Rumor: Subscription Model Coming to Hulu

There’s rumblings of a new pricing structure coming to Hulu, which is sure to disappoint many of the fans who appreciate the free service. Here’s the beef:

Speaking last night at an Internet Week event sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter, Jonathan Miller, News Corp.’s newly-installed chief digital officer, said he envisions a future where at least some of the TV shows and movies on Hulu, the premium video site co-owned by News Corp., NBC Universal and Disney, are available only to subscribers.

Miller, whose last job was running AOL (parent of Daily Finance), prefaced his remark by noting that he won’t attend his first Hulu board meeting until Monday, so the scenario he foresees is merely his own speculation. But, he continued, “in my opinion the answer could be yes. I don’t see why over time that shouldn’t happen. I don’t think it’s on the agenda for Monday [but] it seems to me that over time that could be a logical thing.”

Sounds reasonable, given the stake that the parent companies have in Hulu. In the mean time, just keep watching. Thanks DailyFinance.