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crunchgear.com - 10/23/2009
Yikes: Hulu flirts with, yes, having you pay to watch it.
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Hey, remember Hulu.com ? It was a Web site that sort of came out of nowhere, and offered streaming TV shows from NBC and other networks. It was ad-supported, and free. People liked it. And then, one day, in October, 2009, a completely bonkers TV executive all but killed it with one sentence ...
broadcastingcable.com - 10/22/2009
Chase Carey: Hulu to Charge in 2010
— broadcastingcable.com — News Corp. Deputy Chairman Chase Carey opened the B&C OnScreen summit to discuss where he sees the... business going. It s time to start getting paid for broadcast content online, he said. Carey said that while everyone cites the infamous Jeff Zucker ... (more) Chase Carey: Hulu to Charge in 2010

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mediamemo.allthingsd.com - 10/19/2009
Vevo Gets its Investor: Abu Dhabi Media Joins "Hulu for Music Videos"
— mediamemo.allthingsd.com — Vevo, the music industry's version of Hulu, now has its own version of Providence Equity, the outside... investors who took a flyer on the Web TV and movie joint venture: Abu Dhabi Media Company has purchased a stake in the company from owners Universal ... (more) Vevo Gets its Investor: Abu Dhabi Media Joins "Hulu for ...

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/23/2009
New adventures in pay walls
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Disconcerting news, Hulu users: Broadcasting and Cable reports that new board member (and News Corp. Deputy Chairman)... Chase Carey says Hulu must start charging for at least some of its content. The change could come as soon as next year, he told ... (more) New adventures in pay walls

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ZiggyTek Blog:  Hulu’s Free Days Are Numbered, To Go With Subscription Based Service in 2010

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Hulu’s Free Days Are Numbered, To Go With Subscription Based Service in 2010
ZiggyTek Blog — ... By now it’s already made the newswires across the internet, but Hulu, the free video service, is planning to go with a subscription model. I heard the news last night as I was watching the baseball game on FOX and couldn’t believe that Hulu, already supported through ads, was planning to charge for broadcast television content, which most of have been watching for free since the dawn of television. Chase Carey, the News Corp. Deputy Chairman, uttered the now famous words, “It’s time to start getting paid for broadcast content online.” I think Mr. Carey forgot one thing, you ...

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