Hulu Move Suggests Internet Video Has Peaked, For Now

Downloaders, recorder and Torrents

The content providers are fighting and uphill battle that they will never win. Products such as Jaksta (www.jaksta.com) and huludownloader (www.huludownloader) still allow the download of hulu content that is not DRM protected. It still amazes me that ads are streamed independently of the show stream and products such as Jakata record them as different streams and therefore it is then possible to watch the show after downloading independent of the ads. If I was Hulu I would allow products such as Jaksta to download Hulu but make sure the stream had the ads in it so when ever or whereever it was watched the ads would be in the show.

Jacqui of UT @ May 23, 2009 01:13:10 AM

heh..

nice, really nice!

Invexixheli of AL @ Apr 16, 2009 19:58:14 PM

Internet killed the Movie Star

Not literally, of course, since stars and actors are obviously still required for the shows. But the cable companies need to revolutionize their systems if they plan on making any money. It's capitolism at its best, change or die. Darwinian economics. If companies like Hulu can attract more people and turn a profit from it, cable companies either have to keep up with the times or they will go out of business. Only the businesses not willing to change will be met with a demand that doesnt include what they are selling, and that's that. Hulu should be seen as a godsend, an idea the other companies can improve upon, make better, be competitive.

Greg Morgan of VA @ Mar 28, 2009 14:11:53 PM

No way has Internet Video peaked

Long form, VOD might have peaked, although I think not. Viral UGC video might also have peaked, although I think not. What is happening is that people / businesses are beginning to realize that the video content is only half the equation. The other half are the distribution streams one uses. As companies, such as Hulu and YouTube become dominant, they begin to pay close attention to their points of distribution and they make sure those points of distribution are EVA (economically value added). It is simply the maturation of a market.

That said, one area of video that is nascent are the millions of businesses who are only now beginning to add rich media and video to their sites. These businesses have begun to realize that a well crafted 2 minute video can do more for one's messaging then nearly any amount of text on a static web page.

Watch out, 2009 is certain to be a wild ride.

scott broomfield of CA @ Feb 23, 2009 18:19:54 PM

Workarounds pretty easy

my company produces a product called the Neuros link that runs boxee and for our users, this move just means they'll use Hulu in a browser instead of Boxee, see http://open.neurostechnology.com/content/hulu-still-works-link , unfortunate, but not the end of the world. There's also automated Bittorrent feeds that are very easy convenient workarounds right within Boxee. Its pretty hard for me to believe this move will do much to put the genie back in tbe bottle.

Joe Born of IL @ Feb 20, 2009 16:49:53 PM