mikebennidict
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Heard it on FOX news this morning.
Apparently the advertising they have isn't enough.
Apparently the advertising they have isn't enough.
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Hulu>com to Start Charging.
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I on the other hand love hulu.
It's the only thing good not block at school
And the tought to have to pay for it. yuck!
I so no for Hulu to start charging.
It's the only thing good not block at school
And the tought to have to pay for it. yuck!
I so no for Hulu to start charging.
Yeah... that's.. that's gonna stop piracy DEAD in its tracks! No longer will people try to get something for free illegally if they have to pay for it. Really. Smart move. Lemme guess, the blanket excuse of "Recession?" You know... when you really just wittered away your profits on X-boxes and everything. Smart move. Very, VERY smart.
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Honestly. they have got to be kidding! For free, broadcast television? I guess they will lose a lot of watchers!
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This still hasn't been approved and it wouldn't hit until next year.
I don't like it either. It's something that I felt would eventually happen so I'd be okay with it as long as the fee was very low. I mean like 2 bucks a month low. More than that would be crazy.
However, Sony has a PS3 download shop that charges 2.99 per television episode that is quite lucrative. For some reason people still buy itunes programs at high fees even though many of their seaoned downloads are missing episodes.
Hulu was a place to avoid all that. I could support a couple of extra ads here and there if it meant free tv. That's the best way.
I don't like it either. It's something that I felt would eventually happen so I'd be okay with it as long as the fee was very low. I mean like 2 bucks a month low. More than that would be crazy.
However, Sony has a PS3 download shop that charges 2.99 per television episode that is quite lucrative. For some reason people still buy itunes programs at high fees even though many of their seaoned downloads are missing episodes.
Hulu was a place to avoid all that. I could support a couple of extra ads here and there if it meant free tv. That's the best way.
If hulu let use download, then there wouldn't be a big problem. Not that I use it, but when I see something online, I don't expect to pay for it unless I get to keep it. It's basically like charging people to listen to songs without letting them buy them. And again, this would do NOTHING to stop piracy... in fact, it would basically benefit it... people putting more stuff on hundreds of illegal sites... downloading through torrents... all for free. Really, I know the industry is apparently hurting... but the internet is the best way to get these shows some recognition they'd otherwise lose to lack of support of the show during its regular time slot. And hey, if anything, it shows what's popular a crapload more reliable than Nielsen boxes.
Really... we have several years before the internet gets as tight and restrictive as television and everything else the media conglomerates have a hold on. Why muck everything up now?
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Yeah, It would be different if you are paying to actually own the shows. But paying just to watch them?
That's how cable works, my friend, lol.
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I think cable and regular television are dying and that everything is going to have a wireless on demand service. That's kind of what Hulu is, but it's free and that's a problem for a lot of other companies like Apple.
I am convinced that they don't support Flash on the iphone because Apple wants customers purchasing videos through itunes rather than watch them for free at Hulu (that uses the Flash application for video). It's about squeezing dollars out of customers and squeezing out competition for that dollar.
Apple is not the only monolithic organization putting the squeeze on Hulu. This goes beyond just the shareholders. I believe the embedded ads are enough to keep the service thriving, but an increasing amount of studios are experiencing low sales in the home video market and not enough of the creative people are getting adequate compensation.
I hope they resolve with advertising rather than fees. It would be interesting if people organized a Hulu blackout day when nobody used the service in order to show support for it remaining free.
I am convinced that they don't support Flash on the iphone because Apple wants customers purchasing videos through itunes rather than watch them for free at Hulu (that uses the Flash application for video). It's about squeezing dollars out of customers and squeezing out competition for that dollar.
Apple is not the only monolithic organization putting the squeeze on Hulu. This goes beyond just the shareholders. I believe the embedded ads are enough to keep the service thriving, but an increasing amount of studios are experiencing low sales in the home video market and not enough of the creative people are getting adequate compensation.
I hope they resolve with advertising rather than fees. It would be interesting if people organized a Hulu blackout day when nobody used the service in order to show support for it remaining free.