You may have come across certain websites, particularly news sites, which require a subscription to view its content. With the popularity of watching ones favorite TV shows online really taking off, some currently free websites are beginning to consider a subscription fee as well. According to this New York Times article, “some television executives are developing a different model in which only subscribers to traditional cable and satellite services would be able to access the full breadth of shows online.”
Hulu, which is a free video website, reportedly saw a 42 percent jump in viewers from January to February of this year.
But have no fear; television is not going the way of the dinosaur any time soon. This Ars Technica article reports that a new study from the Nielsen-funded Council for Research Excellence (CRE) found that though online video and mobile devices are growing in popularity, the traditional TV is still the number one choice for the average viewer.
