AppleInsider Staff
As part of its iOS update released on Tuesday, Apple pushed out a new software build for the Apple TV set-top box, which includes a "brand new style" for the integrated Hulu Plus service.
After iOS 6.1.3 and Apple TV 5.2.1 were released on Tuesday, Hulu provided an update on its official blog noting that the new Hulu Plus experience on Apple TV ames to make it "even easier to find your favorite current season TV episodes and discover a new favorite show."
"Right away, you’ll notice we’ve added content categories across the top navigation bar to make it easy to for you to jump to your chosen section — whether it is TV, Kids, Latino, Search, or something else," the company said. "Inside each category, you’ll discover what’s new in our content library so it’s easy to discover new shows and keep up with the shows you already love. You can also jump into your favorite shows right away with the 'Shows You Watch' tray. We built this to make sure you never miss a new episode or lose your place in a series."
The updated feature found included with Apple TV also allows users to quickly start playing the latest episode of a series by simply pressing the "Play" button. And users can hold down the "Select" button on their Apple TV remote while a clip is playing to access subtitles.
Hulu Plus is a subscription TV service that provides content from top broadcast networks ABC, NBC, Fox, the CW and Univision. It's available with "limited advertising" for $7.99 per month.
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I wonder if the "limited advertising" on Hulu Plus is worth making their subscribers feel like suckers for paying for content that still gets interrupted by ads.
Sigh, as usual an update that only benefits the US customers. Come on, role out some local content in the UK or elsewhere for once!!!!!!
[quote name="jakeb" url="/t/156553/apple-tv-5-2-1-update-includes-redesigned-hulu-interface#post_2296772"]I wonder if the "limited advertising" on Hulu Plus is worth making their subscribers feel like suckers for paying for content that still gets interrupted by ads.[/quote] Feel much less of a sucker than when I see ads on cable TV which cost considerably more and has many more commercials.
edit: Pipped by [B]dasanman69[/B]. Should have been more laconic.
The overwhelming majority of people subscribe to cable which costs 10 times more on average with far more ads. So the people who subscribe to Hulu Plus are the smart ones in my opinion. Current full season episodes at a much cheaper cost with far less ads.
It amazes me how some people think it is somehow out of the ordinary to pay for content with ads. Quite the opposite actually especially with TV content.