Hulu getting ready for international viewers, starts by blocking them

Fresh off adding Disney as a content partner and part owner, Hulu is about to make an even bigger leap, signing up a few agreements for international programming from sources like Endemol and Digital Rights Group of the UK and Bollywood distributor Saavn. Financial Times learned that while these deals should first bring additional programming for U.S. viewers, it is "laying the groundwork" for a global launch in the top six to eight markets. Unfortunately for global viewers, word on the internets is that anonymous proxies like those so conveniently suggested in our Ask EHD for Canadian streaming options are now blocked, so until those deals are signed and the switch is flipped in your neck of the woods, no Hulu for you.

[(Unverified) Posted May 8th 2009 4:39PM]

Top 8 markets?? Would that include Canada!!!! Please tell me it will, i've been dying for HULU to come here.

[(Unverified) Posted May 9th 2009 7:40PM]

Really hope my boyfriend in Malaysia can start using Hulu soon.

[(Unverified) Posted May 10th 2009 5:04AM]

It works again, but for how long?

[(Unverified) Posted May 10th 2009 6:42AM]

I hope so much this happens, but I just cannot see it will.

Looking at the Hulu site makes me so jealous over here in the UK. But seeing as YouTube cannot get music videos sorted for the UK, getting US shows to our shores just wont happen imo.

[(Unverified) Posted May 10th 2009 8:19AM]

There is a reason that people are using Pirate Bay... Making Hulu work for everyone would probably reduce illegal downloading.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 11:34AM]

I'm 46 and I love watching movies because I am also a disable vet.