Cablevision is bringing Hulu to its cable boxes

Pretty soon, Cablevision customers won't need a set-top box or any extra hardware to stream Hulu. The company has signed an agreement with Hulu that will make it the first cable provider to distribute Hulu directly. It'll be the same Hulu Plus experience you've seen on Roku, Apple TV, and game consoles -- but you'll tune to it directly from Cablevision's remote. "Even with the rapid growth in streaming, there is a huge audience that consumes television through their cable provider, and we want to be there for them too," said Tim Connolly, Hulu's president of distribution. Specific pricing and availability information will be announced later. For Cablevision, this is the latest move in its campaign to appeal to cord cutters.