Hulu is going to start charging in 2010

[sonic21]

http://gizmodo.com/5387909/hulus-free-glory-days-are-officially-numbered

[Kermit]

see you later hulu. now go the way of napster.

[Mugshot]

People won't pay.

[BlackSwordsMan]

people gotta get paid

[Mugshot]

people gotta get paid

Hence our economy.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Well I'm glad I finished up rewatching Exosquad today. Gonna be a bitch for my student workers who all but live on that site.

[IronMexican]

Fuck hulu

[leemajors]

as if the 8 day delays on new shows they instituted this year wasn't stupid enough.

[CubanSucks]

And I will continue watching my shows on t.v. :toast

[exstatic]

bye hulu

Pretty much. Direct pay for media isn't really a model that's had a lot of success on the internets. You make money off of embedded ads.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

hulu is gone then

[Shaolin-Style]

Enjoying it while it lasts. Great alternative to torrents even if I had to sit through some 2 minute ads on occasion. Definitely won't be paying though.

[EricB]

Those TV shows don't get made for free.

[chode_regulator]

bye hulu

No shows I want to watch are on there anyway. Couple that with now having to pay. What is that, only a year they offer services? Or at least that I knew of them. Wasn't it this past super bowl that they started tehir advertising blitzkrieg? Not saying that they werent aroudn before, but to go from free to paying in less than a year is pretty atrocious.

[IronMexican]

No shows I want to watch are on there anyway. Couple that with now having to pay. What is that, only a year they offer services? Or at least that I knew of them. Wasn't it this past super bowl that they started tehir advertising blitzkrieg? Not saying that they werent aroudn before, but to go from free to paying in less than a year is pretty atrocious.

Hulu's been around for 2 years, maybe a bit less. I definitely wont be paying, though. Megaupload more than likely has what I want the night the show airs.

[chode_regulator]

Hulu's been around for 2 years, maybe a bit less. I definitely wont be paying, though. Megaupload more than likely has what I want the night the show airs.

figured as much. was it not this past super bowl though where they started advertising heavy? I just remember it being a super bowl where i first heard of them, not saying they wernt around before.

either way, as stated, no shows i want to watch so even if I would pay, I wouldnt because thye don't offer shows I can't watch already.

[eyeh8u]

ninjavideo

[exstatic]

Those TV shows don't get made for free.
No, but Hulu doesn't pay for their production now, and they still get made. TV shows are monetized by first run advertising, and syndication rights. Any money they make off Hulu, and they make some now via advertising, is pure gravy. If people won't pay, and they almost never do on the internet, Hulu will fail as a business model, and those shows won't even get the ancilliary advertising revenues they get now.

[EricB]

No, but Hulu doesn't pay for their production now, and they still get made. TV shows are monetized by first run advertising, and syndication rights. Any money they make off Hulu, and they make some now via advertising, is pure gravy. If people won't pay, and they almost never do on the internet, Hulu will fail as a business model, and those shows won't even get the ancilliary advertising revenues they get now.

I'd venture a guess as that the website its self, the traffic that visits, and the servers and what not have put a strain on the budget and maybe even put it in the red.

[jman3000]

Genie's out of the bottle. Another site will pop up.

I think they got bought by Viacom or something. This happens everytime. Small venture gets wildly popular, gets bought up by larger company looking to capitalize, they fuck it up, venture ends up a giant piece of shit.

It can work in the real world at times, but on the net? Not so much.

[Frenzy]

learn from the drug dealers...the first few are free....the next time... not so much.

[phxspurfan]

Looks like they aren't getting paid much for advertising any longer.

[ChumpDumper]

Genie's out of the bottle. Another site will pop up.

I think they got bought by Viacom or something. This happens everytime. Small venture gets wildly popular, gets bought up by larger company looking to capitalize, they fuck it up, venture ends up a giant piece of shit.

It can work in the real world at times, but on the net? Not so much.From what I understand, NBC, Fox and ABC became partners in Hulu in return for making their programming available to it. I'm assuming they are all looking at it as a potential revenue stream, especially after the TV ad campaign significantly increased its web traffic.

[balli]

I'd venture a guess as that the website its self, the traffic that visits, and the servers and what not have put a strain on the budget and maybe even put it in the red.

That's probably the case, but I'm no more compelled to start paying for Hulu because of it.

If their business model isn't economically viable, they can fuck off and die. Otherwise, let the networks continue to subsidize Hulu's losses.

But I'm not paying. Each month I pay a hundred bucks for satellite service and on top of that, sit through hours and hours and hours of advertising. If the networks/hulu can't figure out a way to stream media using that money, then yeah, they can not stream media for all I care.

[exstatic]

That's probably the case, but I'm no more compelled to start paying for Hulu because of it.

If their business model isn't economically viable, they can fuck off and die. Otherwise, let the networks continue to subsidize Hulu's losses.

But I'm not paying. Each month I pay a hundred bucks for satellite service and on top of that, sit through hours and hours and hours of advertising. If the networks/hulu can't figure out a way to stream media using that money, then yeah, they can not stream media for all I care.

Exactly. You have to know your marketplace, and have a business model based on reality, not wishes.

Monetizing internet content is the Unicorn, the Lost City of Atlantis, the Philosopher's Stone, and the Alchemist's Dream of Lead into Gold all rolled up into one.

[mookie2001]

paying for this still isnt as foolish as paying 99cents a song on itunes

[exstatic]

paying for this still isnt as foolish as paying 99cents a song on itunes

Actually, since Hulu is stream and watch once (content), and iTunes is pay and keep the file (a commodity), iTunes makes more sense to me. YMMV

[Spurminator]

Everyone is assuming all content will now be for pay... Why couldn't Hulu continue to offer the limited amount of free shows they currently offer, but simply expand the selection and charge for select shows or anything more than five episodes back?

[JudynTX]

Well that sucks.

[Bigzax]

i can understand getting hbo and showtime series off of btjunkie, but what the hell is the point of hulu? never heard of it before this thread...

[exstatic]

Everyone is assuming all content will now be for pay... Why couldn't Hulu continue to offer the limited amount of free shows they currently offer, but simply expand the selection and charge for select shows or anything more than five episodes back?

Because that would be smart, and smart isn't the word of the day. The word of the day is monetize, monetize, monetize, and don't stop until you've monetized all that you can. Never mind that you may be running over a perfectly good business model in the process.

[balli]

i can understand getting hbo and showtime series off of btjunkie, but what the hell is the point of hulu? never heard of it before this thread...

You'd never heard of www.hulu.com? I'd get in while the getting is still good.