Free Friday

This Friday Hulu will begin broadcasting commercial free entertainment (for one night only).

Again, through it’s advertising partners (this time specifically brought to you by Mcdonald’s McCafe ) Hulu will be able to provide legal, free, and quality streaming of both movies and television on the internet.

I’m not a big coffee or fast food person, but I fully support and appreciate this step by Mcdonalds and hope that other companies may follow suit and provide more than one commercial free day.  Nissan used to provide limited commercial breaks during Heroes episodes on NBC and I appreciated the extra show time and limited interruptions even then.

There is still a way for companies to advertise without hindering the viewing experience or losing out to Tivo.  Advertisers just need to get creative, you get more with honey than you do with vinegar.

Wii Have Video

Wii has at last joined the video trend that has swept the video game market.  Wii, as the most original of the consoles, has still decided it wouldn’t hurt to hop on this particular band wagon.

Though Xbox and Playstation 3 are still the only consoled to offer DVD playing capabilities soon Nintendo will begin streaming video just like its competitors.  Original Wii videos to stream exclusively on the console are planned as part of the project.  Consoles can already reach the internet so hopefully video won’t be too hard to add.  It certainly can’t hurt the Wii’s already incredible popularity.