Yahoo Will Release 1,000 Hours of Web Video on Sept. 9

Portal takes a cue from Netflix by encouraging binging

Watch out, Netflix—Yahoo has an eye on your turf.

The internet giant on Tuesday boasted that it will make more than 5,000 videos—1,000 hours of content in all—available en masse on Sept. 9. The trove will include most of the episodes from Yahoo's fall comedy programming, but the full library of Saturday Night Live will surely make up the bulk of the material. The move resembles Netflix's approach to original programming, where full seasons of original shows await hungry binge viewers.

Yahoo introduced the Web comedies during its NewFront presentation in April.

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