? It does not state any devices specifically
I have two LG Blu-ray players and would subscribe to your service if I could use it on them… any news on updates? A schedule for rolling out to BD players?
Pretty much really upset with Hulu, got an email saying they pretty much dont intend to support last years LG Blu-Ray models even though they are netcast equipped, and vudu, divxtv , netflix, all made it work?? whats the deal.
want hulu on lg bd550
Hi Sean,
Thanks for your post. Unfortunately I don’t have a list of the supported Blu-Ray models at this time, but I’ll work on getting that live as soon as we can.
Thanks,
James
Hulu Support
I was wondering if LG BD570 will be able to support hulu plus?
Hi Kayvan,
The LG 47LE5400 won’t be supported at launch, but we’d like to support as many devices as possible, so there’s always a possibility it will be added at a later date.
Thanks,
James
Hulu Support
Will support be added for LG 47LE5400 TV’s?
Hey, I have an LG BD670 blu ray player where the Hulu Plus icon newly shows but doesn’t work. I realize that this is probably an LG thing, but PLEASE HELP!!!
I just bought aLG-ST600 SmartTV Upgrader in hopes of watching HuluPlus rather than Netflix only to find Flashplayer 10.03 is required and Hulu content can’t be watched. I, like Keith, would like to know ifLG-ST600 SmartTV Upgrader be supported in the near future.
How about getting your service working properly on PS3 devices before expanding into other devices??
Will the LG-ST600 SmartTV Upgrader be supported as well?
Only thing keeping from ditching cable is that it is not available on the Tab 10.1. I know several people in the same boat that already use Hulu for free and would gladly upgrade to get it on their Honeycomb tablets as well.
Come on Hulu – help us out and get with the program!!
Thank you!!!!