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Hulu’s Live TV Service Arrives On Amazon Fire TV
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21
Status: Available Now!
Type: News
Date: Friday 21 July 2017, 07:05 AM
Media: Techcrunch

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About the organization Hulu:
Type: Business
Sub-Types: Website, Streaming Agent, Telecommunication Software, Application Software
Notable Organizations: Hulu, Techcrunch
Hulu’s Live TV service, the expanded version of Hulu launched in May which provides access to live television in addition to Hulu’s existing on-demand library, is now available on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. This is the first major platform expansion since the service’s debut, as it was initially available on iOS, Android, Chromecast, Apple TV and Xbox One. Amazon Fire TV is one of the few remaining platforms were Hulu’s app still needs to be rolled out in order be considered a true cross-platform service. It’s also in need of support for Roku and Samsung Smart TVs – both of which were also previously promised to be in the works. In its announcement this morning, Hulu says that the new service’s more limited availability allowed the company to learn from viewer feedback and then roll out changes and improvements in the weeks following its launch. That’s probably a good thing, because Hulu’s overhauled user interface and refreshed design has led to a decent-sized smattering of user complaints. In fact, one of the most upvoted posts on Hulu’s forums about the new experience, with 1,328 votes, references users’ dislike of the new interface. As we noted in our original review, the organization and layout of Hulu’s Live TV homescreen felt wrong, with perhaps too much emphasis on Hulu’s personalization goals, to the detriment of easier navigation and quicker access to the shows you actually want to track and watch. To Hulu’s credit, however, it has been steadily rolling out small tweaks to address some issues, noting that it was taking forum users’ feedback into consideration. For example, in June, the company updated the app with labels that indicate your current viewing progress ( “all caught up,” or how many episodes left, e.g.); it added green “New Episode” badges so you would know what’s new; and it added the option to disable AutoPlay.
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