Just as a point of information, it is my understanding that the World Science Fiction Society normally maintains this Ustream account in the free Trial mode because they are normally not streaming anything. However, it was upgraded for the month of September to Starter level because of the Hugo Awards ceremony so they were paying a small amount.

Donald Eastlake

My understanding is that the account is normally maintained in the free Trial mode because nothing is being streamed. But it was upgraded to the paid Starter level for the month of September specifically because of the Hugo Awards ceremony.

Donald Eastlake

As usual, it is more complicated than this. I believe the World Science Fiction Society (the entity that franchises each year's WorldCon) normally maintains its Ustream account in the free "trial" mode because normally they are not streaming anything. However, many viewers were anticipated for the Hugo Award ceremony in Chicago and the account was upgraded for the month of September to the Starter level for which a fee was paid.