Hulu is a brilliant service which has truly brought American television to the online masses. Part of the appeal of Hulu is the fact it’s free, with revenue coming from a purely advertising-based model. But certain parties want to change all that. Could Hulu survive the transition to a subscription-based model?
Hulu – Hot and Getting Hotter
Being British, I’m jealous of Americans for one reason and one reason alone – Hulu. Yes, we get to watch BBC programming on the iPlayer, and there are a number of other online TV catch-up services either already present or about to launch in the U.K. But Hulu offers American television at its best.
Hulu is massively popular in the States, having around 40 million viewers at the last count, who between them watched nigh on 500 million video streams. Which is surely cause for celebration amongst the partners behind the project.

Money is key. It’s a shame that is the case but true nevertheless. And this adage is having a direct influence on the online video sector – from why YouTube is constantly engaged in battle with copyright holders to why Hulu no longer supports Boxee.
Until now, Hulu and TV.com have existed side by side happily, with the latter even syndicating content provided by the former. But that relationship now seems to have soured. Could Hulu now be eying TV.com up as potential competition?
2008 has now seamlessly morphed into 2009 and we’re all a year older, and maybe even a year wiser. But what happened in the world of Internet television over the past 12 months?
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