Hulu, a Victim of Its Own Success

An interesting article from Wired on how Hulu's success may be hurting them.

... The availability of recent TV shows on Hulu threatens two of the key financial underpinnings of cable TV: DVD sales and carriage fees.

.. Television networks, and the Hollywood studios that make programming for them, are experiencing declining ad sales, declining DVD sales, and rising panic. “We have to find ways to advance the business rather than cannibalize it,” said the distribution chief at Turner — a network that refuses to make shows like The Closer available on Hulu and keeps only a few episodes on its own site.

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emily | 8:06 PM | Sites streaming the latest TV shows |
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