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A week ago, Fox changed their licensing to non-users of the Hulu will not be able to watch new episodes of their show to eight days after the date of their air. On your hat and think about what analyst consequences this could have, say, piracy of those shows. You know that it will improve the piracy? Congratulations, you better judge the effects than Fox. Because piracy Fox show grew up on a enormous amount during this last week.
Actually it is quite likely that Fox is expected to increase in piracy and simply considered it worth the trade-off. Worse options free users, more will watch the live broadcast, they say, and ad rates, go with the increased projections. Query: If these people can watch on TV, why they watch on Hulu in the first place?
For busy and budget conscious observers expensive cable TV and a DVR is not an option. Hulu is located. Hulu Gets a show there, allows for focused on unskippable commercials and with reasonable one-day delay, adds a lot of inconvenience for the deal to the user. This eight-day punishment, and while "getting something for nothing" is a fairly new substantive law, we all seem to have it feel bait and switch for millions of viewers.
So what do they do? They google "download ..." and halfway down the first page of the public, well-seeded torrent, which loads the entire episode — with no ads in minutes and allows them to use their favorite media player or take them anywhere. Wow! A great way to watch your favorite shows!
TorrentFreak piracy tracking two concerts Fox after a delay of the entry into force. Hell's kitchen downloads increased by 114% and MasterChef climbed a massive 189%. This number will grow as more people discover the restrictions.
Will depart the Fox? Unlikely. But Hulu is working, and maps to change hands in this business. What seems like a good case for Fox now, improving their broadcasting relationship could be a ball and chain through the year as the practicability of cord cutting grows.
Sometimes companies need to do something that don't like their customers. Raise rates, for example. Ugly but unavoidable. However, decisions are clearly detrimental to your satisfaction with the mysterious reason will have consequences. In this case, they simply lost many thousands of loyal visitors who enjoy their products, many of whom consider themselves abuse and never return.
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