| | whats the big deal? who cares what site you watch it on. you still get to watch it for free when ever you want. why would i all of a sudden think 'well if i can't watch it on hulu streaming then i will pirate it even though there is a perfectly good working source to watch it streaming'
this isn't viacom wanting less people to watch their shows. THEY STILL OFFER IT FOR FREE ON THEIR WEB SITE. if they wanted less people to watch it they would have pulled it from online all together. why should they lose potential advertising dollars directly to their competition? i am surprised they let it be on hulu for as long as they did. | |
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| Re: whats the big deal? who cares what site you watch it on. Uh, LOTS of people. Have you compared watching these shows on Comedy Central versus watching them on Hulu versus -- say -- watching a pirated copy streaming to your Xbox 360?
The mindset of "oh, well they can get it from the Viacom website" misses the point: Viacom should be wanting to get this content into as many legitimate channels as possible -- so consumers have more options -- so they're less likely to pirate. | |
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| Re: whats the big deal? Karl, SSHHH!!!
Do you WANT ViaCom's empire to become even more powerful?
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| said by Karl Bode:The mindset of "oh, well they can get it from the Viacom website" misses the point: Viacom should be wanting to get this content into as many legitimate channels as possible -- so consumers have more options -- so they're less likely to pirate. It's flash-based video on the Internet, who the hell cares where it comes from?
Viacom is a business so they're going to focus on the options that give them the best profit forecast. If cutting out Hulu's portion of the ad-share revenue makes providing the content more viable, all the better. | |
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| Re: whats the big deal? It's flash-based video on the Internet, who the hell cares where it comes from? Lots of people, based on consumer reaction. Have you watched a Comedy Central program versus Hulu or a pirated copy?Viacom is a business so they're going to focus on the options that give them the best profit forecast. Not always. Sometimes they'll operate from a position of fear, thinking they're doing what's right for the company but basing the decision on an inability to adapt to market realities. | |
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kudos:2 | Re: whats the big deal? said by Karl Bode:Sometimes they'll operate from a position of fear, thinking they're doing what's right for the company but basing the decision on an inability to adapt to market realities. Always very easy to say when you aren't at the helm of a multi-billion dollar corporation responsible for its financial well-being. | |
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kudos:3 | How are they "consumers" when they're getting it for "free"...? I don't understand that mentality around here.. ESPECIALLY when you back it up with those that want it for free ALSO don't want AND actively do their damndest to block advertising at the same time.
Please tell me why any business should or would even care about these so-called consumers?
The only market reality I see here, in any sizable manner, is one that doesn't want to pay for the content they want to watch. In business, I'd not cater to them at all. | |
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| | | | said by espaeth:It's flash-based video on the Internet, who the hell cares where it comes from? I do. I launch Hulu when I get home after work to watch videos how I want to. I am not going to load up another browser window to watch a stupid video --- especially since I'm now accustomed to it working a specific way.
It would be different if Viacom hadn't offered them on Hulu at all, ever. But Viacom made the decision to offer them and now they're taking it back. In my eyes, all that makes Viacom is greedy. As such, they will promptly lose my viewership (is that a word?)
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kudos:3 | Re: whats the big deal? Just becuase Viacom wants to discontinue offering something doesn't make them greedy.. not on that basis alone.
I'm sorry, but your thinking smells of entitlement. In life, there is only the guarantee of being born, paying taxes, and dying... nothing else.
Being disappointed is one thing, but bitter is another. When you said "It would be different if Viacom hadn't offered them on Hulu at all" really says a lot to your view and way of thinking. | |
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| | | | | | Re: whats the big deal? said by fiberguy:Just becuase Viacom wants to discontinue offering something doesn't make them greedy.. not on that basis alone. I'm sorry, but your thinking smells of entitlement. In life, there is only the guarantee of being born, paying taxes, and dying... nothing else. I don't particularly think I'm entitled to anything. I pay for my cable tv access like everyone else - and I watch the shows I choose to watch which I am paying for. Entitlement in this case would be if I said "Oh they aren't going to make it convenient it, so I will just pirate it" --- which I won't, I'll just stop watching out of protest. Being disappointed is one thing, but bitter is another. When you said "It would be different if Viacom hadn't offered them on Hulu at all" really says a lot to your view and way of thinking. --
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