Hulu - Online video's new model
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Hulu - Online video's new model
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#2I love how they compare YouTube 5,600 at 28 times Hulu size on the same graph. I like the economist but it seems to be going down hill lately.
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#3Hulu is fantastic. I canceled my cable TV when I realized all the shows I watch are on there. With the money I saved I bought a mini computer just for my HDTV.
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#4Hulu is fantastic. I canceled my cable TV when I realized all the shows I watch are on there. With the money I saved I bought a mini computer just for my HDTV.
Same here. But, I wish there was a way to get HBO.
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#5Hulu is fantastic. I canceled my cable TV when I realized all the shows I watch are on there. With the money I saved I bought a mini computer just for my HDTV.
Yeah me too, as I have my Mac Mini connected to my LCD TV & use a wireless hand-held mouse as remote.
All together I pay $50 a month for Internet & limited cable (Internet is cheaper when you purchase limited cable).
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#6I wouldn't exactly call Hulu a new model. It's basically broadcast's model adapted for the web. You see premium content (and shows like the Office are premium content compared to many of the home-made YouTube clips) and watch ads in exchange. Likewise, content is only available for a limited time and then it reappears as reruns later.
It's a wonderful service and it's polished like none-other with a great interface and 480p video (very good by web standards). However, its success is more based upon the fact that it's a joint-venture of Fox and NBC who supply it with content that people want to see than its technical merits. I love it, I'm grateful it exists and that it's so awesomely nice to use. At the same time, I can't really draw many lessons from its success. Maybe: get partners with monopolies on good content which will drive users to your site?
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#7Remember when many here (including myself) were at best skeptical of what Arrington called "Clown Co.?" Mea culpa:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5694 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5972
That certainly would have made an interesting contrast to the "Hulu is the one that's figuring it all out" theme.
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#8Hulu is fantastic. I canceled my cable TV when I realized all the shows I watch are on there. With the money I saved I bought a mini computer just for my HDTV.
Same here. But, I wish there was a way to get HBO.
Does buying HBO shows via, say, iTunes cost more or less than subscribing regularly to HBO?
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same here. But, I wish there was a way to get HBO.
Does buying HBO shows via, say, iTunes cost more or less than subscribing regularly to HBO?
That's actually a good question. I watch a limited number of shows, and I wonder if simply buying the DVD's of a program would turn out to be cheaper than actually subscribing.
Edit: I mean I've seen boxsets in BestBuy for as little as $25 and they're shows I watch.
If I had all the series of Simpsons, Futurama, Mythbusters, Family Guy and American Dad I believe from then on I believe I would rather use the monthly subscription fee (about $150 here for all the channels we want; TMN is great to have as they're free of charge for a monthly fee, I get all the recent Stargate and Dexter episodes and most of the big movies not too long after they're out for rental) for buying more boxsets and movie rentals.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Does buying HBO shows via, say, iTunes cost more or less than subscribing regularly to HBO?
That's actually a good question. I watch a limited number of shows, and I wonder if simply buying the DVD's of a program would turn out to be cheaper than actually subscribing. Edit: I mean I've seen boxsets in BestBuy for as little as $25 and they're shows I watch. If I had all the series of Simpsons, Futurama, Mythbusters, Family Guy and American Dad I believe from then on I believe I would rather use the monthly s…
The only HBO show I've bought myself was The Wire, on sale for $90 the entire season. That's less than $2 an episode. iTunes sells shows for $20 a season? That would be $100 for all of The Wire.
How much does HBO charge a month?