Video site Hulu has moved out of private beta, effective Thursday. Hulu is a joint venture between NBC and FOX that was created after NBC pulled out of iTunes due to pricing disputes. It offers free streaming video of full episodes of most shows on General electric (NBC Parent Company) and FOX owned stations, plus some older shows, like “Who’s the Boss” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.“
Hulu is funded by ads placed at commercial breaks in shows. A 15 or 30 second ad, usually from the same sponsor, plays 3 times during an hour-long show, and twice during a half-hour show.
In the new version, a Hulu operator notes, users can pick the ads they want to view. The new version also adds Warner Bros. full length feature films and NBA and NHL highlights and historic games.
While not direct competition to iTunes, Hulu is an obvious alternate to iTunes for watching TV shows you may have missed.
Video site Hulu has moved out of private beta, effective Thursday. Hulu is a joint venture between NBC and FOX that was created after NBC pulled out of iTunes due to pricing disputes. It offers free streaming video of full episodes of most shows on General electric (NBC Parent Company) and FOX owned stations, plus some older shows, like “Who’s the Boss” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.“
Hulu is funded by ads placed at commercial breaks in shows. A 15 or 30 second ad, usually from the same sponsor, plays 3 times during an hour-long show, and twice during a half-hour show.
In the new version, a Hulu operator notes, users can pick the ads they want to view. The new version also adds Warner Bros. full length feature films and NBA and NHL highlights and historic games.
While not direct competition to iTunes, Hulu is an obvious alternate to iTunes for watching TV shows you may have missed.
Via [Electronista]
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