Hulu to stream presidential debates live
Granted, a live stream of the presidential debate isn't quite as exciting as real-time streaming of popular, network-owned programs like Heroes or 24. But if enough people tune in to watch the debate on Hulu tonight, it could be a powerful demonstration that there's a group of people who want to watch live TV online, not just video-on-demand a day or two after a TV program has already aired on television.
Of course, Hulu isn't the only site that will be streaming debate coverage tonight. As NewTeeVee points out, C-SPAN, ABC, CBS, FOX, Current, CNN, MSNBC, and MySpace will all be streaming tonight's debate. So maybe this isn't so much a first step toward the internet-based future of broadcasting as it is a way for companies to try to build an audience for their online video sites by streaming something that most major networks have access to anyway, and which a lot of Americans plan to watch.
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Abdo said 12:42PM on 10-07-2008
Great, I'm tuning in. What time is the debate?
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Xslf said 3:33PM on 10-07-2008
And perhaps one day, this content will be available for people outside the US.
At the meantime, I'll stick with YouTube and BitTorrent, and wear an "international pirate hat".
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politico said 8:41PM on 10-07-2008
With live streaming, fun user driven sites like this are possible:
http://www.unfuse.com/decisions/79-Presidential-Debate-2-Obama-Vs-McCain/finalize
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zeke said 9:40PM on 10-07-2008
yeah... i couldn't get Hulu to work. and then NBC not only didn't work right, it also delayed the live stream (in-progress!) while it showed me commercials. i'm now watching it on the BBC, which is pretty ridiculous.
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Joe said 5:44PM on 10-08-2008
you guys are fucking idiots. Did you get that? Fucking creeps!!!
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Jash Sayani said 7:52AM on 10-08-2008
I love hulu but you just cant download the videos.!!!
Any hack...?
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