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May 01st, 2012

HULU COULD SOON FORCE YOU TO HAVE CABLE

(BlackMediaScoop) The dream may be coming to end for all of you cable cord cutters if a new rumor turns out to be true.

Internet gossip is going crazy about reports that Hulu is planning to introduce a cable authentication system in the future. That would mean that users would have to prove that they have a cable or satellite subscription in order to view content via the service.


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The report doesn’t mention whether this would apply to the free or paid Hulu service, but some say that the idea has been floating around since 2009. Hulu apparently has no interest in making the first move, as it could have potentially devastating effects, but at the same time it wants to keep content partners happy, so if its requested, they might have to comply.

Others say what could happen is an increase in the delay between when a TV show airs and when it appears on Hulu for non-cable subscribers. In this case, the show would be available the next day, but free and Hulu Plus users without a cable or satellite subscription would have to wait 30 days.

SCOOP: INTERNET GOSSIP

WHAT DO YOU THINK? WOULD YOU DUMP HULU IF YOU HAD TO HAVE CABLE OR SATELLITE?

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