http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/ Engadget Comments for Hulu CEO: we're 'complementary' to cable http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Yeah?... no Kidding.

We have to pay for you now too....

I guess this is what "Complementary" means.....

In addition to paying for cable, you can pay for us too. And don't even think of getting rid of your regular broadcast service, or we will raise prices, and no more freebies.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Yay? An internet tv site that makes you pay monthly for increased quality but probably just as many ads. Is a $120 a year really worth it? Maybe they can do it if they make Alec Baldwin more convincing.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Jack Donaghy > you]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Yeah, an Internet TV site that offers most shows on TV for free and only charges you if you want to watch full seasons of those shows in 720p across way more devices. And you pay way more for cable and still get ads too, right?]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Not PART of their evil plan, but they DO have an evil plan, eh?]]>Jul 1st 2010 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
I call BS. Media companies are some of the wealthiest, money grubbing companies in the world. They even rip each other off, like vampires feeding off one another but never satiated. I say stake 'em and move on.]]>Jul 1st 2010 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
You know you don't have to use Hulu Plus and can continue using Hulu Free right?]]>Jul 1st 2010 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
punctuation is optional in life too ]]>Jul 1st 2010 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/.... and yet u think this is important enough to write a paragraph on here]]>Jul 1st 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
...except we never see those ads.

You know those big shows that everyone whines about being on Hulu? Those tend to be shown 20 times a week by 5 channels on cable. The rest is on Netflix where streaming is a free bonus.

My DVR experience will be better than your Hulu experience.]]>Jul 1st 2010 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
So if they are the richest, then it shouldn't be to hard for you to start your own media company, make a little less than the current guys and sell cheaper product?

Always cracks me up when people say such dumb things.

If they made so much money every medium sized company would be getting in on it.]]>Jul 1st 2010 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/But if I go to hulu right now I still have to pay right, just like cable? Wrong, which makes your point ridiculous. ]]>Jul 1st 2010 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Nah, he probably meant that it comes free with your cable or satellite subscription. Either that or it speaks highly of them.]]>Jul 1st 2010 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
You suck at English. The word means that something actually supports something else by filling gaps instead of competing directly with it.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
"complementary" and "complimentary" are 2 different words. The latter being incorrectly used in this post. TheFrigginBox is right on.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Now, what's interesting is: who messed up? Was it Kafka, writing down "complimentary" when Kilar said (out loud) "complementary?"

Or did the interview take place via email? In that case, it was Kilar who wrote "complimentary" (a Freudian slip, perhaps? Ha ha!) in the email, and Kafka copy-pasted it. Even though Kafka says "I talked with Kilar yesterday about Hulu Plus," that could've meant they talked via email. (Although, if that was the case, Kafka-- or Hollister-- should've put a [sic] next to the word.)

Who knows?]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Interestingly, the CNet article *did* correct the misspelling.]]>Jul 1st 2010 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/I don't know. He might be saying all sorts of great things about cable.]]>Jul 1st 2010 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Engadget just now fixed it too, apparently. So I guess that's that.]]>Jul 1st 2010 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Not both.

Duh.]]>Jul 1st 2010 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Do you pay for cable? Do you watch ads on TV?
Do you pay for Internet? Do you see ads in your browser?
Do you pay for turnpikes? Do you still see billboards?

companies will always pay for you to see their message. Even if you have paid someone else]]>Jul 1st 2010 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
I torrent, there are no ads

:)]]>Jul 1st 2010 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
True, but the typically on the internet, things are either ad-supported or fee-supported. Besides, you can get TV free over the air if you're set up for that. You're paying for the convenience and relative reliability of cable/satellite.]]>Jul 1st 2010 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/I never understood why cable tv has ads. I'm paying for the service I don't want ads. This is the main reason i stopped watching TV.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
I pay for netflix and I don't watch ads. I actually pay less for netflix that I would for hulu.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
good point. Netflix/Game Fly are really the two standout services that are free with no ads. Even Engadget is getting full page ads that pop up every once in a while when loading the page.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Do you pay for engadget???? If you do you should ask for your money back, because I get it for free!]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Last time I checked, neither Netflix nor Gamefly was free.

Going back to your earlier point, the problem is that Hulu (unlike cable/sat, ISPs, and the turnpike system) is not an established service we're USED TO paying for. If Hulu wants to get its "foot in the door" with the American public, they're going to have to nix the ads in the paid version. Many of the comments on this post reflect this sentiment.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
You are paying for the upkeep and purchase of new equipment by the company you are getting the service for. The ad's pay for the stuff on the studio end of things.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
I'm sick of the stupid you pay for cable argument. Netflix can give me streaming with no ads on a subscription, hulu can suck it.]]>Jul 1st 2010 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
You pay for your netflix account, you pay for your Gamefly account. Just because your parents pay for it doesn't make it FREE. I tried to ignore your repeated ramblings about how these things should be free when in fact the examples you gave HAVE NEVER BEEN FREE!!!

I'm willing to pay, but I will not pay for ADS any more, I PURCHASED Tivo's etc and then switched to iTunes and Netflix for exactly this reason. They can have my money for NOT FOR ADS!!!]]>Jul 1st 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Netflix has advertisements on the envelopes they send you. ]]>Jul 1st 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Oh, I didn't realize; I don't handle them. My girlfriend is usually the one who puts the disc in the drive while I make the popcorn. At least the ads don't periodically inturrupt my show for 30 - 60 seconds every so often. Also, I find the instant streaming to be of more value than the disc delivery.

Either way i'm getting a hell of a lot more with Netflix for $9 than I would with Hulu for $10.]]>Jul 1st 2010 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
> Do you pay for cable? Do you watch ads on TV?

Yes and No. I've owned a DVR pretty much since they were available.

> Do you pay for Internet? Do you see ads in your browser?

Yes and No. Blocking ads in data you have control over is pretty freaking trivial. That's why people who own DVRs don't have to watch any commercials they don't want to.

> Do you pay for turnpikes? Do you still see billboards?

Yes and No. I pay attention TO THE ROAD when I am driving.]]>Jul 1st 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
Hulu has been so blunt before about their evil plans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m71m-LBqFQ]]>Jul 1st 2010 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
So you're a cheap bastard.

OMG...

Is this Engadget??

sark.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/
If Hulu has all the shows you watch, then why not? The only reason I haven't canceled our satellite yet it because the shows my kids love aren't on Hulu.

Jiggpig, I envy you.]]>Jul 1st 2010 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/hulu-ceo-were-complimentary-to-cable/Jul 1st 2010 8:18AM