Netflix, Hulu original shows challenge broadcast, cable TV
February 12, 2012
Within just over a week, Netflix and Hulu are both debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming. The shows amount to a milestone in Internet television, an early sign of the leveling between broadcasting and streaming. Programming options between TV and the Web are increasingly separated by little more than the "video source" button on your remote. But the most salient thing about the new offerings from Netflix and Hulu are just how "TV" they are.
Netflix, Hulu original shows challenge broadcast, cable TV