Hulu, a popular online video distribution website has released a new feature called Coming soon.
Betina Chan-Martin a Product Manager for Hulu announced that on November 2nd, 2009 that a schedule of regularly distributed videos such as television shows and movies is avaliable.
This feature adds a television like schedule to network shows from Fox, NBC, etc. while adding email notification functionality for registered users.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13515_3-10389261-26.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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Release Date: November 2, 2009.http://blog.hulu.com/2009/11/02/coming-soon-your-resource-for-good-things-to-come/
This feature is a result of user feedback.http://blog.hulu.com/2009/11/02/coming-soon-your-resource-for-good-things-to-come/
The Hulu Coming Soon feature can be found under the "Browse By Date" link at the top of the Hulu navigation page.http://blog.hulu.com/2009/11/02/coming-soon-your-resource-for-good-things-to-come/
Registered users can receive e-mail notifications when favorite shows are released.http://blog.hulu.com/2009/11/02/coming-soon-your-resource-for-good-things-to-come/
Blogers and other online editors can now obtain the embed code for a particular show before it is released. Until the show is available a notice saying when the show will be online is displayed in place of the video.http://blog.hulu.com/2009/11/02/coming-soon-your-resource-for-good-things-to-come/
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Hulu Coming Soon Feature
This is a screenshot of what users see when they try to view a video that has is scheduled for release but is not yet available.
In addition to this in-player message, Hulu users also have the ability to view a grid of upcoming show release dates.
