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title: "Internet TV Update: Hulu, Joost, TiVo"
date: 2008-03-14
author: "Richard MacManus"
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  - name: "ReadWriteWeb"
    url: "/category/readwriteweb.md"
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  - name: "2008"
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# Internet TV Update: Hulu, Joost, TiVo

![](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137im_/http://www.readwriteweb.com/images/hululogo.jpg)This week there’s been a fair bit of action in the Internet TV sector, with announcements from Hulu, Joost and TiVo. Our network blog [last100](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137/http://last100.com/) has been covering the action.

This week Hulu – the online video project from Newscorp and NBC/Universal, with participation by Sony, MGM and others ([our previous coverage](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/hulu.php)) – launched to the general public in the United States. It’s been in private beta nearly five months, [wrote Dan Langendorf at last100](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137/http://www.last100.com/2008/03/11/hulu-set-for-its-public-debut-heres-the-good-the-bad-the-achilles-heel/).

The good news is that Hulu is free and offers legal content to viewers, albeit ad-supported. But it has its bad points, for example Hulu’s network lineup is missing a few big players – CBS and Walt Disney’s ABC, although both are rumored to be in negotiations with Hulu. Check out [Dan’s review](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137/http://www.last100.com/2008/03/11/hulu-set-for-its-public-debut-heres-the-good-the-bad-the-achilles-heel/) for the full skinny.

## Joost makes live-streaming video available, starting with March Madness

![](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137im_/http://www.last100.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/joost-logo.jpg)Joost, the Internet TV service, is [making live-streaming video available through an update to its desktop client](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137/http://www.last100.com/2008/03/12/joost-makes-live-streaming-video-available-starting-with-march-madness/). Joost has landed a deal with one of its investors, CBS, to stream live and relatively ad-free NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship games. The new Joost client — for the PC and Intel Macs only — was made available for download this week and is needed to access live streaming. Joost began looking into adding “live television” back in October.

## TiVo continues expansion, adds YouTube to “television services” lineup

![](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137im_/http://www.last100.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/tivo-man.jpg)It seems a bit late, but the important thing is that TiVo keeps improving its “television services” offering. This time, [TiVo is adding YouTube to its ever-expanding lineup.](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137/http://www.last100.com/2008/03/12/tivo-continues-expansion-adds-youtube-to-television-services-lineup/)

TiVo’s partnership with YouTube will deliver Web video directly to user’s televisions. The catch is to get YouTube content you must own the latest TiVo HD and TiVo Series3 models.

*Check out more Internet TV news from [last100](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137/http://last100.com/), our digital lifestyle blog covering Internet TV, digital music, Mobile Web and more. You can [subscribe to last100 here](https://web.archive.org/web/20081229215137/http://feeds.feedburner.com/last100).*

*Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/internet_tv_update_hulu_joost_tivo.php))*