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Hulu adds Plus; Netflix streaming soars » Download Movies 101 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:21:20 +0000

[...] Testing is expected to begin as soon as May 24, the Los Angeles Times reported, following up on its premium Hulu exclusive of last January. The reports didn’t provide much detail beyond [...]

By: Glenn

Glenn — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:16:18 +0000

William and Ernest:

Yeah, there is a nasty irony that free broadcast network TV programming is almost certain to cost online viewers going forward.

Limiting online viewing to existing cable/satellite customers is another grubby prospect.

Apple has floated the concept of offering TV programming for a flat fee of $30 a month, a price point that could be reasonable if enough content is offered up.

And, the iTunes Store appears ready to drop the price of TV shows from $2 to $1, so at least we’re seeing some market pressure to keep things reasonable.

One of the great values out there in the age of digital TV is an up to date roof antenna, assuming you have reception and a good number of local stations. They run about $100, a one-time cost. Over the air TV is no longer a crappy option.

Thanks for the comments.

By: William

William — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:43:18 +0000

I think Hulu and You tube are good sights now if they sart to charge in a recession with alot of people unemployed people out there they will ruin it people wont go to the sights as much knowing you have to pay to watch.Dish network ruined a great free website watch cinema now movies it was a free sight now dish took it over as a money maker for them and charge for everything.These cable and satellitte companies already charge for pay per view and all of there programming i feel pay per view is far to expensive at around 4.99 a movie almost 5 dollars pay per view should really be free when you look at how much it costs to get these companies programming if you want to get all the programs you have to pay over 100 dollars a month as it is it hurts the poor people who cant afford that.Satellitte and cable companies are for the rich that can afford to pay for everything now they want to steal free internnet away instead of helping people they are hitting them hard in the pocket book good thing if your rich but most of us unfortunately are not.

By: Ernest

Ernest — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:25:11 +0000

I did hear that consumers like me will have to pay for watching or downloading videos from YouTube and Hulu. If so, I may be watching less. I think that if these companies do charge, they should not charge more than what they should.

I am broke. I don’t have that much money because I am currently unemployed.