Kylo TV Browser Launches Then Hulu Kills It Off
A new browser designed for watching internet tv on your television has launched. The bad news – Hulu know about it and have killed access to its streams. The software which has just been launched by Hillcrest Labs called Kylo is supposed to make watching internet on tv easier, blah blah. To be honest, the software is a simple browser that linkls to network tv websites such as ABC etc. And has been launched on the back of growing, watch Internet streams on TV on demand.
Kylo PC on TV but not Hulu
Kylo can be downloaded from www.kylo.tv, and is opens to a simple screen offering links to internet tv content providers including YouTube, CBS, NBC and Fox. It also has other apps allowing access to Facebook etc.
The software has been rushed out to meet demand from new HDTV and Blu-ray players are being sold with internet connectivity built in. Boxee and Roku are also manufacturing set-top boxes that allow internet access on tv, and funnily enough Boxee have had run-ins with Hulu over streaming tv shows.
After launching, there was an instant response from Hulu who disabled streaming from this new app. Hillcrest issued a statement saying:-
“We have confirmed with Hulu that they are preventing the Kylo web browser from playing Hulu videos. Prior to our formal launch, Hulu videos would play within the Kylo browser. Like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari, the Kylo browser is simply a Web browser that enables consumers to visit any site on the Web. We have tremendous respect for Hulu, and we hope that a continued dialog might influence their thinking.” — Dan Simpkins, CEO of Hillcrest Labs
The Kylo browser which is in effect all it is, must have known Hulu would not take kindly to its streaming content on television being distributed by their browser! And to think Hulu might change their mind is laughable. But hey its great publicity right?
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There is a fairly easy temporary unofficial fix to Hulu’s blocking Kylo on the Kylo forums.
ive tried the browser – its pretty good for htpc owners. however, kylo blocks access to the main page (http://connect.kylo.tv) if the browser is not kylo. its dumb to complain about hulu while doing the same thing.