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Even when you’re watching TV alone, you’ve always got a friend in BuddyTV Guide — the personalized listings and remote control app. Now, in addition to content providers Netflix, iTunes and Amazon, it’s inviting another player to the viewing party: Hulu Plus. Subscribers to the service will be able to see all associated video content in the BuddyTV Guide listings, and better yet, access it directly from within the app. Intrigued, Hulu Plus patrons? Head on down to the source link, grab the relevant app and let the New Girl marathon commence.

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BuddyTV Guide app adds Hulu Plus integration originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In a move that should please the hard of hearing and anyone trying to watch a video quietly sans-headphones, the Hulu Plus, HBO Go and Max Go apps for iOS devices have all recently been updated with support for closed captions. The portable apps for HBO and Cinemax got their refresh yesterday along some unspecified enhancements and bug fixes. For Hulu Plus, the update to version 2.6 not only brings a subtitle toggle for English and other languages, where available (on iOS 4.3 and higher), but also sharing via Twitter, Facebook and email, a 10 second rewind button and the usual unspecified other tweaks. Due to its market share Netflix has gotten most of the pressure when it comes to offering captions, but its good to see other streaming options getting on board as well. All the apps are free, even though the services aren’t, hit the source links below to grab the latest versions.

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Hulu Plus, HBO Go and Max Go apps for iOS updated with support for closed captions originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s been a year since Hulu launched its streaming video service in Japan, and to celebrate it’s released its app on Apple TVs there. It hasn’t all been roses for the last twelve months, with a price drop in April — and we’re not seeing any celebration of subscriber figures in the blog post — despite including things like HBO that it seems unlikely we’ll see on Hulu domestically. Just like the Apple TV app that popped up over here, Japanese users should simply find it on their devices, while prospective subscribers are being enticed with one month free subscriptions if they sign up via their hockey puck.

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Hulu marks its first year in Japan by opening up access on Apple TV originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fanhattan’s often been praised for offering a one-stop hub where folks can keep track of all their cherished entertainment shows, which has led it to become a crowd favorite amongst iOS users. Well, today the application’s expanding its TV guide services a little more, announcing it’s now showing content from 10 new providers, including HBO, Cinemax, NBC and, better yet, The CW — you know, because we just can’t miss out on the latest Gossip Girl episodes. In addition to these channel inclusions, Fanhattan’s also introduced a novel, Amazon-esque WatchList feature that pushes out alerts as soon as added shows (movies, too) are ready to be watched. If you’ve yet to give the handy application a try, you can do so now by grabbing it at no cost from Cupertino’s well-known app mart.

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Fanhattan updates iOS app with WatchList feature, content from Cinemax, HBO and NBC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Western Digital must not want to leave casual TV gaming to the Roku crowd. Our friends at the FCC have just posted a filing that shows the as yet unannounced WD TV Play taking on its set-top rival with a dedicated gaming channel. We’re only given a small peek into the new media hub’s gaming universe through the pre-release user manual, but we know that a Texas Hold’em variant and other titles will find their way in through the gaming services Funspot and PlayJam. No signs have surfaced of a Roku-like motion control, either, although the remote has been given an overhaul compared to its WD TV Live cousin with prominent shortcut buttons for Hulu Plus, Netflix and Vudu. There aren’t any immediate clues as to when the otherwise pedestrian-looking Play will take over store shelves — that said, the virtually complete details hint that there’s not long to wait.

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WD TV Play media hub revealed by the FCC, puts Texas Hold’em on the big screen originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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