DownloadSquad is reporting that Hulu has signed on a VP for international operations. If this is rolled out, this could be a game-changer for TV watching abroad. I recently buckled and bought an AFN receiver – mostly so we had options when our internet was out (as it was for our first six months of this tour). I prefer downloading shows from iTunes, which has so far worked without VPN access so I can watch my favorite shows (Chuck, Lost, Heroes, House) shortly after they come out. This is great, but it’s expensive at $2/episode for low-def and $3 for HD. But if you have a high-speed connection in EUR, this will let you watch a good tranche of shows for free – with higher definition than AFN and fewer commercial interruptions. It’s not likely to be much use to me, as I don’t see the Jamahiriya being top of their list for countries to make marketing and licensing deals with, but who knows – maybe they’ll work out some way to throw the doors wide open and I can catch a few episodes of Life or Burn Notice.

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