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Subscription-Based 'Hulu Plus' Is Now Official

Posted by kdawson on from the whenever-wherever dept.

itwbennett writes "After months of rumors, Hulu officially announced its $9.99/month Hulu Plus service. Invites will soon start rolling out in weekly batches. So what will you get for that $9.99? 'Full access to a bunch of current shows (Hulu lists 40 but adds 'and more' to that list) as well as complete series collections of some older titles such as The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the wonderful and mostly-ignored Eli Stone,' writes blogger Peter Smith. 'HD content sources will be streamed at 720P but Hulu mentions that the service is ad-supported.'"

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  1. HD Sources by therealobsideus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So not only will I be paying $9.99 but I'll also be watching ads? Hmm... no.

  2. Re:Wait... by AnonymousClown · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So you pay 9.99, and then still have ads on top of it? Absurd.

    Worked for cable.

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    RIP America

    July 4, 1776 - September 11, 2001

  3. Nice for Netflix by swarm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sounds like Hulu is doing good advertising for NetFlix to me.

  4. netflix? by farble1670 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    netflix is $8.99, is ad-free, has more content, has many client platforms (PC, mobile, wii, playstation, roku, etc), and includes DVD rentals by mail.

    what are they thinking?