Hulu Launches: Great Product, Still Screwed - Silicon Alley Insider

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The condundrum of making a business out of watching TV online continues to confuse even the most clear-minded of convergence watchers.

Hulu finally launches, adding Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. CEO Jason Kilar says 5 million people have viewed Hulu videos in the past month and that 80% of Hulu's videos are viewed at least once a month.Five million is an impressive number given that Hulu has been in a closed beta test, and as we said over the weekend, the product is great. As we also said over the weekend, however, we still have big doubts about Hulu as a business (see below). Judging from his quote in the NYT, CEO Jason Kilar is still optimistic that he can win over CBS and Disney as content partners, but as Michael Learmonth explained yesterday, this will be easier said than done.

Hulu Launches: Great Product, Still Screwed - Silicon Alley Insider

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