NBCU first announced the venture back in October of 2007, and now Hulu is finally set to launch tomorrow. For those unfamiliar, the service is a join venture between NBCU and News Corp and will offer free ad-supported TV shows and motion pictures.
The site will offer thousands of free videos from Fox, NBC, and 50 other content providers. Hulu is also in talks with Lionsgate and Warner Bros. to add more content to the Hulu library with those partnerships expected to be announced soon. Notably however, the service has not reached deals yet with CBS or ABC, two major broadcasters.
Hulu went into beta testing in October of last year and has been described as a rival to the much larger YouTube video sharing site. Besides its TV content deals the site also has video licensing deals with the NBA and NHL and will have its content also appear on AOL, MSN, Comcast, MySpace and Yahoo.
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Sony has announced the launch of a PlayStation-branded YouTube channel in which the company will show off video content ranging from trailers to game footage and director’s commentary.
Fans can also share user-generated content as well as participate in promotions and contests.
There is content available currently from for SOCOM: US Navy Seals Confrontation, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, NBA ‘09: The Inside, and the PlayStation Network, with much more promised.
Sony added “it planned to evolve the YouTube PlayStation channel over time, starting with features and promotions for its top games and eventually developing in a hub for user-generated content. The channel will also contain links that allow used to interact with the PlayStation website and blog.”
