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Amazon's Echo Show program will apparently work as a small television, and not just as a visual interface for Alexa and her many applications. When the newly announced 10-inch HD display begins shipping next month, it will provide support for Hulu, the first live streaming TV service to run on the Alexa device. Users will be able to tune into Hulu with Live TV using only their voice, saying things like "Alexa, play …" followed by the name of the TV show, movie or channel.
Amazon also tells us that streaming will not be limited to new Echo Show devices – the first Echo Show will also support live streaming.
Amazon executives said last week that one of the main use cases of Echo Show was cooking – and that the new appliance takes advantage of it by offering step-by-step cooking instructions from applications such as Kitchen Stories, Allrecipes, Epicurious, Food52, TheKitchn and SideChef.
But there are many other times you work in the kitchen, but you do not follow a specific recipe, while you simply prefer to have the TV on to entertain you instead. That's where Hulu's live broadcast service comes in. You can have the news, a game or anything you want to watch while you prepare your meal.
Hulu was one of two television applications announced for Echo Show, the other being NBC. But for now, Hulu is the only one to support live TV.
Regarding why Hulu would bother to build what remains a relatively niche Echo device – after all, the best seller is the entry-level point, not the show – the company says it's is a commitment.
Since launching a voice application on Fire TV last November, Hulu claims that those who use Alexa are watching twice as many hours of content as those using remote controls.
Separately from his live broadcast plans for Echo Show, Hulu also announced a redesigned Web version last week. The updated site now supports multiple windows, image mode in the image while browsing and Chromecast support.
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