News brief: Google’s Chromecast offers buyers free Hulu Plus

Google’s Chromecast is offering new US customers a two-month Hulu Plus subscription.

The streaming HDMI dongle retails for US$35 in the US and a subscription to Hulu’s premium service is US$7.99 a month.

The offer, which became active today, is not as generous as the one Chromecast offered at launch, when buyers got a three months Netflix subscription.

The Chromecast first launched in the US before rolling out internationally.

It is now also in several international markets including the UK and Ireland, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.