Disney CEO Says You Might One Day Pay For Hulu Content
According to an Associated Press report, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger believes consumers are willing to paying for online content from Hulu. In April, Disney joined Hulu founders, NBC Universal and News Corp, by providing TV shows and movies to the site. Iger also spoke of Disney’s plans for a subscriber-based web site that would offer TV shows, movies and games for a price.
At first read, I was upset. Most networks provide free TV shows on their web site. Why charge? But it all depends on what content Iger means. Is he talking about a Netflix-type site? Or will it be Disney Channel and ABC programming that is currently offered for free? Hopefully, he will provide further details.
What do you think? Is Iger right? Are you willing to pay for online streaming content? Let us know!
Jenny
A few years ago, I was the last of my friends to cave into the Napster craze. But now free music is everywhere and I hardly know anybody that still pays. Now that online movies and tv shows are following the same path, I find it hard to believe that this trend could possibly be reversed. Now that websites like Hulu and OVGuide.com offer media completey free, who is willing to pay for this once again? I am all for supporting a worthy cause, but I’m not so sure paying for movies and tv online is worth it anymore. It might be hard to backtrack and demand a fee.
Jul 23, 2009 @ 2:21 pm