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By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:33:30 +0000

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By: Dave Mathews

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:46:21 +0000

As my buddy Peter Hirshberg says; old media is always the content for new media. Books became Movies which became TV programming (in early TV years) which found distribution on the Web.

Peter created a good TED though piece at http://www.ted....nd_the_web.html

Web will be the on-demand that Warner and Atari dreamed of from the days of Pong.

Now Hulu just needs to stop showing PSAs and get georelevant!

By: pc repair

pc repair — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:28:57 +0000

youtube is better than hulu youtube is very famous site. I don’t own a TV anymore, and I don’t plan to go back to watching TV content that way, so I think at least some of the horses are out of the barn already. If they want any money from me, they have to meet me online.

By: Kalqlate

Kalqlate — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:02:00 +0000

I do understand your fear of a monopoly brewing, but isn’t that, for the most part, already the case with YouTube in terms of user genererated video? I don’t see where the world has suffered from it. Do you? If so, explain.

What I see and have experienced is that YouTube has shrunk the world and expanded minds. I’ve explored genres of music the world over that I might never have if not for the convenience of YouTube. I dwell often in YouTube’s educational channels, MIT Coarseware and Standford’s courses among my favorites. I have dialogued with people all over the world and now have active plans to touch base with several when I visit their countries. Hulu is great, no doubt, but, for now, it’s mainly entertainment. YouTube continues to look for ways to monetize. Hulu’s model seems to be successful. Is there a law that would forbid YouTube from duplicating Hulu’s model? Isn’t that what all competitive businesses do once one among their midst has innovated successfully?

By: Kalqlate

Kalqlate — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:45:33 +0000

Hey, str1f3,

Sorry to break it to ya, but there’s a large difference between what “you don’t need” and what companies will to happen. Derek, below, has the proper idea. Time for you to catch up with the world of today. According to reports of what YouTube is negotiating, they will compete directly with Hulu in terms of shows that “aired yesterday”. Both will survive, but YouTube will be so much more than entertainment. Again, as Derek below has pointed out and what I intimated in my original post, YouTube is already a great resource for just about any information you can dream of. If you haven’t discovered that yet then, sadly, you’ve been stuck on the funny cat videos.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:00:09 +0000

Exactly!

Exciting things to watch for:

Youtube.com/edu
Youtube.com/abc
Youtube.com/ESPN

By: str1f3

str1f3 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:24:09 +0000

There is a large difference between showing a TV show that aired yesterday and another that aired 15 yrs ago. I love “Married…with Children” but it is not exactly up to date.

I also don’t need YouTube to become the Microsoft of online video. We’ve traveled that road and we don’t need to do it again.

By: str1f3

str1f3 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:19:26 +0000

NBC had better adjust. People are starting to leave TV. If they really pushed Hulu, it could make far more money than it is now. I would be more than willing to sit through 3 or 4 min. of advertising as it is no different for me than TV. People will get the content over the internet legally or illegally and NBC should learn how to adapt instead of living in the past.

By: Kalqlate

Kalqlate — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:12:23 +0000

Hulu is great. YouTube is great.

YouTube is about to become great-er and great-est as it duplicates Hulu’s purpose while maintaining its current. Don’t you folks follow the news? It’s been reported for months now that YouTube is prepping to present movies and TV shows.

Not only will YouTube encroach upon Hulu territory, but lookout Facebook… new social network features will hatch this summer on YouTube.

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By: Mich

Mich — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:20:18 +0000

Very sorry to hear that NBC feels threatened by Hulu. I don’t own a TV anymore, and I don’t plan to go back to watching TV content that way, so I think at least some of the horses are out of the barn already. If they want any money from me, they have to meet me online.

I’ve also be befuddled by the weird advertising on Hulu. I watched an entire season of Stargate SG-1 in a weekend and saw the same graphic anti-smoking ad the whole way through. Ack!

By: Darnell Clayton

Darnell Clayton — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:07:02 +0000

Hulu is actually making money. Yeah, YouTube is making 4 times as much (at least by my estimates–correct me if I am wrong) but YouTube is still not profitable.

Although I don’t expect Google to cut YouTube, Hulu is a lot more valuable because it is getting high quality content/shows.

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By: lilywhite

lilywhite — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:49:40 +0000

Now this is a real company that is doing serious and sustainable things that we can all appreciate. I like Hulu much better than YouTube!

By: FromLATrick

FromLATrick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:27:59 +0000

@ anon 11:38 PDT

you’re pretty spot on. Senior execs at NBC proper hate Hulu and wish it was never created. Rightly or wrongly, it is perceived as cannibalizing the net’s commercial ad revenue and ratings. Unless it has a *stellar* performance, and soon, it will be killed off – despite Kilar’s valiant efforts.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:06:39 +0000

Except for the fact Hulu already have a ton of revenue, significant marketshare, and exclusive content.

Both sites with survive and thrive for a long time.

By: Goldie Wilson

Goldie Wilson — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:02:32 +0000

they are different products you fool. Seriously, people like you should not be allowed to comment.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:38:27 +0000

I watch a lot of content on Hulu (and NetFlix instant play).

The second comment above about the large number of Public Service and Ad Council ads is perplexing.

Not sure why then can’t sell their inventory.

I am *sure* that the demo watching “30 Rock” or “Chuck” online is as desired as those watching Thursday or Monday nights.

Also, because of the paucity of ads (relative to the broadcasts) there is much less intrusions, and much greater chance for making an impression.

Been watching Hulu since it has started, and the situation is not that much changed.

Something is wrong. Hope they get it corrected. (Or its a political issue, and someone in power has it in for Hulu.)