Comments on: Everybody Freak Out! Hulu to Charge by 2010

By: Report: Hulu Premium to Begin on Xbox Live

Report: Hulu Premium to Begin on Xbox Live — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:01:25 +0000

[...] subscription plans have been rumored for some time now, but this is the first report to tie a Hulu Premium offering to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming [...]

By: Would You Pay $10 a Month for Hulu? « The BAT Channel

Would You Pay $10 a Month for Hulu? « The BAT Channel — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:02:26 +0000

[...] has been rumored to be considering a subscription plan for some time now, with the most recent report in the New York Times hinting that it could [...]

By: Would You Pay $10 a Month for Hulu? « AccessTech News

Would You Pay $10 a Month for Hulu? « AccessTech News — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:01:41 +0000

[...] has been rumored to be considering a subscription plan for some time now, with the most recent report in the New York Times hinting that it could [...]

By: Would You Pay $10 a Month for Hulu?

Would You Pay $10 a Month for Hulu? — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:37:02 +0000

[...] has been rumored to be considering a subscription plan for some time now, with the most recent report in the New York Times hinting that it could [...]

By: Hulu May Test Subscription Service on iPad

Hulu May Test Subscription Service on iPad — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:04:33 +0000

[...] NewTeeVee readers said firmly that they would not pay to use the site. But as Liz Gannes might say, we shouldn’t freak out over the possibility, as much of the content will probably remain available for free. Kilar even tells the Times that [...]

By: CB

CB — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:34:03 +0000

Pung has nailed it exactly — as soon as anyone allows me to watch TV episodes anytime I want, I will cancel all 200 channels of total crap in my current verizon FiOS cable TV — in. a. heartbeat. I will even watch the frigging commericals.

Best of all for the content provider and the advertisers — they can fire those lame-arse Neilsson’s raters (who helped kill soo many good shows and let sooo many lousy ones live) — it will be trivial to count exactly how many people watch which commercials & whether they switch channels or skip ahead in a show — if the show of commercial sucks, they will get instant feedback.

By: The Wish List: 7 Things We Hope Will Come True in 2010 – GigaOM

The Wish List: 7 Things We Hope Will Come True in 2010 – GigaOM — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:44:32 +0000

[...] Goes Premium – Hulu’s corporate parents are clearly fixated on the idea that the site could launch a subscription service that would push it toward [...]

By: Pung

Pung — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:45:40 +0000

Hulu, listen up, I have your solution. Everyone has been trying to get Hulu on their tv. By boxee or apple tv or any other way they can. And you’ve blocked them. Here’s why you blocked them: You’re going to make a $200 dollar hulu box. With Wi-fi and HDMI and make it slim, so I can tuck it behind my flatscreen tv mount. There’s some additional revenue right there. You can charge more to advertisers, because it’s not internet pre-roll you’re selling, it’s actual TV commercials which are worth 10x as much. The box will become the must have device for Christmas 2010. Don’t forget Amazon, Netflix, and Slingbox like capability, which you can also skim a little off the top. Also think about: Skype video calls on your tv, an HBO subcription, Storage for music and pictures, an Optical Out for surround sound. You can single-handedly kill comcast and verizon. Someone will do it eventually – apple just may beat you to it.

By: “Hulu to Charge Users in 2010″ and related posts « Twitter

“Hulu to Charge Users in 2010″ and related posts « Twitter — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:37:25 +0000

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By: Hulu’s New Embed Policy Can Only Hurt It

Hulu’s New Embed Policy Can Only Hurt It — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:48:03 +0000

[...] fine with aggregators like Rippol and Clicker embedding their libraries. At a time when Hulu is under pressure from its corporate parents to muck around with its model so they can make more money, it should remember that its biggest [...]

By: Why Subscription TV From Apple Could Shake Cable’s Tree

Why Subscription TV From Apple Could Shake Cable’s Tree — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:51:59 +0000

[...] Hulu’s board members have been making rumblings about charging for content, and few people doubt that the company can make a paid model work. In fact, some industry experts see Hulu as pointing to “the end of free TV” (GigaOM Pro, subscription required). Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has already recommended that Apple jump on this trend by introducing a $30-$40 subscription sub-library of its TV shows that could look mighty attractive relative to expensive cable bills. [...]

By: Hulu might die in 2010 | dashPunk

Hulu might die in 2010 | dashPunk — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:03:48 +0000

[...] To be clear, Carey is saying that much of the site’s content should remain free. Any paid content should add value for users and revenue for broadcasters, he explained — unlike some proposed “TV Everywhere” authentication schemes which give the same content through a different venue. Hulu premium products could include exclusives, previews, shortened windows, mobile and behind-the-scenes content ( New TeeVee). [...]

By: James

James — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:05:54 +0000

I'm not sure that there's much to fuss about. If they start charging, then just go back to the OTA/Cable TV you're already paying for. I use Hulu because I really don't have time to sit down and watch television, don't really care to invest in monthly cable service or DVR devices either.

Personally, I would pay for the service. Provided that the paid service is ad/commercial-free and that they begin to negotiate more content with other studios/networks.

I appreciate their service as it is, but with additional revenue one would hope they would up their game.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:53:09 +0000

I think this is a very bad idea, and they should come up with a way to keep it free and increase revenue. More advertising or another method.

By: Chris R

Chris R — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:45:04 +0000

I think it is great that hulu is considering charging their viewers. I never go their and I don't care.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:17:32 +0000

I'm fine with them charging as long as everything that is shot in HD is in HD with no spots obviously, but IT HAS TO HAVE the full archive of the shows that are on there. Why would anyone pay for essentially DVD extras when they can get the show for free OTA. But, if you have the complete archives of the shows, it basically becomes Netflix for TV as Netflix's online TV content is pretty lacking.

The last 5 episodes should stay free like it is now.