Hulu Still Going Strong, But Growth Is Dropping Off Sharply(techcrunch.com)
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Hulu Still Going Strong, But Growth Is Dropping Off Sharply
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/03/hulu-still-going-strong-but-growth-is-dropping-off-sharply/
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Seeing as how most TV shows are now off for the summer this is not surprising. Also as noted they are quickly hitting the saturation point.
Yeah, if they're still showing any growth at all right now, they're doing better than I would expect. I stopped watching entirely a few weeks ago. Nothing new on.
Yeah same here and recently went back to Fancast where I found they have larger library with cable channel content (batman/robin cartoons, showtime, hbo and other stuff not all on hulu i enjoy).
I think the main issue is Hulu used to have full seasons, now with TV networks / Cable operators fighting back Hulu only has the most recent 5 episodes of anything... Also, Hulu seems to be removing movies faster than adding them now... It was so successful that it kind of freaked the industry out and they are now shrinking it...
Open it to other countries :-)
I played with hulu a month ago and really liked it. For about 2 weeks the streaming was good. The last two weeks, its useless stutter. Maybe too much growth too fast?
I've had the same experience you have. My biggest problem with Hulu, though, is that I don't think they want you watching it on your TV. Or, they'd rather have you watching shows on TV (via cable, over the air, etc), and Hulu is only for the computer. This is unfortunate. I can see myself watching a lot more television if I could access Hulu on, for example, my Xbox 360.
My biggest problem is availability. I think opening it to Australia, and other countries would prompt growth.
Two things killed Hulu for me: a) TheDailyShow.com has no ads. b) I'm paying for Netflix now and love streaming.