Comments on: Not Coming to Hulu: Last Week's "Saturday Night Live" Highlight* http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090114/not-coming-to-hulu-last-weeks-saturday-night-live-highlight/ by Peter Kafka Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:35:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Abbiamo perso il buon senso? http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090114/not-coming-to-hulu-last-weeks-saturday-night-live-highlight/comment-page-1/#comment-3171 Abbiamo perso il buon senso? Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:11:47 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=3115#comment-3171 [...] funzionano solo per visitatori provenienti dall’america, alcuni effetti collaterali della scelta dei target e della regolamentazione [...] [...] funzionano solo per visitatori provenienti dall’america, alcuni effetti collaterali della scelta dei target e della regolamentazione [...]

]]> By: Brian Ballan http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090114/not-coming-to-hulu-last-weeks-saturday-night-live-highlight/comment-page-1/#comment-1551 Brian Ballan Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:19:03 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=3115#comment-1551 "Or more likely, a cautionary tale for TV and Hollywood, who still aren’t ready to let their customers watch their stuff when and where they want to see it." I just want to say that, as a user this is distressing. But, I think we consumers need to recognize the value in this content. 3 ads per 30 min (like Hulu runs) just can't cover it. If Hulu had a micropayment system or played more ads in some 'premium' content, that might get them more content to show. There's no reason that there can't be 'variable pricing' in terms of number of commercials shown. The problem is that it's much easier for consumers to change viewing habits than it is for studios to change their monetization models. So, even though I think we should all encourage them to put their content up everywhere for us to watch whenever, I understand why they don't (especially for new content). “Or more likely, a cautionary tale for TV and Hollywood, who still aren’t ready to let their customers watch their stuff when and where they want to see it.”

I just want to say that, as a user this is distressing. But, I think we consumers need to recognize the value in this content. 3 ads per 30 min (like Hulu runs) just can’t cover it. If Hulu had a micropayment system or played more ads in some ‘premium’ content, that might get them more content to show. There’s no reason that there can’t be ‘variable pricing’ in terms of number of commercials shown.

The problem is that it’s much easier for consumers to change viewing habits than it is for studios to change their monetization models. So, even though I think we should all encourage them to put their content up everywhere for us to watch whenever, I understand why they don’t (especially for new content).

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