In a surprising development, Viacom-owned Comedy Central has inked a deal to bring The Daily Show and Colbert Report to Hulu. “We had to check and make sure the press release wasn’t a joke,” writes CNET’s Caroline McCarthy. You may remember, Viacom chose not to participate in the Hulu joint venture (NBCU-News Corp), electing instead to provide content to Joost. “But now that the Joost hype has faded completely, experimenting with Hulu’s ad-supported distribution seems logical,” McCarthy writes. Says Michael Arrington at TechCrunch: “Game over, Hulu wins.”
Update: Both shows are already up on Hulu, but at this writing, there are only a handful of episodes.
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