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"Yesterday, we posted, as part of our 3 Sites\u2026 recommendation series, three of our favorite websites to watch TV and movies online. Hulu.com, of course, topped our list. Over the past three years, its success has reached monumental heights, topping the market for online full-episode TV viewing, with more than 44 million monthly visitors, according to comScore.  But contrary to popular assumption, Hulu.com is still slightly shy of profitable; over the past three years, the ad sales staff simply hasn&amp;#039;t been able to keep up with the site&amp;#039;s growth. In an effort to continue expanding, over the past weekend, Hulu.com tried to work out a fair payment deal with Viacom, but couldn&amp;#039;t agree on numbers\u2014so they parted ways, according to numerous sources. Though our favorite Comedy Central shows, like &amp;quot;The Daily Show&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;The Colbert Show,&amp;quot; will still be available on TheDailyShow.com and ColbertNation.com, we at WomansDay.com are still crossing our fingers that the two parties kiss and make up soon. It seems like on the network sites, users still have to jump through hoops to get to and through the show they want to watch. Hulu.com makes it easy, and the commercials are always shorter. Luckily, it&amp;#039;s not lost on Viacom that &amp;quot;The Daily Show&amp;quot; is listed as the third-most-watched show on the site (behind &amp;quot;Lost&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Family Guy&amp;quot;); allegedly, the network is still talking to Hulu.com about &amp;quot;a number of opportunities,&amp;quot; and hopes to work with them again someday.  According to the Times, content owners receive about 50 to 70 percent of the revenue, while Hulu.com claims the remaining. That said, Hulu.com is completely dependent on these content owners, such as Viacom, for it&amp;#039;s success. This being the first major break between TV show owners and Hulu.com, let&amp;#039;s hope that, in the future, Hulu.com can make it work. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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