All Things D’s Peter Kafka reports that Hulu’s long-rumored subscription product, Hulu Plus, could come as soon as next week for a select group of people.

The details are the same, $9.95 a month for access to a deeper library of content, including many previous seasons of shows, but Kafka has a few interesting scoops.

The initial launch will likely be limited to relatively small group of people, around 10,000 registered users. In addition, there are still rights issues to be worked out. Viacom-owned Comedy Central has the digital rights to older episodes of “30 Rock,” for example.

In a separate post, Kafka explains how ABC’s free iPad app will differ from the Hulu iPad app, which will likely accompany the premium product.

Will you pay $9.95 for older content? Or is the free version of Hulu enough to satiate your web-viewing needs?