Viacom has planned to remove "The Daily Show", "The Colbert Report" and other comedy central programs from the online Hulu, next week. Due to the present incapacity of the service of protecting the rights, the hit political satires are being taken from its essential shelves.

"In the past 21 months, we've had very strong results for both Hulu and Comedy Central, in terms of the views and revenue we've generated. After a series of discussions with the team at Comedy Central, though, we ultimately were unable to secure the rights to extend these shows for a much longer period of time", said Andy Forsell, Senior Vice President of Content and Distribution at Hulu.

Hulu is still in talking terms with the broadcaster about content opportunities and it hopes that in the future both will be seen working together again. According to comScore, Hulu, which emerged just 3 years ago, has dominated the market for online full-episode TV viewing. More than 44 million visitors watch these shows.