Comments on: Hulu prepares for prime time launch tomorrow

By: Misterchou

Misterchou — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:14:31 +0000

Hulu is here!…

Hulu is this amazing online TV/movie provider from NBC Universal and News Corp. I’ve been using it pretty religiously throughout it’s beta stage and am very happy to report that the site is now open to the public. Thanks to Hulu, I have bee…

By: Misterchou

Misterchou — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:14:31 +0000

Hulu is here!…

By: Misterchou

Misterchou — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:14:31 +0000

Hulu is here!…

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[...] business model, and says it will soon offer in-browser videos. Meanwhile, NBC-Universal and Fox recently teamed up to launch Hulu, where viewers can watch high-quality video without a separate [...]

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By: Comscore: YouTube dominance grows » VentureBeat

Comscore: YouTube dominance grows » VentureBeat — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:02:31 +0000

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By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:08:47 +0000

@Aake – yes, unfortunately Hulu is only launching in the United States at this point – I do think it’s important if they want to be truly successful to expand into global markets eventually.

There are bandwidth requirements for the HD content, but for the rest it will just be choppy if your connection is slow – downscaling like Apple does with YouTube on the iPhone based on if you’re on WiFi or Edge could be an idea.

By: Paramount gives away digital movie clips but misses the point » VentureBeat

Paramount gives away digital movie clips but misses the point » VentureBeat — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:05:21 +0000

[...] First of all, as of right now Paramount only has a deal in place with Facebook to distribute the clips via an application called VooZoo. This will not allow users to do things such as embed the short movie clips in their blogs; instead, users will have to go to Facebook and install the VooZoo application to use them. That’s not nearly as convenient as what some of the record companies are letting users do with music videos via YouTube, nor is it close to what Hulu is set to let the public do with television clips (our coverage). [...]

By: Aake Edlund

Aake Edlund — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:38:08 +0000

Again, the release is very careful, i.e. not possible to see the ‘Office’ example below if you’re outside the US. Bandwidth and/or quality limitations?