[Note: This item comes from reader Monty Solomon. DLH]
From: Monty Solomon
Date: November 4, 2007 6:44:26 PM PST
Subject: First Look: Hulu video service
November 02, 2007
First Look: Hulu video service
NBC Universal-News Corp. service looks to take on iTunes-will it succeed?
By Dan Moren
NBC Universal and News Corp. fired what both companies hope is the first shot across the bow of digital content giants like Apple’s iTunes Store and Google’s YouTube with the launch of a private beta version of Hulu, their long-gestating Web-based video platform. Positioned as a competitor to both online media stores and free video-sharing sites, Hulu is largely an attempt by content providers to exert more control over their own product, cutting out middlemen such as Apple.
But that’s the big-picture view-what does it mean for people like you and me who just want to watch videos? While Hulu is just beginning to send out invites to its beta period, I got to take the service for a test drive this week to see how it works for a-shall we say-avid television watcher.
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