Streaming 411

While Apple TV isn't heavily promoted by Apple, Inc., they continue to add value to the platform, making it more and more attractive to consumers looking for a home streaming media player.  This year the following changes have taken place:

• The next generation Apple TV had several upgrades, one in particular that makes it notably more useful:  movies purchased from the iTunes store can now be streamed via the device.  Also, iCloud makes sharing content to a variety of devices much simpler.  Prior to that, you could only watch rented flicks on Apple TV, and any content you purchased had to be viewed on your PC or Mac, or loaded onto a mobile device via a connected cord from your PC to your mobile device.
• Netflix & Apple TV also announced a billing partnership at the same time the next generation Apple TV was released.  Owners can sign up for Netflix directly through Apple TV and pay through their iTunes account.

Just a few hours ago, Hulu announced on their official blog that they have arrived on Apple TV today!  You can order Hulu Plus and have it assigned to your Apple TV device by clicking here.  As soon as Apple TV performs a system update, the Hulu Plus app will appear next time you pull up the interface.  Select Hulu Plus, select "already a Hulu Plus subscriber", and then enter your email address and password that you used to sign up for your Hulu trial.