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Read the entire article from CBS news.com

With its media company parents breathing down its neck to turn a profit, the online video site Hulu announced a subscription service today that charges $9.99 a month for access to older episodes of popular television shows. The more recent episodes of the shows will remain free…

…In a post on the Hulu blog, CEO Jason Kilar wrote that the company was offering “a fair price” that would cater to customers accessing their favorite shows.

…The new site is initially available by preview invitation only on computers, Apple’s iPad and iPhones and certain Samsung Blu-ray players and TVs. It’s coming to Sony’s PlayStation 3 and some of its TVs and Blu-ray players, and there are plans to launch on Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox early next year.

…Vendors are still trying to figure this out but there’s undeniable interest in the space. Earlier this month, for instance, Fox Interactive Media announced a move into mobile video with an on-demand service called Bitbop that will allow Blackberry users to watch TV shows and movies on their devices.

Bitbop, Fox Mobile’s subscription-based TV program showcase, has made its debut on Research in Motion’s BlackBerry this week and is now preparing to begin beta tests on Google’s Android system. The beta will launch in two weeks, Joe Bilman, Fox Mobile’s EVP, Global Products, told paidContent in an interview. In addition, Bitbop is also working on an international expansion as well. This fall, the mobile VOD service, which costs U.S. subs $9.99 a month to stream over 100 popular TV programs, will be available in Germany. In contrast to the U.S., at least right now, the German Bitbop will allow viewing on PCs in addition to mobile.

Bilman declined to discuss why it isn’t yet available on the PC in the U.S., but it probably has to do with the different licensing deals for TV programming in the U.S. Aside from its international goals, Bitbop is also looking to eventually create an app for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. But unlike the rest of the of world, Bitbop isn’t rushing to knock down Apple’s door to the iTunes App Store.

Bitbop’s argument is that apps for the iPhone have reached a saturation level, where it’s harder and harder for new services to break in. The BlackBerry, on the other hand, has largely been ignored as a vehicle for entertainment while it still positions itself mainly as a tool for business professionals. In Bilman’s view, those individuals like to watch videos as well, so why not carve out a niche there as it seeks to build its name? Read the article

Bitbop aims to take on FloTV, Sling with Blackberry exclusive mobile entertainment service:

News Corp-owned subsidiary Fox Mobile Group launched late Wednesday its fee-based Bitbop mobile entertainment service, aiming to compete with the likes of Sling and FloTV in offering entertainment on the go.

Bitbop has launched exclusively on the BlackBerry platform, although company representatives told BetaNews that versions of the application will be made available for the iPhone and Android platforms in the near future. The company declined to offer any specific time frame link to article: http://www.betanews.com