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Hulu, the popular free online TV and movie streaming website that was founded as a joint venture between NBCUniversal, News Corporation, Disney and Providence Equity Partners, may soon be putting up a rigid paywall: According to a report in the New York Post on Monday, Hulu, which currently offers much of its content for free, plus extra content for paying subscribers to its Hulu Plus service, will soon force viewers to log-in using paid cable subscription account numbers.
As the Post explains: “Hulu, which attracted 31 million unique users in March under a free-for-all model, is taking its first steps to change to a model where viewers will have to prove they are a pay-TV customer to watch their favorite shows, sources tell The Post.”
It’s unclear at this time if the supposed model would require users to subscribe to a certain cable service or package. Hulu did not reach TPM for comment in time for this post.
The Post further says that it is precisely this planned business move that led to reports that Providence Equity is selling back its stake in Hulu to Disney and News Corp.
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Original report: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/busines...rC9agDUEkHae2I
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