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Odin
11/25/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
As a UK resident I say good riddance. I can't stand internet sites that limit their access by geography.
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DennyCraneDennyCraneDennyCrane
11/25/09

@Odin: They HAVE to. They don't have the rights to broadcast outside the US. The way TV shows are licensed, that's about the best that they can do, for now.

Blame the people who grab the licenses to rebroadcast the shows in your country for not having a similar site (or working a deal with Hulu).

And I'm not even going to begin discussing the value of viewers to advertisers being less if they're distributed internationally, since you can't focus your ad campaign nearly as tightly...
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Odin
11/25/09

@DennyCraneDennyCraneDennyCrane: Oh I understand the reasoning alright. I still can't stand it though. =P
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Purple Dave
11/25/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
I already can watch 30 Rock all I want, for free. Except on those occassions when some inconsiderate coworker tunes into it during lunch...
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Die Fledermaus
11/24/09

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I wonder how much different this will be then Zinio, which I like.
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valkilmerisawful
11/24/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
I subscribe to digital cable via Time Warner for an exorbitant fee. And I pay for the DVR - neither service works well without the other. How much more do I have to shell out before I can just watch those fancy moving pictures on t.v.? You know, the ones that I want to see (i.e., not Home and Garden Television or the Prayer Network)? I am cancelling cable at the end of this month, by the way. I need more time to dedicate to video games, anyway. Speaking of, is anyone in the circle of Giz in-the-know about the release date of Starcraft II? Just wondering...
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seriously, saycarramrod
11/24/09

@valkilmerisawful:
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nachobel
11/24/09

@valkilmerisawful: I heard somewhere around 2012. Not even kidding.
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BadbBalor
11/24/09

@valkilmerisawful: I don't have a for sure answer but I would say second quarter next year by what was said on this site... [www.gamingnewslink.com]
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Poisonthescene
11/24/09

@valkilmerisawful: [kotaku.com]
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valkilmerisawful
11/24/09

@seriously, saycarramrod: Haha, it's awesome that you found this. It's time for me to save my soul by saying "I always liked her, though." Did it work? We'll find out.
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valkilmerisawful
11/24/09

@BadbBalor: @Poisonthescene: This is good news. I am pleased. Carry on, Blizzard Entertainment.

Thanks for the links!
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valkilmerisawful
11/24/09

@nachobel: Check out the links these guys posted below, I scoped them out, apparently 2012 is for the expansion packs. The actual game to be released the first half of 2010, so says the blogs. That would be fricken sweet, as it it has forever been an incredible game, since I used to play it via dial-up with my friends in the neighborhood. Dial-up...
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Die Fledermaus
11/24/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
This is really to bad I love using Hulu, along with Netflixs. I find Hulu a great way to catch up on what I missed and the commercials do not even really offend. I even understand the revenue needs but at the expense of your users seems a bad model. The pulling of the ability to watch shows via Bokee or similar set top boxes seems to be losing the bigger picture. They seem to believe they are losing control of their content when they are opening the shows to a wider audience. Also if I am not mistaken the ads come with no matter how the content is streamed. If they don't then they need to figure that out and the revenue stream can continue and the client base increases very happily.
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EBone
11/24/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
Hulu is like crack. The first hit was free, then it's going to start charging for it. Before you know it, it will have us out on the street turning trick for hits of 30 Rock and Airwolf.

And don't talk to me about Torrents - those people are the equivalent of tweakers cooking up meth in their garages.
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fuchikoma
11/24/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
If you don't live in the US, Hulu has always sucked... they get the content, and people link to it, but only Americans can watch it. So much better if they weren't there at all, so it would end up on a site like Youtube where they'd have to specifically block it from certain areas if they wanted to, or other sites that don't even block any regions.

But if they want to keep me from seeing their videos so badly - mission successful. Now Hulu and their brand means nothing to me...
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Duckspwn
11/24/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
Yesss. If they disable embedding, I will no longer have to worry about raging over a video I can't watch that I see on a site.
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Yerzriknot
11/24/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
Bittorrent is your friend.
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yantelope
11/24/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
"it looks like I'm going to have a lot more time to play Modern Warfare 2"

Is anyone else here too ADD for television? I usually can't be bothered to stop gaming to watch a TV show the exception being when my wife wants to watch a show together. I predict a continued downturn of TV viewers and a continued upturn of gamers. TV isn't going to be doing itself any favors by resisting the internet enabled world.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/24/09

@yantelope: Now that I get the bulk of my news from online sources, it's hard to care at all about TV. I'll sit and watch something if someone else is, but if not, the TV stays off, unless I'm watching a movie.

Frankly, the current content out there is not all that good, certainly not good enough to pull me away from scrounging for input on the internet.
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deliciousburglar
11/24/09

@yantelope: i can rarely be bothered with TV. and when i do watch it, i feel i am at its mercy due to the lack of control with programming. free on tuesday night? hope you like cop dramas cause thats tuesday.

example for demonstrative purposes but you get the idea.

what channel/times shows are in is a mystery as well.

then the archaic wait 1/2 an hour or an hour for something you are interested in to come on also drives me up the wall.

the internet has spoiled me.
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John_001
11/24/09

@yantelope: I didn't even finish reading your comment.
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Nathan Obbards
11/24/09

@yantelope: I play around on my computer while watching TV. I can't just sit there and watch.
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nachobel
11/24/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Amen man. The TV is next to worthless already. Sure there are a few good shows out there - I mean, I guess - but the majority of them aren't worth sitting and waiting week by week to watch them. Just catch it all after the season is over or whatever.

Oh, and the "American Idol/So you think you can dance/I got talent wut bout u??!" people? They can have the exorbitant fees and constant commercial interruptions.
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BigFoot_Pete
11/24/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
Hulu was a great idea, and the reason people lined up to access the site was the simplicity the concept: television, anytime, anywhere with ease. It's a shame if the parent companies are suddenly missing what made Hulu great in the first place, and thus lose all of the forward momentum.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/24/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
I'll still get as much as I can out of Hulu while it's still free. When their pay model starts to rear it's squinty-eyed Evil Alfred E. Newman goblin head, then I'll abandon it and let Mother Interwebz provide me with content from elsewhere.
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OCEntertainment
11/24/09

In reply to Okay, It's Time to Break Up With Hulu
#rants ?

I'm not quite ready to abandon ship just yet. TPTB behind Hulu have a history of being dicks. But what could we expect from the crew that, until recently, has held an ironclad grip over television content. They're uncomfortable, writhing in a pool of their own irrelevance and it shows. And yet, Hulu still has shows online. They're trying. Not hard and certainly not well, but they're trying.

I want to hear how the possible paid Hulu service would work. As stated before, if it would allow more access to shows (and more reliably), remove idiotic restrictions from set-top boxes, and for a reasonable price, I'll jump on board.

Hulu is treading on thin ice, though. It's as though they've seen how popular their concept is and, rather than get excited at new business, they've decided to cower in fear.

Come on, big content. Grow your balls back.
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NorwoodIsMyHero
11/24/09

@OCEntertainment: Would those be the ones kicked in by falling ad revenues? I'm not sure what they are going to do here. A new format is needed for "Big Content" as it where. Viewers may like big budget content with limited or no adverts, but the pocketbooks of content providers don't seem to. Some form of pay Hulu with limited ads plus continuing free showing on the networks might be the best way to go.
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OCEntertainment
11/24/09

@NorwoodIsMyHero: Frankly, I'd settle for a different interface! I don't think that all content needs to be free. In fact, I look forward to the (inevitable) day when I can pay one price for a comprehensive package that allows access to every episode of the current season of a show, and the ability to access said shows from a damn proper search box with a keyboard.

AT&T's U-Verse interface is junk, and the days of needing to be bound to a broadcast (as opposed to maybe a simple release) schedule are ready to be long gone.

My wallet and I are eagerly awaiting the day a content provider has the guts to make such a system.
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NorwoodIsMyHero
11/24/09

@OCEntertainment: I'd bet a few content providers will end up going bust in attempts to figure out how to best serve up their content in the future. I sincerely hope that good content doesn't get scrapped due to the transition, but I'm afraid it will be inevitable in a quest to end up in the best spot for both consumers and industry.

As long as people are willing to pay something there can be hope. If people aren't though, there's every reason for content providers to kick and scream like little kids who don't want to take off their favorite outfit after wearing it for a week.
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maven2k
11/24/09

@OCEntertainment: I totally agree, even though I am a cheap ass, I would pay for something good. I can't wait for the day that I can get rid of my cable tv, but they're gonna make that hard on the networks to do because they will lose a boat load of cash if cable became irrelevant (to everyone).
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OCEntertainment
11/24/09

@NorwoodIsMyHero: That may yet prove difficult. I disagree that folks being unwilling to pay automatically gives business folk the right to kick and scream. They're business folks. Their jobs are to convince us that their product is worth our money, or else make it worth it. Not to whine because we don't pay for a product.

Interestingly, while some content may get "scrapped due to the transition", content creators are separate (though tied) to content providers. And the folks who have the drive to create media enough will find some venue. The idea that one can't make money on the internet is a false one, and I've seen too many examples to the contrary. And I believe that if the big networks won't step up and eventually fall by the wayside (incredibly unlikely, and I hope it doesn't happen), someone will be there to fill the gap.

You're correct that the devaluing of content is a problem. I think folks should be reminded that it's important they value the people who make the videos/music/images they enjoy. I just don't feel that locking down content even farther, placing a label of "potential enemy" on your viewers is the best way to encourage growth.

Hulu has the chance to go either way with this choice, and I hope they make the right one.
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OCEntertainment
11/24/09

In reply to The Superfriends of Publishing Have a Grand Digital Plan to Save Magazines
"I'm just going to cower in a corner with free stuff in my web browser until this all gets sorted out."

As will everyone.

Is there some class in business school that teaches you to sell unpopular products to people who aren't the target audience through massive advertising/we're-like-Hulu rebranding pushes?

I always figured that playing up your product's strengths to the people that would be most interested in it would be a good business strategy. Guess that's why I'm not a business man.
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Hello Mister Walrus
11/24/09

In reply to The Superfriends of Publishing Have a Grand Digital Plan to Save Magazines
"will format and publish rags that 'work across multiple digital platforms, whether the iPhone, the BlackBerry or countless other digital devices'"

I don't understand. How is this different from a website, except that it seems like readers will be constrained by their specific software or format?
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