Comments on: Hulu Plus Launches Out of Preview for $7.99/month

By: Stewart, Colbert, and Hulu’s thoughts about the future of TV « Hulu Blog

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:25:47 +0000

[...] advertising is only part of the equation. The other part is subscription. We officially launched Hulu Plus on November 17, 2010, 11 weeks ago. Hulu Plus is a dual revenue stream subscription service; one revenue stream from the [...]

By: Taking Care of Early Adopters | AF-Design

Taking Care of Early Adopters | AF-Design — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:06:57 +0000

[...] friends, and paid for the lifetime subscriptions – I just don’t matter to them. Today Hulu announced that they’re taking the wraps off their service and at a lower than expected price. What I [...]

By: Chris Hamilton

Chris Hamilton — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:05:51 +0000

It’s really a shame that your Hulu Plus channel lineup is completely abysmal compared to what you are offering for free. It would have been nice to see Hulu Plus contain everything Hulu already offers for free (or at least a larger portion of it) as well as the new content and devices.

The fact that I’m paying money for the privilege of not being able to view content over my Roku that I could easily view for free if I just run my computer’s HDMI output to the TV really leaves a bad taste in my mouth. What exactly are we paying for?

By: Aditya

Aditya — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:35:00 +0000

Are you still showing ads? If so, then 7.99 is 7.99 too much

By: Hulu Plus Arrives | ZDNet

Hulu Plus Arrives | ZDNet — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:57:25 +0000

[...] to a blog posting by Hulu CEO Jason Kilar: Hulu Plus is now available on devices that have an installed base of over 50 million. Today, Hulu [...]

By: Brian Yoshimura

Brian Yoshimura — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:22:44 +0000

I always welcome new companies that try to bring me content in new and convenient ways, astonished that my daughter was watching a movie on a mobile phone streamed over the Cell Tower while we were waiting for our food. AMAZING!!

However, I am very disappointed that I am paying for commercials even though I have a subscription. Your big red competitor Netflix does not employ this tactic, and I get to watch movies, tv shows released on dvd, and MANY MORE with hardly any commercial, lag, or bugs.

Sure Hulu may be offering current content, so I don’t have to wait for the DVD release on Netflix, however being dinged twice is a down right dirty shame.

Being charged a monthly subscription and having to sit through as you put it “Minimal Ads” is still too much, thank you but no thanks.

By: Hulu Plus Rides To The Rescue Of Google TV?

Hulu Plus Rides To The Rescue Of Google TV? — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:03:54 +0000

[...] Plus, the ad-reduced subscription service from Hulu, just dropped its price to $7.99 fro $9.99. It just launched on the Roku box. It’s also on the iPad and a range of [...]

By: MikeTeeVee

MikeTeeVee — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:29:15 +0000

One thing I noticed on Roku: The countdown message in the upper left corner during ads is mostly off the screen. Everything else fits on the screen, so I don’t think it’s a zoom/overscan issue.

By: Hulu Plus app gets price cut to $7.99 a month

Hulu Plus app gets price cut to $7.99 a month — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:16:23 +0000

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By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:43:33 +0000

My #1 ask — Hulu Plus for Apple TV. I had a subscription for my iPad but cancelled because I’m not ‘mobile’ enough to really justify it. Was great while on an extended business trip. Having it available on Apple TV — I’d re-subscribe right away. The price drop also helps. More reasonable.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:24:51 +0000

when you have showtime shows like Dexter and Weeds, then you’ll have me

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:12:08 +0000

That’s nice and all, but the statement “…Hulu Plus is the only subscription service to offer every episode of new shows from ABC, Fox, and NBC…” is misleading and disingenuous.

There are many shows from each of those providers that aren’t available to Hulu Plus subscribers, but ARE available on Hulu Free (e.g. Fringe).

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:02:51 +0000

Will this be coming to the wii?

By: David

David — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:59:18 +0000

Is it just for TV shows or are there movies offered?

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:22:02 +0000

Any plans to come to the Wii?

By: Allen G.

Allen G. — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:09:59 +0000

Hi Jason,

This is fantastic news. I’m so glad you guys have kept improving the service and are pricing it comparably to the Netflix streaming service.

However, I’m disappointed to see that there isn’t an ad-free version (maybe Hulu Premium?). The most appealing part of Hulu when it first launched was the limited number of advertisements. Now it seems that there are almost as many commercials as live broadcast television.

I’m 100% positive that Hulu users would overwhelmingly approve of a commercial-free version of Hulu Plus, even at a slightly higher monthly cost. I’d love to see you include this option in the future.

Keep up the great work!

By: What Will You Pay For Cable Cutting TV Viewing Services? | GottaBeMobile

What Will You Pay For Cable Cutting TV Viewing Services? | GottaBeMobile — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:40:53 +0000

[...] Hulu Plus is coming out of beta today. The Internet TV viewing subscription service will be $7.99 a month down [...]

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:32:36 +0000

I’d rather pay $10 for commercial-free Hulu. Maybe even $15. I just can’t see paying any amount of money to see commercials.

By: Rebecca Elliott

Rebecca Elliott — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:13:10 +0000

Hi,

I’m not seeing anything in my queue but I have tons on the website acct. Also, content very limited. Not seeing many of my shows and channels? HGTV, PBS, Sesame St? Can you help? Thanks

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:39:27 +0000

What the heck is Roku?