Hulu Blocks Hotspot Shield Users [NewTeeVee]
Hulu, the popular long-form online video portal, has long been inaccessible to users outside the United States. A few days ago, I saw several posts on various blogs about a workaround that some international users were employing to gain access to Hulu content. It involved using a VPN service called Hotspot, but as of yesterday, Hulu had blocked that workaround for unauthorized access to their content.
But, if you're wanting Hulu content outside the U.S., there's still a glimmer of hope in the future. Bit Rate reports that Hulu has posted a job opening seeking a director of international business development. The job's responsibilities include analyzing various international opportunities for Hulu and working out the details for the company's video content to go live in other countries. For now, international users visiting Hulu receive the following message:
“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. Know that we are working to make this happen and will continue to do so. Given the international background of the Hulu team, we have both a professional and personal interest in bringing Hulu to a global audience.”
Perhaps that message will be undergoing some changes in coming months.
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