Comments on: NBC Direct Arrives | But Like Hulu & The Daily Show Archives, It’s For US Citizens Only

By: TV.com Realizes Other Countries Exist | Online Video Portal Goes International

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:19:26 +0000

[...] means Hulu and the Web sites of the individual television networks tend to be off limits to anyone not resident in the States. Which leaves online video fans such as [...]

By: Territorial Licensing Ruins YouTube | Web Video Won’t Succeed Until Hulu Etc Go Global

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:36:54 +0000

[...] touched on this subject a couple of times before: when NBC Direct launched, only for US citizens; and when The Daily Show went online, only for US citizens. As a Brit, this [...]

By: Making Hulu, BBC iPlayer Worldwide | Is It Time To Overhaul Territorial Licensing?

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:27:25 +0000

[...] is even worse for those of us who live outside of the US, with TV and video services such as Hulu, NBC Direct, and The Daily Show archives all blocked to those of us not fortunate enough to be born in the [...]

By: Watch Free TV and Movies On IMDb | Amazon Owned Website Competes Directly With Hulu

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:23:39 +0000

[...] usual, the content is limited to US viewers only due to the archaic licensing system in place. So all of us who live outside of the States will be [...]

By: Watch Free TV and Movies On IMDb | Amazon Owned Website Competes Directly With Hulu

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:23:39 +0000

[...] usual, the content is limited to US viewers only due to the archaic licensing system in place. So all of us who live outside of the States will be [...]

By: NBC Direct Still Definitely In Beta | DRM Issues, Download Problems - Stick With Hulu » Web TV Wire

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:01:49 +0000

[...] NBC Direct has been with us now since last November, when it launched as a beta to offer a download service to those people who wanted to catch up with NBC shows. [...]

By: randulo

randulo — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:08:47 +0000

Absolutely true, this bad long term strategy to lock us out. I’m an avid iTunes buyer of TV shows and I’d definitely even pay a monthly charge to see them on network sites if I could (without no ads in that case).

It is really a shame that this ever so explorable cultural product is forbidden fruit to a large potential audience.

By: Hulu Finally Admits International Viewers Exist | Could A Global Hulu Be On The Way? » Web TV Wire

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:41:20 +0000

[...] But, there may be hope on the horizon, as Hulu has finally acknowledged that people outside of America exist, and may want to use the service. [...]

By: will

will — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:45:03 +0000

It should be emphasized that they don’t know or care what your citizenship is. It’s limited to IP addresses within the US, a restriction that can probably be subverted by a proxy server.

Having said that, NBC Direct fails on all other fronts. They need to realize that they are competing against The Pirate Bay and other black or grey market outfits that distribute DRM-free unrestricted files. When they understand that, and make it as easy to get a perfectly legal and above-board download as it is to get the shows from TPB, then they’ll be on a winner.

By: 2xKnight

2xKnight — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:41:19 +0000

I feel the same way about the BBC’s online plans. Wanna trade?