Comcast chief operating officer Stephen Burke called Hulu’s existing business model “smart and appropriate” and said there weren’t any plans to change the way the streaming video site works. He points out that the split already works in Comcast’s favor, as much of Hulu’s content comes from basic cable and leaves out the premium channels that Comcast would want to reserve for On Demand Online.
Burke added that NBC (and now Comcast) was only one of three studios involved in Hulu and thus couldn’t determine its fate outright. However, he noted that Comcast doesn’t have any plans to implement a pay-only section of Hulu.
Considering today’s news, this is a good sign.