Hulu Adds International TV Shows, But Only For Americans
Internet TV Service Remains Restricted to U.S. Users For Now
By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 5/7/2009 2:49:35 PM
Hulu, the Internet TV venture backed by NBC Universal, News Corp. and The Walt Disney Co., announced it has added popular international TV shows and movies -- including content from Britain, Japan and India -- but the service, for now, is still available only to U.S. users
The new content includes Bollywood films and hit U.K. television shows from Endemol, as well as Japanese anime.
Hulu in a statement confirmed that the Web site is still restricted to viewers in the U.S. and will remain that way for the time being. Hulu is not disclosing a timeframe regarding possible international expansion at this time.
Currently, Internet users who try to access Hulu from outside the U.S. see a message that says: "Hulu is committed to making its content available worldwide. To do so, we must work through a number of legal and business issues, including obtaining international streaming rights."
In March, the company hired Johannes Larcher, who previously ran international operations for Friendster and Overture, as senior vice president of international operations.
Meanwhile, Hulu posted a job listing earlier this week seeking a director of international business development, who will "help build a service that lets people find and enjoy the world's premier content when, where and how they want it," a role that will include defining regional and country-specific market-entry strategies.
Some of the international content Hulu has added includes: Digital Rights Group's GreenWing, Peep Show, Doc Martin and Kingdom; Endemol's Fear Factor UK, I Want to be a Hilton and Chains of Love; Bollywood films from Saavn, including Sarkar, Deewana and Hera Pheri; and U.S.-based anime producer FUNimation's Mushi-shi, Shikabane Hime and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
Last week Hulu announced a deal with Disney, which now owns a reported 27.5% stake in the venture along with NBCU and News Corp.
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Hulu has started blocking Hotspotshield, doesn't work anyomre.
Chuck F. - 5/8/2009 5:53:49 AM EDT -
Why is this a big deal? Hulu is an American Website, made for Americans, by our American Television Networks. Americans do not complain that we can't watch TVNZ.co.nz content, or BBC.co.uk content... Eventually all the content will be available to everyone, until then, Gosh so much complaining.
Zach Farrow - 5/8/2009 12:41:39 AM EDT -
Hulu is available to anybody around the world who uses Hotspot Shield.
Download: w w w . hotspotshield . c o m
So keep in mind that flash is weak in many ways.
Also use Replay Media Catcher to rip all Hulu content.
Download: h t t p : / / applian . c o m / download - videos.
PS: Print the truth of industry and how lousy flash technology really is.
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Leroy Booth - 5/8/2009 12:15:03 AM EDT
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