Hulu.com - Free Online Video Content

Hulu is the long anticipated website created as a joint venture between NBC and Fox to bring free online content to all US consumers. The site offers a plethora of popular, full length current television shows (read: all the NBC and Fox staples, such as House, The Office, and Heroes), past television shows (I Dream of Jeannie and The Addams Family), and movies (The Big Lebowski, Sideways, and The Usual Suspects).

The site also houses NBA and college basketball games (some dating back twenty-five years), as well as soap operas and news shows. Users can search by most popular videos, by title, by genre, or by network.

“Hulu's ambitious and never-ending mission is to help you find and enjoy the world's premium content when, where and how you want it. We hope to provide you with the web's most comprehensive selection from more than 50 content providers including FOX, NBC, MGM, Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, and more to deliver premium programming across all genres and formats, television shows, feature films, and clips.”

Because the content is produced and controlled by the networks, there is no danger of contracting viruses, having the show cut out half way through due to copyright violations, and viewers will be able to see popular shows the day after they feature on primetime television. I think that users will sit through a select number of advertisements in return for a complete, high-quality database of television shows, which is what Hulu offers.

Will users outside of the US be able to access this content? Will Hulu feature complete seasons of shows? As of now, there are only three episodes of House.

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