Every month, I begrudgingly pay an inflated bill for a satellite TV service that delivers somewhere around 200 channels to my TV, 192 of which I never watch.
I’ve watched Lost online most of this year, because I’m usually doing something on Tuesday nights. I always watch Heroes on Netflix because I’m way behind. And, I’m still in Season 4 of 24 (which was just recently added to Netflix Instant Streaming thank you very much).
I keep gravitating toward online viewing more than TV, but I haven’t been able to pull the plug just yet.
Hulu Plus may be another big step in that direction. According to the LA Times, Hulu will be launching Hulu Plus as a subscription-based service May 24 for $9.95 per month. We’ll still get our last 5 episodes, but “a more comprehensive selection” will make up Hulu Plus content.
While Hulu turned an operating profit of $100M in the past two quarters, that doesn’t quite cut it in TV land, so execs are pushing Hulu to collect some fees from all of us addicted to online content consumption. Before I shell out $10 a month for Hulu though, it’s going to have to replace cable/satellite services. And, to do that, it’s going to have to offer some pretty solid content. I also have to make sure that I won’t miss a UT game on ESPN or ESPN2, otherwise it’s a deal breaker for me.
[via LA Times]
