While it is easy to be skeptical about commercial TV's Web exploits, first previews of Hulu, a video sharing service for professional video show promise.
Hulu is only accepting a limited number of beta users at this point, but is displaying some HD 1280 x 720 video, using the H.264 code for compression, and a player that offers ability to quickly and easily grab segments from commercial TV shows, to email or post. A slider-control on the player allows users to select the specific scene they want directly in the player.
