I think Sony is onto something with PSN Plus and I'll explain why.

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sethnintendo said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

sethnintendo said:

Your op reminds me of Netflix. Netflix states that more people started watching Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, etc because they saw the first few season on Netflix and started watching it on TV. While it might not always be the case (considering I will never get cable) it probably has some backing. Exposing people to content for "free" (subscription fee) might allow for an increase interest from consumers for future content.

Hits are still good on hulu.com. They still make a lot of money off of people being on the site and watching those shows. It also shows what is more popular than another.

Not following your train of thought completely.  What point are you trying to make with hulu/hulu+?  I still have a Hulu+ membership but there are only a few shows that I watch on there (Parks and Recreation, The Office (U.S.), The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Family Guy, South Park, Bob's Burgers, American Dad, and Cleveland Show).  Hulu is desperately missing Workaholics, Tosh.O (they made it web only content I believe now), Archer, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, etc...  I value my Netflix membership more than Hulu+ and that isn't saying too much since Netflix has gone downhill since losing the Stars and other contracts.

Another form of revenue on the hulu website is from hits. It shows whats popular, and they also make added revenue from Plus. Thats my point.