The NBC/Fox co-venture Hulu has finally come out of private beta and is stocked with new content partners, reports Variety.
Hulu, long unnamed before it launched in beta last year, sports episodes from 250 TV shows, as well as 100 full-length movies. It also added sports programming from the NBA, NHL and NCAA, and web-based shows like Prom Queen.
MGM, Sony Pictures TV and Warner Bros TV bring content to the site as well. Founding networks NBC Universal and Fox, of course, have had a number of their shows available on Hulu since inception. A full list of producers providing shows to Hulu can be found at NewTeeVee.
Still notably lacking is programming from ABC.
All shows on Hulu are free with ad-support. In fact, the public launch includes two new ad formats. The first gives viewers the option of which type of product — a sedan or an SUV, for instance — they would like to see advertised.
The second asks viewers if they would prefer to watch a movie trailer. If the answer is yes, the entire show will be presented without further interruption.
Last month, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar admonished advertisers to think about online television as different from regular TV. Online advertising must thus be undertaken as a new animal, not merely an opportunity to repurpose old ads, he said.