Friday October 23, 2009
“Hulu’s online video platform may be a success with the masses, but it will have to begin charging for at least some of its content if it doesn’t want to destroy the $185 billion television ecosystem it draws from.”
— Columnist/analyst Diane Mermigas on the growing momentum to charge users to watch TV shows online. Earlier, a News Corp. exec predicted that Hulu will begin charging as early as next year. Hulu maintains it still believes in the free, ad-supported model.
Cory Bergman founded Lost Remote in 1999 with the slogan, "The TV Revolution is Coming. Are You Ready?" For years, Cory has urged media companies to lead the way on technology before someone else does it for them.A longtime journalist, Cory is the director of new product development at msnbc.com as well as the co-founder (with his wife Kate) of the hyperlocal news startup Next Door Media in Seattle. He's also on the advisory board for the University of Washington's innovative digital media program. In his personal time, Cory lays awake at night obsessing over new sustainable business models for local news on the web. Email him at cory[at]lostremote.com.
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