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Title: Ad-free Hulu rumors return at just the right time Post by: HCK on July 19, 2015, 09:00:17 am Ad-free Hulu rumors return at just the right time
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Hulu may once again be considering an ad-free version of its streaming video service, after plans from a couple years ago went nowhere.</p><p> Sources tell the Wall Street Journal (http://www.wsj.com/articles/hulu-explores-adding-ad-free-option-to-its-service-1437103682) that the new plan, codenamed “NOAH” (for “No Ads Hulu”), could launch this fall. Hulu currently charges $8 per month for streaming with ads, but the ad-free version could cost $12 to $14 per month.</p><p> Hulu has at least considered an ad-free tier before. Five years ago, then-CEO Jason Kilar told PCWorld that an ad-free version was a possibility (http://www.techhive.com/article/210333/Hulu_CEO_Talks_about_Its_Annoying_Ads.html), and in 2013, then-CEO Andy Forssell told Variety that an option to remove ads made sense in the long term (http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/why-hulu-doesnt-have-an-ad-free-service-like-netflix-yet-1200668184/). Still, Hulu’s website (http://www.hulu.com/help/articles/20356372) notes that ads are the price users pay for getting episodes of new TV shows the day after they air.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2949628/streaming-services/ad-free-hulu-rumors-return-at-just-the-right-time.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Ad-free Hulu rumors return at just the right time (http://www.macworld.com/article/2949628/streaming-services/ad-free-hulu-rumors-return-at-just-the-right-time.html#tk.rss_all) |