Hulu Opens to the Public
Posted by Matt Ortega · March 10, 2008
Hulu, the NBC/FOX-backed video hosting website and response to standard bearer, YouTube, opens to the public on Wednesday.
The company’s been in private beta for 4.5 months. If you haven’t managed to snag one of the many invitations floating around, you’re probably thinking “big deal”. But as I expressed in my initial review, Hulu’s a remarkable web service despite its numerous shortcomings (no downloads, a limited collection of shows and movies, and no international access to name a few).
In recent weeks, video clips from Saturday Night Live and hosted on Hulu have appeared here. Just in time for the official launch, Hulu will be adding several new partners:
Hulu is also announcing the addition of new content from Warner Brothers Television Group, Lionsgate, NBA, NHL and twenty other content providers (including the Onion News Network
!).
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