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Hulu Updates 'Hulu Plus' iOS App, Lowers Subscription Pricing

convergent said:
How can someone be willing to pay $60-100 a month for cable TV, which has FAR more ads than Hulu Plus, and then complain that $8 a month is too much?
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Cable TV has far more current content, and you can use a DVR to skip commercials.
 
I'm not entirely sure how people have been zombied into watching Glee on TV, let alone needing to see it on an iPad. Apparently there is never a shortage of things wrong with this world. I think people's brains are being cooked at a temperature of 451 Fahrenheit.
 
dstankus said:
Let's see, what's on cable/FIOS/satellite that's different from this Hulu;

--Lots of content in HD
--PPV, also in HD
--Local channels, including local news
--Lots of other channels; is Discovery, Bravo, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Speed, TBS, etc on Hulu? All of the shows?
--Sports

I agree that if all you want for TV is to watch 30 Rock, Modern Family and Glee on your computer screen then Hulu might work for you.

If on the other hand you want loads of different choices, HD, local channels including news and sports, and have a large HDTV and want the best 1080p picture, you're still looking at cable/FIOS/satellite with a DVR box as your best choice.

This won't last forever, someday you'll be able to buy channel subscriptions a la carte directly from the provider and stream via the internet to some sort of computer/set-top box hybrid. But today isn't that day.
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You sort of took that out of context. It was in response to:

"I think $4.99 is the winning price here. Still, having inline ads for a service I am paying to use, is unattractive (unless this has changed)."

My point being that in both services, you are paying to watch content with ads.
 
talmy said:
Advertisements are only a necessity if you are giving away the content. HBO and Showtime, for instance, do just fine producing original TV content that people pay to watch.

There is plenty of greed that goes into the cable bill. Greed of local stations that charge cable companies to deliver OTA content that consumers can receive for free with an antenna. Greed of satellite providers that only sell packages of channels that customers can't pick and choose which are forced on the basic tier. Greed of municipalities that charge the cable companies for running cables through your property. Greed of the cable companies that basically have had a monopolistic position.
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Nothing wrong with greed. After all if it weren't for greed we wouldn't even have the tv shows in the first place. Actors are greedy, producers, tv studios, etc. Heck don't you think that all the people out here complaining about not getting a free service are being greedy? Personally I think that $16 a month for the combo of hulu and netflix is a great deal WHEN compaired to the extra $40-$100 a month for cable. But for me...I'm just greedy and would rather not spend anything and check out free movies/tv shows from my library. 😉
 
If they ever got Hulu Plus on the new AppleTV, I might get one. For now I'm happy with my old ApplrTV.
 
macduke said:
I will not pay to watch ads! WILL NOT.
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Agreed. That's why I cut out my cable also. I'm so sick of paying for the massive amount of advertisement we endure. The internet has become such a huge resource of free and commercial free content that traditional cablevision has become obsolete in my view.
 
Surf Monkey said:
... which is directly relevant to these discussions since it should allow you to stream content from free Hulu to your ATV.
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I only care about 4.2 right now but having the better original Apple TV that has storage space on it, the one thing it can't do is stream video to my tv from my iOS device. I want other 4.2 features. And I've always essentially had Airplay for audio and full control over my entire media library through my Apple TV. Canceling cable/satellite for me for something like a Hulu/Netflix will never be worth it unless there comes a day that I can stream essentially any live sports event by some means. And sorry but access to ESPN3.com isn't going to cut it.
 
ksgant said:
If I pay that much per month, there better not be any ads on it. It should be like cable TV. I mean, when I pay for cable, there are zero ads on it...right? Else, we can opt out of paying for our cable and just have ad-based, "free" cable. I mean, it would be totally silly to pay 40-60 bucks a month AND get ads on top of that. Just silly.
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I know you're being sarcastic, but I think paying 40-60 and getting ads IS silly which is exactly why I don't do it. I can handle ads and I can handle paying for content, but having both doesn't interest me. There aren't ads on streamed content from Netflix, are there?

Some people seem to think that it's unreasonable to expect free content with ads, but that's exactly what the broadcast networks have trained people to expect for decades. And more recently, with free Hulu and other online TV streaming options. If they want people to feel like they should pay for content, then why are they sending the opposite message by making it free with ads?
 
Still a no go.

It's still too expensive. You can't charge close to Netflix prices and still have ads. They'd have a huge hit if it were 3.99. It's all about quantity. 🙁 :apple:
 
Hulu Plus is awesome on the PS3 and we need it on the AppleTV....

Its totally different from netflix because it has the local TV shows the current and all the seasons.
 
Cubsfan said:
You sort of took that out of context. It was in response to:

"I think $4.99 is the winning price here. Still, having inline ads for a service I am paying to use, is unattractive (unless this has changed)."

My point being that in both services, you are paying to watch content with ads.
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You're correct, and I apologize. The "quote" button only picks up the current post, not the previously quoted sections.

I still think my point is a good one, but shouldn't have used yours as the best springboard to make it... 😉
 
Im not saying I agree with the 7.99 pricing, but if you compare it to .99 cent show rentals from Itunes, it really isn't THAT bad.
 
Xenomorph said:
I pay $0 for cable/satellite.

Over the air has 16+ free channels in St. Louis where I'm at, with at least 6 of those channels broadcast in HD.
Netflix costs $7.99 or $8.99 (depending on if you want DVD access), much of their content is HD, and it's all commercial free.

Why would I pay for cable/satellite or even Hulu?

Like someone else said, when Hulu drops to $4.99, then I may take a look at it.

For now, I will stick with my $8.99 TOTAL entertainment/TV/movie plan.
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u didn't mention your internet bill 🙂
 
roland.g said:
I only care about 4.2 right now but having the better original Apple TV that has storage space on it, the one thing it can't do is stream video to my tv from my iOS device. I want other 4.2 features. And I've always essentially had Airplay for audio and full control over my entire media library through my Apple TV. Canceling cable/satellite for me for something like a Hulu/Netflix will never be worth it unless there comes a day that I can stream essentially any live sports event by some means. And sorry but access to ESPN3.com isn't going to cut it.
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This is never gonna happen....live sports will have to be cable or OTA. But once ESPN or the NFL network gets an IOS app that will stream in HD (720p) a live sporting event...then its on...

Apple got it right on the new AppleTV....local storage is stupid...except for apps...and it has 8GB for that...which is enough for the first generation of this type of AppleTV...it will stream from your computer...so that is your storage for music, movies and pictures...
 
I won't pay for something that is free elsewhere. Sorry hulu. I have a DVR to record stuff I miss. If hulu was free on the iPhone, I'd watch if I was bored or what not, and they could make their money on the advertising, but if I have to pay, not worth it. I have the hole Internet to mess with when I'm bored.
 
Apple TV please

@:apple: : Please open the Apple TV for Apps
@ Hulu: Please release the app for Apple TV

That is all I want 🙂 so I can dump Comcast ...
 
Rooftop voter said:
I won't pay for something that is free elsewhere. Sorry hulu. I have a DVR to record stuff I miss. If hulu was free on the iPhone, I'd watch if I was bored or what not, and they could make their money on the advertising, but if I have to pay, not worth it. I have the hole Internet to mess with when I'm bored.
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lol don't you pay for that dvr?
 
Either the price needs to be a lot lower, or it can be higher if you have much less restricted content. People will not put up with a high price for a highly restricted selection of content, and ads on top.

Sorry, Hulu, nice try, but this model won't work.
 
I'd like to say "hoorayy", but because Hulu is still not available outside of the US, I'm going to stick with the tried and trusted "Booooo"🙁
 
Cougarcat said:
Or your electricity bill. Or your rent/mortgage. 🙄
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well people always are saying their cable bills are $100 etc. when in reality, $50 of that is the INTERNET. they act like they are getting by insanely cheap, but they don't list how much their internet bill is. i pay $92 w/tax for digital cable through time warner, includes internet. half of that is internet....so not sure why people are so crazy about dumping cable when it's only half of that $92.
 
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