TiVo has announced the arrival of Hulu Plus on TiVo Premiere PVRs. Buyers of a new TiVo Premiere box will receive six months of the service for free. Hulu Plus subscriptions cost $7.99 (€5.64) a month.
TiVo had previously announced the deal last September, but the service is only now going live. The content available to TiVo users is the complete Hulu Plus including programming from ABC, BET, Comedy Central, Fox, NBC, MTV and VH-1. Programmes include Glee, The Office and Modern Family and complete back seasons of classic TV programs such as Lost and Battlestar Galactica.
TiVo owners can already access other on-demand servcies such as Blockbuster, Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, and YouTube Lean Back. Hulu Plus is already available on a number of mobile and connected devices such as Apple iPod, Apple iPads, Roku, Sony PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games consoles and LG, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung and Vizio connected TVs.