tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post7783534582014630520..comments2024-01-15T03:34:12.235-05:00Comments on Popped Culture: Hip Hip Hulu!poppedculturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12489589165185325301noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-20491537536386814252009-11-30T13:49:34.987-05:002009-11-30T13:49:34.987-05:00If you don't give customers what they want the...<i>If you don't give customers what they want they will find a way to get it anyway and it will only be you that loses money. People are willing to pay (or watch ads), so why not help them?</i><br><br /><br />There's a certain personality type that prefers control, even at the expense of profit.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-22491334668665611342009-11-30T09:41:46.681-05:002009-11-30T09:41:46.681-05:00I really was hoping that this announcement was abo...I really was hoping that this announcement was about Hulu coming to Canada, and I still hold put hope. <br /><br />Political borders for content are ridiculous and these companies should have learned from the example of music companies. If you don't give customers what they want they will find a way to get it anyway and it will only be you that loses money. People are willing to pay (or watch ads), so why not help them?poppedculturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489589165185325301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928059.post-163533098168294292009-11-28T12:38:15.360-05:002009-11-28T12:38:15.360-05:00I love Hulu. I haven't watched TV through a T...I love Hulu. I haven't watched TV through a TV set regularly in years. We have one, but only to play videos for our toddler. Otherwise, I watch TV online. And generally, I watch and entire series at a time (right now it's Stargate). But until Hulu came around, it was only bootlegs on Chinese and Russian websites (and occasionally YouTube). <br /><br />I realize that this utter disrespect for copyright might not speak well for my character. But Hulu shows that Big Media is starting to understand how people watch video content.<br /><br />Hulu provides high-def video with occasional, short commercials. I don't mind those at all. So I'll gladly watch TV on Hulu and similar outlets instead of bootlegs.<br /><br />One of the great things about Hulu is that you get to watch what you want to watch when you want to watch it. And it's given new life to shows that have been off TV for decades. The classic cartoon Exosquad is a good example. It could never have made it to broadcast or cable TV again because it wouldn't draw enough viewers to justify the expense. But until the entire series was uploaded onto Hulu, Universal Studios wasn't making a penny off of it. Now that it's on Hulu, it's generating money again.<br /><br />I think that the Hulu model is the future of television because it allows viewers to watch that they want and producers to make money off of it.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.com