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HULU to start charging in 2010...

There's a thread somewhere around here... I don't see exactly how they're going to get away with it, and I won't pay. They're just going to push people back into piracy.
 
This is extremely stupid.

They should just add more commercials, I don't mind watching commercials if I can watch a TV show on my time. It's also a lot easier than downloading the shows.

The whole point of Hulu was to have TV network shows on an easy to find website. NBC, ABC, Fox all had their shows on different websites and now they are all easy to find on one site.

I will never pay to view things online, unless it's a bonus thing like Netflix, it's just stupid.
 
So... they want to charge people for shows they broadcast over the airwaves for free? Something is wrong with this picture.

Although I laughed when I read this quote from the article:

“I think a free model is a very difficult way to capture the value of our content. I think what we need to do is deliver that content to consumers in a way where they will appreciate the value,” he said.
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You see, they're doing this for our benefit, because if we have to pay for their shows, we'll appreciate them more. Once you plunk down $15 a year or whatever, Parks and Recreation will seem so much funnier to you!
 
That's crazy...it kind of defeats the purpose of Hulu to charge, doesn't it? I'll just drag out the VCR and tape shows I miss at broadcast if I need to, at least until I can afford to add DVR service...
 
Carey told reporters that a subscription system is likely, although some content will probably continue to be offered free of charge.
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In other words, it will be like what lots of websites already do; some stuff will be free, but paying subscribers will get more. No big deal.
 
Well this is a bad idea. The people that come up with this stuff are idiots.

If they wanted to put in more commercials then I'd be fine with it.

Charging? Nope. That's the perfect way to kill it.
 
Seconded there.

I'd be ok with more commercials too. But charging people for that... no thanks, I'll pass on that one.

I'd soon rather just wait for the show to come out on dvd then do that.

Agreed.
 
I did without Hulu a couple years ago, I can do without it again. Methinks the name Hulu will be a fading memory in 2011.:lol: I only really watched it for one or two new shows I may have missed. Other than that all the old tv shows and films they have can be seen on tv and cable. I already pay for cable and do not wish to pay for something else which has the same content.(Yes its not readily avaiable but they are ran continuously throughout the year) I will either get a recordable dvd player or like was mentioned above, drag my vcr out of the attic.
 
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Argus Skyhawk said:
Carey told reporters that a subscription system is likely, although some content will probably continue to be offered free of charge.
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In other words, it will be like what lots of websites already do; some stuff will be free, but paying subscribers will get more. No big deal.
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But that's the point. This really started to grow into a nice website where you could get up to date on an episode or two of a show you missed. Now it will turn into the other 20 websites you have to pay for that no one remembers the name of.
 
Ah, it's owned by News Corps. That explains that. Anyway, no, I will not pay to to watch shit on Hulu, especially since its owned by News Corps. I'll either watch it on the channel website if its free, on DVD if appropriate or not at all. I only watch a handful of shows there anyway that I miss on broadcast and I just don't give that much of a shit about watching TV shows to pay someone for the privilege. That's why I don't have cable.
 
The people in charge of businesses nowadays seem to have no grasp on how the "real world" works, do they? I am not sure if this idea is dumb or dumber really.
 
bigdaddy said:
Argus Skyhawk said:
Carey told reporters that a subscription system is likely, although some content will probably continue to be offered free of charge.
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In other words, it will be like what lots of websites already do; some stuff will be free, but paying subscribers will get more. No big deal.
Click to expand...

But that's the point. This really started to grow into a nice website where you could get up to date on an episode or two of a show you missed. Now it will turn into the other 20 websites you have to pay for that no one remembers the name of.
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Exactly. the free stuff will be old replayed shows and the pay for stuff will be last nights episode of The Simpsons, Family Guy, Conan etc. Thats what many go to Hul for is that one ep they may have missed. No one wants to pay for an episode that was on tv the night before. We already pay for cable to see some of these shows, why also pay Hulu or Apple to see them because we fell asleep, got home late, forgot etc. Just better to hook up a recordable device and watch them that way. I would get dvr but man thats too frickin expensive.:lol:
 
Everyone is trying to figure out what to do with web-based content, and how to best exploit it to their advantage. Online viewing on sites like hulu are becoming more and more popular. Everyone sees it as a potential cash cow, so it was only a matter of time before something like this happened. No one likes giving away products for free. The major broadcast networks may air programs on-air for free, but they get money from the ad revenue. Hulu and other sites that offer streaming video also use ads to make money, but probably not as much.

This really comes as no surprise. However, it is a very stupid move that will surely backfire. I think that these execs are really underestimating their audience, if they think that they will give in and pay for content like that. There are alternative methods to view this stuff online. Pirating will increase, more and more copy-protected material will end up on YouTube, and I'm sure someone else will come along and offer streaming video for free.
 
Level 2 Die-agnostic said:
Although I laughed when I read this quote from the article:

“I think a free model is a very difficult way to capture the value of our content. I think what we need to do is deliver that content to consumers in a way where they will appreciate the value,” he said.
Click to expand...

You see, they're doing this for our benefit, because if we have to pay for their shows, we'll appreciate them more. Once you plunk down $15 a year or whatever, Parks and Recreation will seem so much funnier to you!
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This is hilarious. The fucking hubris pisses me off enough that I don't even want to use the service now, let alone pay them for the privilege of learning the "value" of a goddamned TV show. :vulcan:
 
I thought the whole point of Hulu was to provide a legal alternative to pirated TV shows? If they charge for content, things are just going to go back to the way they were before.
 
nevermore said:
Level 2 Die-agnostic said:
Although I laughed when I read this quote from the article:

“I think a free model is a very difficult way to capture the value of our content. I think what we need to do is deliver that content to consumers in a way where they will appreciate the value,” he said.
Click to expand...
You see, they're doing this for our benefit, because if we have to pay for their shows, we'll appreciate them more. Once you plunk down $15 a year or whatever, Parks and Recreation will seem so much funnier to you!
Click to expand...

This is hilarious. The fucking hubris pisses me off enough that I don't even want to use the service now, let alone pay them for the privilege of learning the "value" of a goddamned TV show. :vulcan:
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And if you don't "appreciate the value," why, they'll just take it away! What the hell.

The day Hulu starts charging money for anything I want to see is the day I go back to torrents.
 
Oh I guess I'll have to become a pirate again. You can't offer people a service for free and then start charging, specially if there are so many free alternatives. They're just as dumb as the recording industry but worse because they know what the consequences of not having legal alternatives leads to.
 
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