Big Media Forces Hulu To Pull Shows Off Boxee
Wed, Feb 18th, 2009 |
Big media is getting more restrictive with its Web video content. Do they just not 'get' the Internet? Or are they protecting their real revenue sources -- cable TV and broadcast ads?
Tonight's shocker: Web TV site Hulu says its content providers are forcing it to pull their shows off Boxee, which offers free Web media center software (mostly used by Mac geeks) that looks a little like cable set-top box software.
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