Since the day iPad was a glimmer in Apple’s eye, we have heard rumors of Hulu running on iPad, we have heard thet the app for iPad will be available withing single digit months. Meanwhile other tv networks are getting in on the launch this Saturday. The Wall Street Journal reports that ABC and CBS will be streaming some content on the iPad via an app this Saturday.

Hulu’s app will not make the launch party, but when it does come it will reportedly be as feared, a subscription based which for most people is a mad idea. Especially when news coming from The New York Times reports that for the last 5 months Hulu has been turning a profit.

The content providers though are pressurising Hulu to make more money, confirming the stereotypical greediness they are known for and want paid subscriptions. “Our mission is to help people discover the world’s premium content, and we believe that subscriptions can help to unlock some of that, including sports and movies and premium cable shows,” Jason Kilar, Hulu’s chief executive, told The Times. “We’re certainly open to subscriptions as a complement to an ad-supported model.”

A Hulu subscription may be workable, but on the iPad? Surely this will be similar to watching streaming on the phone. Most people will not want to pay for this because the iphone is used for entertainment when people get bored. There are too many free apps to satisfy that craving so why pay to watch on a mini screen?

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