Comments on: Is Hulu Driving People Back to Piracy?

By: Lancelot

Lancelot — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:58:48 +0000

I’ve stopped watching Hulu due to the increase in commercials. I won’t support their site when it’s getting to the point where there’s all most as many commercials as on network tv. Between them blocking so many HTPC systems & now with all the commercials they force feed us I’ve reached the breaking point. I now just order the dvd from Netflix & download the current weeks shows in torrent form.

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:27:30 +0000

Too many commercials take the fun out out of watching movies. One minute every fifteen minutes is okay. That gives the viewer a break also.

I don't want it for free but it should be cheap because of the masses. All people are not stupid. They don't always know what is right, but they can tell when something is wrong usually!

By: Matthew Long

Matthew Long — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:42:13 +0000

I dont have a problem with them having advertisements mixed in with the videos their showing on HULU, but they need to keep the ads out of the video player (period). If i have to wait 30 secs to see a 2 minute video I will NOT stay on that website long.

WTF? I can go to youtube and watch all kinds of video and never see a commercial.....(thats what the adds are for all over the page)

Thats what's great about the net.... you just pick another site.....

the people have more of the power on the NET!!!!

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By: Christian Top 500 » Piracy – No, not that kind

Christian Top 500 » Piracy – No, not that kind — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:56:25 +0000

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Media Companies Plan Weapons of Mass Authentication « NewTeeVee — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:00:41 +0000

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By: Will Hulu Be Able To Survive? : TC Games And More

Will Hulu Be Able To Survive? : TC Games And More — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:58:15 +0000

[...] We’ve pointed out in the past that you don’t compete against piracy by being lame, and you have to give Hulu at least some kudus for doing its best early on not to be lame (despite plenty of expectations to the contrary). However, every time we’ve mentioned Hulu around here, we’ve noticed an awful lot of pissed off comments from users, who complain about too many advertisements or the ridiculous location restrictions (or music restrictions) that Hulu has to put on content at the request of content owners. And, now, with the removal of Hulu content from Boxee, some are beginning to question whether or not Hulu is driving people back to unauthorized options for TV content. [...]

By: c.a. church

c.a. church — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:31:55 +0000

To be honest, I hadn't considered torrents for movies/shows in many years. When hulu came along on boxee, I was elated to find that I had access to a lot of shows, legally, with a minimum of annoyances! Well, now that it's gone - I guess piracy is the only real option for getting content off of the internet and on to my TV.

Or, better yet, just accept that the content providers don't actually want me to see their content. That's fine, I was probably better off without it anyhow.

Since hulu dropped boxee, well, let's just say, my TV watching time has dropped dramatically.

By: This Week in Hulu | Cherie's blog

This Week in Hulu | Cherie's blog — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:30:18 +0000

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By: Grant

Grant — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:01:14 +0000

Blaming the networks for piracy is just rationalization. Pirating is stealing. Nobody owes you free entertainment just because you whine for it. By the way, I don't work for the television networks. I just happen to be a thinking person who believes that there is nothing wrong with making money through entertainment and that the people who receive entertainment should pay for what they receive either directly or through ads.

Hulu is not "driving" people to piracy. Freeloaders and pirates are driving providers to increase annoying protection .

By: marty

marty — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:32:55 +0000

I have been thinking about the P2P issues and HULU and the desire to pirate video and some have talked about the money is the issue. If the networks cant sell advertising We are going to be left with no shows. Or worse The makers of shows will make the show the comercial 30 mins of product placement all wrapped up in a cute story with hot sexy people telling us how great our life will be if we buy "what-ever". So next time you want to pirate something...Think"How would this look with "Product" plastered all over it.

By: Susan Rich

Susan Rich — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:10:25 +0000

I realize I’m a naive relic of a time long past – but how is a content producer supposed to make money if people don’t watch advertising and thus advertisers don’t advertise? Every time union negs come up all the union members talk about how they’re going online and make their money and screw the movie and TV studios but it looks to me as though we have raised a generation of viewers who not only want their content when and how they want it but they also want it for free – no advertising, no paying. Seems like a mighty hard model to make work. No matter what the creative side may say (and hey I’m part of that creative side), it takes capital and advertisers to take the monetary risk and to underwrite the big productions.

By: Tony Frederick

Tony Frederick — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:15:56 +0000

Do any of you think Apple will do to video what they did to audio with the iPod?...or maybe some hybrid version with limited advertising offered as an alt to pay-per-view? Seems like AppleTV is due for a re-launch.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:03:14 +0000

Paul your right to a certain extent and HULU is far easier to use than a Torrent Client but when that access is not available anymore on your prefered way to watch TV ,which should be on the TV not a Computer Screen, that boxee tends to provide it gets anoying .

boxee at the moment is a first adoptor product but as it matures I expect it or something like it will be the future of TV UI's especially with Internet/IP Network ready TVs on the rise , Consumer Electronics is the space boxee is playing in not piracy.

By: talkingfuture.com

talkingfuture.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:05:14 +0000

The old media certainly seem to be stifling streaming services and downloads so that it just seems easier or cheaper to buy DVD's or keep the Cable/Satellite package or turn to piracy. I think many of them underestimate the lure of piracy and its free-ness.