As convenient as TV on demand is, you can't always take your favorite shows with you.
Be it inside a train, plane, or technologically-impaired relative's home, scarce internet cuts your Metalocalypse marathon short and forces you to *shudder* confront the real world.
To combat this, Amazon Prime Instant Video and Netflix allow shows to be downloaded for offline viewing, and it appears another service is interested in doing the same.
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins revealed that Hulu is looking into adding offline viewing to its subscription streaming service, according to an interview in AdWeek.
"Yes, [offline streaming]'s definitely on our road map," said Hopkins. "It's something that we're going be doing in a few months. We're working hard on the technology around that and getting the rights squared away."
Like Netflix - but different!
That's not the only note the green-tinted video streaming service is learning from the red-tinted one's book. Hulu has always been close to follow Netflix when it comes to new features, from original content to 4K streaming to its latest addition: user profiles.
Originally unavailable to mobile users when it was announced late last year, Hulu's user profiles are now fully available starting today, allowing mutliple personalized portions to be set up on a single account.
Much like Netflix's "Who's watching?" launch screen, Hulu's profiles allow an individual to keep their own personal watchlist, keep up with tailored recommendations, and manage parental controls on accounts for younger children.
Hopkins says offline viewing will arrive in "a few months," though the company won't be idle long after given its other, far more resource-intensive venture: offering a live cable package to compete with AT&T's DirecTV Now service.
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