yeah so strange to see so blantant a truth hiding as fiction..
and it does make you wonder what they will be doing next..
thanks for the welcome
i'll probably be more of a lurker than a poster but the air in here feels good
wavin
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just looked up hulu and found this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HuluHulu
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Hulu, LLC
Type Joint Venture
Founded August 29, 2007
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Key people Jason Kilar [1], CEO
Owner NBC Universal and News Corp
Slogan Watch your favorites. Anytime. For free.
Website hulu.com
Type of site video on demand
Launched March 12, 2008
Hulu is a website that offers commercial-supported streaming video of TV shows and movies from NBC, Fox and many other networks and studios. Hulu videos are currently offered only to users in the United States. Hulu provides video in Flash Video format, including many films and shows that are available in 480p. In addition, some TV shows and movies are now offered in high-definition. Hulu also provides web syndication services for other websites including AOL, MSN, MySpace, Yahoo! and Comcast's Fancast.com.
Hulu is a joint venture of NBC Universal and News Corp, with funding by Providence Equity Partners, which made a USD$100 million equity investment and holds a 10% stake.[1]
The name Hulu comes from a Mandarin Chinese proverb (宝葫芦), in which it means holder of precious things.[2] Literally, it refers (in Chinese) to the calabash gourd, which can also be used as a container.[3]
History
The Hulu venture was announced in March 2007, with AOL, MSN, MySpace and Yahoo! planned as "initial distribution partners". Jason Kilar was named the CEO in June.[4][5] The name Hulu was chosen in late August 2007, when the website went live, with an announcement only and no content. It invited users to leave their email addresses for the upcoming beta test.[6] In October, Hulu began the private beta testing by invitation, and allowed users to invite friends.[7] Hulu launched for public access in the United States on March 12, 2008.[8]
Hulu began an advertising campaign during NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII with an initial ad starring Alec Baldwin.[9]
Features
Hulu distributes video both on its own web site and syndicates its hosting to other sites[10], and allows users to embed Hulu clips on their websites[8] In addition to NBC and FOX programs and movies, Hulu carries shows from other networks such as Comedy Central, PBS, USA Network, Bravo, Fuel TV, FX, SPEED Channel, Sci Fi, Style, Sundance, E!, G4, Versus, Noggin TV, Nick Jr., PBS KIDS Sprout, Disney Channel and Oxygen.
Content
Hulu offers full episodes and segments from over 400 different TV shows, some no longer on the air, some in syndication, and many currently shown only in the United States. The TV content on Hulu is provided by NBC, Fox and their TV production subsidiaries Universal Media Studios and 20th Century Fox Television, respectively, as well as the aforementioned cable networks and other TV studios such as Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros. Television, MGM Television and Lionsgate Television. Hulu allows users to share or edit these clips. Shows that get the most traffic on the site include The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Battlestar Galactica, The Simpsons, Naruto, Bones, House, Arrested Development, Prison Break, Family Guy, The Office, Saturday Night Live, American Dad! and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It is the original host of Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
Hulu has provided live streams of national events, often via feeds from Fox News and NBC News.
Hulu also offers motion pictures that range from classic to modern films. The movie content is provided by studios such as Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, MGM, Lionsgate Entertainment and Sony Pictures among others. Hulu also offers trailers for new and upcoming movies. R-rated and TV-MA content is available unedited but only for registered users