One of the most eagerly-anticipated online video launches Hulu, the tie-up between NBC Universal and NewsCorp., launches in private beta later today, following a week of preview access for journalists and analysts.
The service rolls out with most of the trailed features, reports Variety, including the ability for users to share entire shows or just clips of them with eachother.
Hulu has also inked a deal with Sony Pictures Television for 40 TV series, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios for an undisclosed number of series and movies.
All featured series will run with two minutes of commercials per hour, in the form of unskippable 15 and 30-second spots.
