Why Bitbop, Fox's Mobile Video Subscription Service, is No Hulu

A video subscription service for smartphones is to be launched at CTIA today by Fox Mobile Group, owned by that champion of the free Internet, Rupert Murdoch. (Can I just say how amazing it is to have Peyote on your cornflakes each morning?) Bitbop will allow users to view content via streaming, as well as downloadable movies and TV shows. It consists of a free app, which offers sneaky peeks, but to get the whole shaboodle, you'll pay a monthly sub of $9.99. Hmmm, shades of a paying Hulu