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Hulu prepping Apple iPad app, sources say

Hulu has been warning us about subscriptions for a long time.

The last article I read on it, they were thinking of a model where new episodes of network shows would be free to watch and ad supported, as they are now, and a subscription would grant access to archive episodes and complete runs of older favourites.
 
Roessnakhan said:
Well you're implying, I never explicitly stated anything illegal. Unless you wanted to get into a debate that nothing can be transmitted legitimately over bittorrent.
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You are specifically talking about TV shows, not free content.

TV is not FREE. They are supported by ads. When you download a show, you are taking revenue away from the networks who spend a lot to produce your big budget shows.

It's no different than pirating movies and music. What you do is none of my concern but I think it's not smart to mention it in a public forum. You hear about that woman who was fined something like $2 million for having 24 pirated songs on her hard drive?

EDIT: here is the link http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/18/minnesota.music.download.fine/index.html
 
mklnk said:
Hulu has been warning us about subscriptions for a long time.

The last article I read on it, they were thinking of a model where new episodes of network shows would be free to watch and ad supported, as they are now, and a subscription would grant access to archive episodes and complete runs of older favourites.
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If this model proves to be true then I for one will be on the free and ad supported side of said model.
 
I remember a while back there was talk of making hulu subscription for all content other then the last few shows(which would be free), and the idea was, more TV shows would be offered(and with more episodes).

If that's what it turns out to be, I'll gladly pay a netflix like price(and my account has seen a big jump in how much I stream due to the iPad app for it). If that isn't the case, I'll have to think a bit harder(or hopefully the price would be much lower)
 
Hulu should go subscription.

They just need to start adding archived. I want to be able to watch all seasons of the shows you have.

I'll pay 4.99 a month, and you can include the ads. If they just included all the episodes for whatever show you have.

IE: If I wanted to watch modern family from the beginning I could. Instead of the last 5 episodes.

I'd even pay .. 7.99 a month for something like this with ads.

Edit: There are so many cheap people on these forums. Hulu provides a great service, do you think everything should be handed to you for free? lol.. Jesus.
 
I don't object to a pay service, but I'm not going to pay for something in lower video quality than the HD digital cable I'm already paying for. That's the problem with the digital marketplace opening up so much--you can end up paying for the same content two or three times.
 
gwynne said:
I don't object to a pay service, but I'm not going to pay for something in lower video quality than the HD digital cable I'm already paying for. That's the problem with the digital marketplace opening up so much--you can end up paying for the same content two or three times.
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It'll be interesting to see if the Comcast/Fios + HBO model is successful (however they'd define that...) and rolled out to additional cable co's and networks.
 
I'll pay exactly $0 for any subscription to Hulu. You can leave the ads in, or take them out. I don't care. But I'm not paying another d**n subscription. I have enough of those already. :mad:
 
drjsway said:
You are specifically talking about TV shows, not free content.

TV is not FREE. They are supported by ads. When you download a show, you are taking revenue away from the networks who spend a lot to produce your big budget shows.

It's no different than pirating movies and music. What you do is none of my concern but I think it's not smart to mention it in a public forum. You hear about that woman who was fined something like $2 million for having 24 pirated songs on her hard drive?

EDIT: here is the link http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/18/minnesota.music.download.fine/index.html
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Sorry but you are falling for newtwork bs. Why should we be forced to pay for something over and over again? That is crazy to me how they get away with ripping people off and then claim that people that pairate are wrong.
 
No chance of me getting hulu if there is a subscription involved. But if it is free, then that is another story.
 
ipadking said:
I would'nt mind paying $4.99 a month, if the Hulu apps has the ability to cache or download the shows, so that I can watch on an airplane. If I'm at home, I'll watch TV on my 65" LCD. On the road, 3g, would'nt have enough bandwidth. But if Hulu allows me to download the shows and watch them while traveling, I'll be glad to hand over my $4.99 per month.
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Yeah keep dreaming about this happening.....i hope this was a tad toungue/cheek. If not, oye!:p
 
I would definitely pay a subscription for an iPad app(given no commercials) as long as it's reasonable. I'd say $5-10 a month is reasonable.
 
EnderTW said:
Hulu should go subscription.

They just need to start adding archived. I want to be able to watch all seasons of the shows you have.

I'll pay 4.99 a month, and you can include the ads. If they just included all the episodes for whatever show you have.

IE: If I wanted to watch modern family from the beginning I could. Instead of the last 5 episodes.

I'd even pay .. 7.99 a month for something like this with ads.

Edit: There are so many cheap people on these forums. Hulu provides a great service, do you think everything should be handed to you for free? lol.. Jesus.
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I hope you're joking -- but if not you're the sucker cow Hulu wants to milk. Network TV shows with ads you pay for? If they are broadcast with ads for people to watch for free why should we then be expected to pay for those same shows with ads?
 
How much do you pay for your cable service? Oh wait, those have ads all over TV.

Or how about magazines and newspapers, just because you pay a subscription does not mean you don't have Ads.

Hulu has a unique service. They offer recently aired programming unlike netflix. They also have TV shows and movies.

I think some of you bought the wrong device if you thought premium content would be available for free.
 
barkomatic said:
I hope you're joking -- but if not you're the sucker cow Hulu wants to milk. Network TV shows with ads you pay for? If they are broadcast with ads for people to watch for free why should we then be expected to pay for those same shows with ads?
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Really? So the cable you pay for to access content like MTV and such, should be ad free?

Lol, Do you think money grows on trees? People need to get paid. I guess a bunch of liberal hippies think that everything should be free. I think the iPad app will flourish with a subscription model. Vote with your wallet.
 
barkomatic said:
I hope you're joking -- but if not you're the sucker cow Hulu wants to milk. Network TV shows with ads you pay for? If they are broadcast with ads for people to watch for free why should we then be expected to pay for those same shows with ads?
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Because $8 per month still beats paying iTunes season passes. It's impossible to jump into TV shows when all you get is the last 5 episodes so opening up the archives would be a huge deal. I'll be able to watch the Lost series finale live and that alone would have been worth the cost.
 
anthonymoody said:
It'll be interesting to see if the Comcast/Fios + HBO model is successful (however they'd define that...) and rolled out to additional cable co's and networks.
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I'm not sure what this is package is, but I may be blinded over my deep bitterness at not having any "fiber to the premises" option here. :)
 
If the subscription is cheap enough, heck I wouldn't mind paying because I have loads of TV shows in my queue. If need be, I will not pay every month for Hulu simple as that. If the sub price is right IMO, I will try it out for a month, I can always cancel. No biggie.
 
If they charge something similar to what Pandora charges for their premium service, I would be fine with that.
 
I think if you have money to spare then just the fact that the netflix app is incredible is reason enough to get it. But if hulu had its own app and it worked very well, then the combination of those two would make it a definite buy for anyone. I only wish AT&T had 3G where I live...
 
EnderTW said:
Really? So the cable you pay for to access content like MTV and such, should be ad free?

Lol, Do you think money grows on trees? People need to get paid. I guess a bunch of liberal hippies think that everything should be free. I think the iPad app will flourish with a subscription model. Vote with your wallet.
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Don't make this about liberals versus conservatives. I know plenty of liberals who would pay a reasonable amount for a good service, and I know plenty of cheap, penny-pinching conservatives. The point is whether or not the service is valuable and worth paying for. To that end, I agree that people vote with their wallets. If they don't think that the service is valuable, they won't buy it, and if they do, they will. End of discussion. As for me, I would totally pay for a Hulu app that allowed archival access to TV shows and streaming of new episodes for a reasonable amount of money, because I agree that the people who make the shows deserve to get paid, and I don't mind paying for the convenience of consuming media the way I want. That said, if someone's going to be cheap, then they can stick to watching network programming via an antenna the way my brother chooses to. If people want free Hulu, they will just have to watch it on their computers. The company has the right to distribute its content any way it chooses.
 
flyguy206 said:
Sorry but you are falling for newtwork bs. Why should we be forced to pay for something over and over again? That is crazy to me how they get away with ripping people off and then claim that people that pairate are wrong.
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TV shows are supported by ads. By downloading torrents, you are skipping the ads, and stealing the show. It is illegal. It is not network BS. It is not an opinion whether it's right or wrong. It's the law.

Some shows cost $5-$6 million an episode and you think you have the right to download it for free? Every week, a group of writers, directors, actors, and a whole crew put on a show to entertain you and you think they are ripping you off by asking you to pay for it? The nerve.
 
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