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I'm hoping it works like this:
$9.99 a month, PC use, PS3 use (no PSN+ required), iPhone/iPad use.
Short 30 second commercials.
More networks jump on, CBS, TNT, and other cable networks.
Full back catalogs of older shows that are no longer on the air ala Arrested Development.
I was very skeptical about a paid Hulu service but honestly I wouldn't mind paying $9.99 a month for something like this. I know you are all complaining about the cost but with ESPN streaming + Hulu Plus you get: more content and huge backlog, less commercials, watch shows ON DEMAND, watch it on your PC or on the go, and it costs less. I think if they play their cards right this could change the landscape of television as we know it. I can see this happening in a few years:
Hulu Plus gets a lot more content providers behind it and really takes off. More and more 360 owners and PS3 owners get Hulu Plus (like how Netflix has gained traction). They release a cheap stand-alone box for people who don't have a console to stream on their TV. Eventually fewer and fewer people watch cable. ESPN grows as ESPN3 gains more traction and they start buying rights to all the sporting events that are shown on other networks. Hulu Plus and ESPN streaming begin to replace cable. Cable providers start going out of business, and so do cable networks. For new shows, instead of pitching to cable networks, they would pitch it directly to Hulu. Since it's much easier to track ratings, the shows that do well get renewed, and the shows that underperform don't. Cut out the network executive in the middle. TV now becomes a subscription on-demand service instead of the one we've had for decades.
$9.99 a month, PC use, PS3 use (no PSN+ required), iPhone/iPad use.
Short 30 second commercials.
More networks jump on, CBS, TNT, and other cable networks.
Full back catalogs of older shows that are no longer on the air ala Arrested Development.
I was very skeptical about a paid Hulu service but honestly I wouldn't mind paying $9.99 a month for something like this. I know you are all complaining about the cost but with ESPN streaming + Hulu Plus you get: more content and huge backlog, less commercials, watch shows ON DEMAND, watch it on your PC or on the go, and it costs less. I think if they play their cards right this could change the landscape of television as we know it. I can see this happening in a few years:
Hulu Plus gets a lot more content providers behind it and really takes off. More and more 360 owners and PS3 owners get Hulu Plus (like how Netflix has gained traction). They release a cheap stand-alone box for people who don't have a console to stream on their TV. Eventually fewer and fewer people watch cable. ESPN grows as ESPN3 gains more traction and they start buying rights to all the sporting events that are shown on other networks. Hulu Plus and ESPN streaming begin to replace cable. Cable providers start going out of business, and so do cable networks. For new shows, instead of pitching to cable networks, they would pitch it directly to Hulu. Since it's much easier to track ratings, the shows that do well get renewed, and the shows that underperform don't. Cut out the network executive in the middle. TV now becomes a subscription on-demand service instead of the one we've had for decades.