Paying for Hulu?

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Permalink Reply by Berko on October 26, 2009 at 6:55pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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Permalink Reply by Choker on October 26, 2009 at 7:00pm

meh, in canada we dont get it so no big loss

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Permalink Reply by Andres U. on October 26, 2009 at 7:04pm

i think whoever said that quote failed to realize that we DO appreciate the value of hulu.
seriously, they're acting like parents who would take away food for a day to show kids the privelege they have or some crap like that.

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Permalink Reply by Chig Champa on October 26, 2009 at 7:05pm

What a load of bullshit. I suppose we should start paying for regular TV and radio now, too.

While I'm here, I'd like to bring something up; If you're already paying for cable, why the fuck are there commercials on cable television?

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Permalink Reply by Madness Mark on October 26, 2009 at 7:23pm

Premium cable channels don't have ads which is what I think Hulu is aiming for. Just like how when I watch movies and TV shows on Netflix streaming, there are no ads because it's paid for.

But I also get DVDs in the mail from Netflix and they also have a hell of a lot more streaming content than Hulu, which is why they won't win.

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Permalink Reply by Chig Champa on October 26, 2009 at 7:29pm

I still don't get it, you're paying for cable television: it's already paid for.

The fact that you have to pay extra on top of your regular fees to get a handful of channels that don't have commercials is patently absurd.

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Permalink Reply by Mortant on October 26, 2009 at 7:36pm

You aren't paying for commercial free channels. You pay your cable provider for additional channels.

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Permalink Reply by Chig Champa on October 26, 2009 at 7:40pm

Bullshit, It's all straight profit to the cable company.

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Permalink Reply by Sav-vy-bag on October 26, 2009 at 9:04pm

That's what makes HBO so awesome...

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Permalink Reply by corey vire on October 26, 2009 at 8:31pm

Over simplified chig. The fees we pay don't pay for the programs per-se. Comercial revenue pays for the programs themselves. Our fee is a service fee. The service of bundling the channels together in one easy package. The real problem with paying for HULU is there are already commercials you cant skip embeded in it. People arent going to pay "twice".

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Permalink Reply by Chig Champa on October 26, 2009 at 8:37pm

A bundling fee? That sounds about as legitimate as Ticket Master's "convenience charge".

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Permalink Reply by corey vire on October 27, 2009 at 12:00am

Once again you're over making it sound to simple. Channels likeTBS, TNT, WGN, adn HBO are not broadcast over the air. The "core" networks cbs, nbc, abc, fox, pbs, cw, and a few others are and each has a local affiliate. Which is one of the reasons Dish and DirectTv used to charge you for them. each market waas different
You can't call you local HBO channell XX and complain to the program manager. You could try to get a hold of each cable channel and try to set up your own packages. Which would be way more expensive than 49.99 for 100+ channels or... you pay Cable vision, Charter or ComCast to do the work for you.

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