[ale] Hulu may charge for content starting in 2010

[Jim Popovitch]

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:24, William Fragakis <william at fragakis.com> wrote:
> FTA:
> "Are we looking at it with a view of adding subscription services in
> there and pay-per-view movies? Yes, we are looking at that. No decision
> has been taken yet," Murdoch said.
>
> News Corp. spokesman Jack Horner said Hulu believes that a free online
> video site supported by ads is still the model that will "resonate most"
> with its largest group of users.

What Hulu should do is charge providers (ISPs) a fee to Cache Hulu
content.  This *saves* providers (ISPs) bandwidth, and allows them to
control ad revenue.  It would also *save* Hulu money and create a
revenue stream for them.    However, most executive decision makers
are idiots so they will squander money and in the end fail somehow.

-Jim P.