Comments on: What Was Fox’ Hulu Blackout Really All About?

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[...] What Was Fox’s Hulu Blackout Really All About? [NewTeeVee] — Cablevision and Fox are in a scuffle in the New York City market. As a “warning shot,” Fox closed Hulu off for Cablevision internet users. Might it bring to light for the FCC another concern about the Comcast-NBC deal, in which they will have great control over the dominant online video service. [...]

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FCC Live-Tweets NLCS Matchup for Cablevision Subs: Video « — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:28:20 +0000

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By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:48:41 +0000

“Which is not to say that we should allow Fox to continue to own a stake in Hulu. There’s way too much vertical integration in the media.”

???

Who are you that you allow Fox to own its property?

Analogy: We should not allow you to decide who lives in the house you own. I’ll make the decision who lives there and decide how much rent you receive. Currently since you own the house and decide who lives there (you), there is too much vertical integration. We all have rights to access your property. Society will be better off…

By: isaac32767

isaac32767 — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:44:46 +0000

I don’t think Fox’s stake in Hulu has anything to do with their ability to black out Hulu content. Hulu can only serve content it has permission to serve, and if the content provider says “our content can’t go to such and such IP addresses” they’d pretty much have to comply. They already do this by blocking IP addresses outside the U.S.

Which is not to say that we should allow Fox to continue to own a stake in Hulu. There’s way too much vertical integration in the media.

By: Leila

Leila — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:48:06 +0000

Remember when Ma Bell owned telephone communications? Now the field is open and they are history. The networks are going to have to adapt or die because they no longer have a monopoly on broadcasting.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:21:10 +0000

Whats the big deal if NBC or FOX decide to control who has access to their content? If they want to allow fewer people to access their content and give up that additional add revenue, that is their choice. It is their property. Americans are not born with an inalienable right to watch all tv shows on hulu…

By: Rebekah Brown

Rebekah Brown — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:03:38 +0000

PR. Pure and simple. Good ploy, powerful, did the job.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:24:52 +0000

Umm….that post is just wild speculation mixed with bullshit.