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Hulu is not at risk. It's a joint venture between the various broadcast networks, not an independent site, and with Comcast now owning a majority stake, it's un
by shizcakes 17y ago
Hulu is not at risk. It's a joint venture between the various broadcast networks, not an independent site, and with Comcast now owning a majority stake, it's unlikely that they (or any ISP they have a peering agreement with) would mess with transmissions.[1]
Netflix, on the other hand, is vulnerable - especially since their future business model seems to be aiming for the on-demand market more than the dvd-by-mail market. And the on-demand market is something that Comcast (and perhaps other ISP/Cable company hybrids) would have a strong incentive to try and de-prioritize to help sell their digital cable subscriptions.
[1]Wikipedia: Hulu is a joint venture of NBC Universal (General Electric), Fox Entertainment Group (News Corp) and ABC Inc. (The Walt Disney Company)[4], with funding by Providence Equity Partners, which made a US$100 million equity investment and holds a 10% stake. -> http://www.cable360.net/competition/web/25376.html http://www.cable360.net/competition/web/25376.html