  DaSneaky1Done wall to block them allPremium,MVM
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The Lou | Hulu might be helping their own demise With their plan to go to a subscription model, the likelihood of someone paying two providers for tv is slim. | |
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kudos:12 | Re: Hulu might be helping their own demise said by DaSneaky1D:With their plan to go to a subscription model, the likelihood of someone paying two providers for tv is slim. This is a very good point when you can get essentially the same content from both.
I know a la carte isn't very popular, but if I could switch to a model where I could get a few networks delivered in 720p HD over the internet (Discovery for example), I'd pay $9.99/month per network and cancel my cable.
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Alexandria, VA | Re: Hulu might be helping their own demise said by Matt:said by DaSneaky1D:With their plan to go to a subscription model, the likelihood of someone paying two providers for tv is slim. This is a very good point when you can get essentially the same content from both. I know a la carte isn't very popular, but if I could switch to a model where I could get a few networks delivered in 720p HD over the internet (Discovery for example), I'd pay $9.99/month per network and cancel my cable. Exactly. And, at $100 just for the cable (and $60+ on top for IP), one could afford to drop TV and pay for ten $9.99 subscription services and still break even.
There's a non-trivial number of cable subscribers that, even though they're paying for 300+ channels are only viewing less than a dozen on any kind of regular basis.
Hell, if tv content providers simply went away from tiers to blocks of channels (do I *really* need to get SD channels just to get HD channels?) - even using the same blocks of channels that they now sell as tiers - a lot more customers would be able to get the type of programming they want without breaking the bank. It would also lower the value proposition of going full IP.
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| | | | | Re: Hulu might be helping their own demise said by nixen:Hell, if tv content providers simply went away from tiers to blocks of channels (do I *really* need to get SD channels just to get HD channels?) - even using the same blocks of channels that they now sell as tiers - a lot more customers would be able to get the type of programming they want without breaking the bank. It would also lower the value proposition of going full IP. I'm still gunning for ala carte, because there are a grand total of a whopping 5-6 channels that I watch on an irregular basis. One of those my carrier doesn't receive, so technically it's 4-5. But if they charged me $5/channel I'd be all set; that's more than fair.
To your comment though, Dish Network is the only carrier that I'm aware of that offers a straight HD-only package. No SD channels to be found. It ranges from $30-$60 depending on how many HD channels you get though. For me the $40 package is more than enough. | |
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Alexandria, VA | Re: Hulu might be helping their own demise said by ReVeLaTeD:I'm still gunning for ala carte, because there are a grand total of a whopping 5-6 channels that I watch on an irregular basis. One of those my carrier doesn't receive, so technically it's 4-5. But if they charged me $5/channel I'd be all set; that's more than fair. For me, it'd be great to only have to buy the HD block and the Discovery Channels block and possibly pick up the sports block (ESPN/VS/CSN/MASN). It'd also be great if NHL Center Ice were actually available in HD.
said by ReVeLaTeD:To your comment though, Dish Network is the only carrier that I'm aware of that offers a straight HD-only package. No SD channels to be found. It ranges from $30-$60 depending on how many HD channels you get though. For me the $40 package is more than enough. Unfortunately, my house is surrounded by tall trees, particularly in the direction I'd have to point the dish. So, not a good option for me. 
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Tacoma, WA | Matt, it's a great idea and something I have often thought of. Unfortunately I don't see it becoming a reality that soon (at least for me) since even compressed 720p video coming to several devices in your house will make you hit that monthly bandwidth limit rather quickly.
In the end, when internet TV will start gaining ground, large ISP's will cry about their network not being able to handle it and will control us by lowering bandwidth limits while increasing internet monthly costs. Not sure we can do much about that when it happens, till FCC passes a form of regulation preventing that. Non the less, that's a bit aways from now. | |
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| I'd be willing to pay, depending on the fee. I pay less than $16 for my cable now, of course that is basic basic, but I like to be able to watch shows that aren't available on my cable plan, plus I like being able to watch shows I do not wish to stay up and watch. Again though, it depends on how much they are planning to charge.
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South Williamson, KY | Or dump your cable and just use Hulu. I have cable internet but no TV service and been happy like this for going on over 2 years. If Hulu goes subscription, if its cheap (lets say $10/mo for all of hulu) I probrably will be signing up! | |
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Fort Wayne, IN | If Verizon, Comcast, etc are unhappy that many of their customers are watching classic TV shows over the internet (Hulu etc), then why not devote a cable channel to carry such shows?
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| I get all of my TV over the air with an antenna, but both of my CBS affiliates are on VHF so it is almost impossible to watch most of the time. I watch all CBS programming on Hulu that is there. I would subscribe to Hulu for a small fee if they had more HD programming. I would rather pay Hulu than pay cable/satellite.
And for some reason, the local VHF stations don't understand they are losing viewers for the Internet or other sources. I think their advertisers would be interested in knowing thousands of OTA viewers are gone because of the poor quality of over the air television on VHF. The station likes saving those big dollars off their electric bill though. | |
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Mount Airy, MD | He's Right Hulu's going to a paid-for model will kill it. Not enough people will pay for the service to sustain it and those who do not pay won't be watching.
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Camden, TN | Re: Maybe it will die, but.. said by karlmarx:Torrents will live on forever. If you take away the 'free' part, people will STILL get it for free. Remember, even if comcrap acquires NBC (bad idea, horribly bad idea), NBC is STILL broadcast OTA for free, so downloading the TV shows via torrents is not stealing. Yes it is but that's not germain to this topic. And please don't try to justify it to me because ther isn't one point you can possibly make to change my mind so don't bother. Seriously I mean that. There are ZERO things you can do to make me see your point of view. Now if want to post just to read your own posts then go right ahead. If not I suggest you move on. | |
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Camden, TN | Re: Maybe it will die, but.. said by gattaca:said by BF69:There are ZERO things you can do to make me see your point of view. Such an intellectual. I am. I don't spout stuff for the hell of it. If I have a point of view it's only after carefully and fully examining all the facts. So someone would have to present some facts I was not aware of to change my mind. Someone posting, "Theft is not theft because I don't want it to be" is not factual information. It's wishful thinking. | |
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Camden, TN | Re: Maybe it will die, but.. said by karlmarx:Ummm, copyright infringement is NOT THEFT It is still not right. I'm not sure what part you don't get. Having sex with a willing 16 year old girl isn't "rape". It doesn't mean it's ok to do.
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He also has a good point: Shows (at least, on the major networks) broadcast for free over the airwaves. Also, to add to the point, the broadcaster already received the revenue from the advertisers for the commercials during the show. Soooo... calling it theft isn't very accurate. The broadcaster didn't lose anything by it being torrented, since A) it was broadcast over the air, where anyone can watch it (and/or record it) for free and B) the broadcaster got paid.
Oh, and one last point - depending on what part of the world you are in, having sex with a 16 year old girl might be completely acceptable. Hell, it varies from state to state in the US.
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Camden, TN | Hey Karl ever watch a sporitng event on TV. At the end of the broadcast it CLEARLY says
"Any rebroadcast, reproduction or other use of this game without the express written consent of Major League Baseball( or NFL, NBA , NHL ) is prohibited"
which part of PROHIBITED is too complicated for you to understand? | |
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kudos:1 | Re: Maybe it will die, but.. Anyone can give a notice, but I did not give agreement to a contract by watching it. | |
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Suffern, NY | said by BF69:Hey Karl ever watch a sporitng event on TV. At the end of the broadcast it CLEARLY says "Any rebroadcast, reproduction or other use of this game without the express written consent of Major League Baseball( or NFL, NBA , NHL ) is prohibited" which part of PROHIBITED is too complicated for you to understand? Not a valid case. The warning must be broadcast BEFORE the game (Like the warning when you play a DVD) or it is the same as a "Shrink Wrap" License. Claiming a restriction after the game (and the actual recording has been done [such as recording for time shifted viewing later]) is-not/should-not-be enforceable since you remove the rights you have granted after the fact. | |
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join:2004-01-26
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kudos:2 | said by karlmarx:I for one, will happily share my commercial free versions of TV shows that I legally recorded with EVERYONE who wants it. But then you are retransmitting without permission which isn't authorized  | |
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|  espaethDigital PlumberPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
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| said by karlmarx:NBC is STILL broadcast OTA for free, so downloading the TV shows via torrents is not stealing. You're right, it's not stealing.... it's just stupid.
It's like being that kid that keeps trying to throw away the rollover minutes. Just capture the digital ATSC feed they're sending to your house already. | |
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kudos:1 | Re: Nickeled and Dimed to death. said by Mr Matt:If these nit whits think that they can charge customers big bucks to see the same crap over and over again they need to see a psychiatrist. But look at the success of "Greatest Hits" and "Directors Cut" and "The Best of" permutations of the same stuff. | |
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Fort Smith, AR | I'm frankly amazed that with the prevalence of things like torrents and DVR time shifting decimating their traditional commercial advertising earning ability that Over The Air stations are still putting out any compelling content without resorting to obscene amounts of product placement. I half expect to hear on CSI at any time:
"What do we have Nick?"
"Well Catherine, it appears the victim was beaten to death by a can of delicious Campbell's Chunky Vegetable Soup, available this week at Walmart for just 98 cents a can."
"Wow Nick! That's 40 cents off the low everyday price! Let's get him loaded into a Hefty Steel Sack and take him back to the Crime Lab that's sponsored by Verizion and your local dairy farmer."
Quite frankly, the days of free TV are numbered. We used to get it free but in return we were bombarded with commercials. Now, we refuse to watch commercials unless they're on during the Superbowl but we're unwilling to accept the fact that if we want to skip the ads, we're going to have to pick up the tab that those ads use to pay. | |
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"When you think of the change, look at Hulu and the dialogue and debate, and you say, O.K. this is in for the next eight to twelve months and in two years it won't matter because the world will have moved on."
Speaking at the Paley Center as part of an event hosted by CNBC's David Faber, Seidenberg referenced a project called Sixth Sense which links a mini-projector with a cellphone and allows consumers to watch TV on any surface as an example of how fast technology changes the game. Hulu, or a competitor, will be around for longer than Seidenberg thinks because video is not going away. HOW it is delivered can change, but the content will need to be available from somewhere.
As far as "Sixth Sense" is concerned, it really isn't being seen as a video delivery system. It is a more interactive way to access and provide data to the cloud:
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kudos:1 | Yup I agree with the article... though they guy is no fortune teller. Hulu is already going down hill... as they limit content more and more. Many older shows are limited to just a few episodes at a time even now. I know this is turning me away from them already. I think we all agree once they charge a fee, it will be the end of them. They _should_ start looking on how to increase ads or decrease their expenses. More partnerships might help
(i.e. convince a company that it's better to display their content on Hulu then have it downloaded for free, etc). Same thing happened with MP3s.... drop the price to $.89 and more people will download legal copies rather then hunt down free illegal copies. Increasing the price certainly won't help! | |
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Also, without that web video "fad", of which Hulu is only a part... how many customers would really be interested in getting super-fast FiOS? Wouldn't 3000/768 DSL be plenty fast enough for at least half of Verizon's customers? 
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Hulu will die - because it's ignored 95% of it's possible clientele by being US only.
Good riddance to the idiots.
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If in Canada Global TV buys the rights to Air Family guy every sunday, and I can go to hulu and watch it for free from within canada. then whats the point of buying the rights in canada for a particular show when they can watch it region free.
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| | | Canada has one of the leaders in online TV...GRABOID
You guys should also check out in2streams.
Both paid services but I have not had cable in 3 years. | |
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| | Boycott Hollywood,MPAA, and RIAA and I will not give on cent of my money to any corporate studio ever again.I am not buying any new movies any more ever again.I am not missing any entertainment as I am buying all my films used.I save money and Hollywood will not get a dime out of me.
Go ahaead and charge for Hulu cause I won't care.I can always download away. | |
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| Re: what revenue? Agreed. I'll admit I use P2P as my source for TV shows.
I just can't stand commercial breaks, there is NO WAY that I'm going to pay for TV if it's infested with commercials. Sorry but if you want me to pay, you're going to have to deliver a better service.
Personally I wouldn't mind paying (within reasonable limits) for TV shows if I could download them in HD quality at the same time as the show airs, and free of DRM.
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| HULU is great for working around my schedule. If HULU werent around I would be pirating\pay service, I have cable TV but no DVR, so HULU really fills in the gaps when i miss an episode of TV , The HULU model is better for me because I like to choose what I want to watch instead of the TV companies choosing When im going to sit in front of the TV. | |
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My grandma whom cant afford cable tv, Loves her HULU. (She can afford her 14.99 DSL but thats about it.) The cheapest cable option for her would be atleast $30 a month.
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Levittown, PA | Actually all these channels are double dipping I feel that any CBL/SAT channel that shows commercials like Discovery, History, Syfy,TBS or ESPN. should not also be allowed to charge a fee to the cable company, which in turn gets charged to us. These channels are making a ton of money. They charge Advertisers then charge us for the right to watch said advertisement. That's the part that needs regulation. That would make your basic cable bill probably 20 bucks. And mean they don't have to Encrypt it so we can use our own Qam tuners to watch so no Box rentals unless you wanted premium channels like HBO or something. Then no one would ever even think of switching to an IPTV solution. And there would be no more talk of A La Cart. | |
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