Xbox Live's Major Nelson » Hulu Plus available on Xbox LIVE on Friday, April 29th :

http://twitter.com/HazyCloud HazyCloud

Thanks, Jack Link’s. That’s pretty cool.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=707077100 Jason Holland

All members? Even in the UK?

http://twitter.com/loopingstar Kev Grosvenor

US Only of course . Nowhere else matters . *sigh

http://twitter.com/HazyCloud HazyCloud

Blame that on Hulu.

From Hulu’s site…

Is there a timetable for Hulu’s international rollout?

Currently, Hulu is a U.S. service only. While we have every intention to make Hulu’s growing content lineup available worldwide sometime in the future, we don’t have a timetable or any news regarding expansion at this time. To accomplish this goal, Hulu must clear the rights for each show or film in each specific geographic region, which will take time. We’re encouraged by how many content providers have already been working along these lines so that their programs can be available over the Internet to a much larger, global audience.

http://www.Nave360.com Sebastian Gorgon

Like always… US gets the good stuff, I wonder what other exclusives MS have for USA at E3. probably nothing for UK as usual… US only matters right? WRONG!

http://www.longklaw.com Will

Is Hulu even offered in the UK? The rights to TV shows are usually tied to a specific region, so I don’t think you’d be able to watch them in the UK anyway.
- http://www.Nave360.com Sebastian Gorgon
  
  Its not about Hulu, its about all the exclusives US get… come live over where and see how pissed off we are of this endless shit
  - http://www.longklaw.com Will
    
    In this case, it’s not Microsoft’s fault. I’m willing to bet it’s not their choice to limit it in other cases as well.
    - http://www.Nave360.com Sebastian Gorgon
      
      They have an option to look into services for other countries,
    - http://twitter.com/gonzoneil Patrick O’Neil
      
      but it wouldn’t be profitable for them. this is American capitalism, nobody promised that all regions would be treated equally.
    - http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth
      
      If they want to make the xbox more lucrative than the ps3 (its main competitor with regards to core console gaming), then it would be wise to invest in other regions more – it would increase sales of xbox 360 hardware and software.
      
      Did you know the xbox 360 is lagging behind in Europe compared with the Wii and the PS3? Doesn’t take a huge stretch of the imagination as to why that is – the very American capitalism you just mentioned.

http://twitter.com/BigDog969 Jared

Awesome …….. Cant wait

http://twitter.com/GonzoPD Gonzo Nose

WTF some US only shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Europe or even Austria getting nothing of the cool stuff no Hulu, no Voice Commands, no Netflix, no Reward programs. I was thinking Microsoft is an international company not an US only one!

http://twitter.com/gonzoneil Patrick O’Neil

it’s not an international company. it’s a US one. stop complaining.
Anonymous

It’s a US company that just happens to do business all over the world. With that said you can only complain about the voice commands. Netflix and Hulu license their own product. Rewards programs don’t work for all countries because some countries make the company charge taxes on free items. So most companies opt not to do programs due to legal implications if taxes aren’t charged correctly.

http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth

How about Microsoft get their thumbs out and get Netflix onto Xbox LIVE for the UK already. Screw Sky Player and Love Film, we don’t care about them.

http://www.longklaw.com Will

THat’s a decision that Netflix would have to make, not Microsoft. I would love to have Sky Player over here.
- http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth
  
  If you knew what Sky Player was you probably wouldn’t. It’s a very minimalist selection of channels that a full Sky TV subscription offers. I’d much rather have back catalogue collections of TV box sets (a la Netflix), though I understand that the timing of availability of each season would have to be different because they air on TV later over here.
  
  It’s true that it’s primarily up to Netflix to make the decision to move into other territories on Xbox LIVE, but Microsoft would be their partners in it, and could be encouraging it.
http://twitter.com/mcmax3000 David

You realize that Microsoft doesn’t own Netflix right?

If you want Netflix in the UK, go bitch to Netflix. Microsoft can’t do anything about it.

Once Netflix launches in the UK, I’m sure Microsoft would happily launch the Netflix app on Xbox Live there, just like they did here in Canada.

I understand how much it sucks not having these services because we hardly have any of them here too but at least whine to the right company. MS has NOTHING to do with availability of the services in your region.

Anonymous

As usual, this is another feature that will not work in my country… I can only use XBL Gold for online gaming, that’s pretty much it…

http://twitter.com/Shorty Shorty

-sigh

http://twitter.com/AJdaGreatest Big Bad AJ

cool

Anonymous

Finally! Now I can get that ancient PC out of my living room.

http://profiles.google.com/canadianman17 Tracy Liggett

There is no other part of the world outside the USA…..they are all that matter obviously….enough Microsoft excuses.

http://twitter.com/PiMD PiMD Gaming

Tried it out on PSN, not impressed to pay a fee for Hulu Plus and forced to watch commercials. Worst subscription ever.

http://twitter.com/iphonefarted iPhone Farts

you pay for cable and watch commercials. stfu.
- http://twitter.com/PiMD PiMD Gaming
  
  I own a DVR and never watch commercials, so you stfu, asshat.
Anonymous

The commercials really aren’t that bad, I’ve been a subscriber for a while and I find a lot of older content doesn’t even have them in it.
http://twitter.com/Snarky30 Ryan Jarrett

Yeah it should be more like Cable where we pay a monthly fee and get to watch shows commercial free…. Oh wait. That’s not how it works at all.

http://twitter.com/TheMrPeace Mr Peace

I would be nice if this would come to non-US xbox live. South African xbox live doesn’t even have the zune player nor zune marketplace or even half of the features the US version has, and yet we pay MORE than the Americans. It makes no sense.

http://profiles.google.com/tehsuperking Ian Leydic

They probably don’t have the rights to sell what is in the zune marketplace in South Africa

http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth

Here’s an idea – charge US xbox live subscribers MORE than other regions because they’re benefiting way more. Makes perfect sense.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JRM3DO35RWOKRHCX5KIICLEOCM Trill

Or if your not satisfied with what you are getting, don’t subscribe. Or just keep complaining. Either way. … O_o
- http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth
  
  I was very happy with the service, until I saw Americans quite literally get more bang for their buck. The same way I’d be pissed off if I walked out a shop with a new laptop, and saw another customer walk out 5 minutes later with 25% off and a free dongle.
  
  If Microsoft cannot offer all regions a particular or equivalent service, they either a) shouldn’t launch it at all or b) should change regional pricing to reflect availability of features.
http://twitter.com/gonzoneil Patrick O’Neil

or move to America if you want to use an American product. you also don’t seem to understand the American capitalistic system. how about charge non-American users more with an Export Tax? I’m not advocating, just saying it makes just as much sense as your idea.
- http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth
  
  It doesn’t work like that, we’re all customers either way, and xbox LIVE is not a physical product so is thus not being exported. Hell, the stuff that comes up on our dashboard will be done in house in the UK by the UK xbox live team.
  - Anonymous
    
    It doesn’t have to be a physical product to warrant an export tax. The U.S. is very crafty with it’s export taxes.
Anonymous

Fraser, when Xbox LIVE orginated on the original Xbox it cost $50, and what you got was online gaming, with in-game communication and eventually party chat. In 2005, when the Xbox 360 was released, for $50 you got online gaming, in-game communication, party chat, exclusive free content, and eventually the availability of additional free and paid services. In the US and the UK, we have the same free services available for Gold subscribers. Twitter, Facebook, Zune, and Photo Party. Some people here in the US also get ESPN because they pay for it through their broadband Internet subscription, but there are some that don’t. Just like in the UK and Australia with Sky and FoxTel.

The only thing Canada and the US get that no one else does is Netflix, however it’s a subscription service. Likewise, the only thing so far that the US gets that no one else does is HULU. Again, it’s a paid subscription service.

Microsoft doesn’t dictate where those services are available, those services dictate where they are available.

If it’s of any consolation, I hate that ESPN doesn’t feature SPL football, because SkySports has the exclusive distribution rights for SPL football. So even though I can watch English teams, Italian teams, and Spanish teams, the teams I’m interested in watching I can’t watch.

http://twitter.com/priesmeyer Jason Priesmeyer

Why don’t you try it out on PSN now? How is it working for you?

http://twitter.com/PiMD PiMD Gaming

I don’t try it on any system, because I cancelled my Plus account for Hulu. I am a member of both PSN and Live, so no reason to hate. They didn’t get any info from me on PSN, I don’t use my real name on services like live and PSN. That is the beauty live membership cards.

http://twitter.com/SMG_823 Steven Gagnon

ok ill be the one to say it. microsoft is a US company so stop whining be happy you get xbl at all

http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth

and Grand Theft Auto 4 was made by Rockstar North primarily (a Scottish based studio of Rockstar which actually originated in Scotland as well). Now did Scotland get any special bonuses, or did it come out in Scotland earlier than anywhere else? NO. Because nowhere can have anything if America doesn’t have it first or better.
- http://profiles.google.com/sarge.quackers Brian Harlow
  
  Netflix and Hulu don’t offer support to the rest of the world, just US. Microsoft can not force them to offer service outside of US. They are just offering what is available. Not Microsoft’s fault so stop complaining to them if anything complain to Hulu or Netflix.
  - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1173490927 Kevin Gallacher
    
    We get Sky which is UK only anyway
- http://twitter.com/gonzoneil Patrick O’Neil
  
  Rockstar Games, based in NY and owned by Take Two, is the PUBLISHER. the company publishing the game holds all the cards, not so much the developer. also, just stop complaining.
  - http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth
    
    The person who stated Microsoft was an American company was clearly basing it on the fact it started out in America. I am also stating that Rockstar is a Scottish company based on the fact it started out in Scotland.
    
    The arguement “we made it, that’s why we get it first” is what was being implied, so I responded with the example of Rockstar North (based in Scotland) being responsible for the bulk of GTA4′s creation.
    - http://twitter.com/gonzoneil Patrick O’Neil
      
      ok how about this: we own the company that paid for the game to be developed so we get it first.
    - http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth
      
      You might have the money, but the UK has 4 of the active Rockstar Studios, and the US only has 1. You cannot make a game without either the money or the developer, so let’s just call it a stalemate

http://twitter.com/Wulf684 Jens Kunst

Please, do discriminate which members you mean by ‘all members’.

http://profiles.google.com/sarge.quackers Brian Harlow

I know all of you are going to complain about this being US only but its not like Microsoft can do anything about that. Just like Netflix, Hulu is only offered in the US. So its not Microsoft’s fault. They can’t force those services to offer it to the rest of the world.

http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth

Microsoft originated in America, but it has headquarters and teams based all over the world. They just choose to pour the vast majority of their resources into the American market. Subscriptions aside, for what Americans are getting vs what all other regions are getting, the pricing is unfair. The pricing should be adjusted on a per region basis depending on what features are available to that region.
- Anonymous
  
  We’re the US Fraser, not America. America is the entire landmass of North and South America as well as the Caribbean islands. At the time the British Colonies in America were formed, the whole Western Hemisphere was known as America. Hence why the US is incorporated as the United States of America.
  
  The problem is negotiating content distribution rights to the many different nations of Europe. It’s easier to work in the US, and Canada than traditionally it has been in Europe. The various channels in Europe each have content distribution agreements for US made content, most of which are exclusive. ABC UK couldn’t even distribute its own shows like LOST because Channel 4(?) had exclusive distribution rights in the UK. ABC ended up going off the air because of it.
  
  When the company creating the content can’t, because of contractual reasons distribute its own show on its own network, what makes you think a company like HULU can come in and do any better?

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000236730685 Stuart Ashcroft

So it looks like it’s just the US that are getting this then?

http://twitter.com/mcmax3000 David

Yes, it is just the US that is getting access to this US only service.

If you don’t like it, contact Hulu.

http://twitter.com/dagnasty Justin Higgs

MS has nothing to do with whether Netflix or Hulu is offered outside the US. The problem is licensing rights between the respective services and the TV/Movie production companies

Anonymous

that would be awesome ….but hulu is us only, so how about seesaw or blinkbox minus movies for the uk

http://twitter.com/DaddyNewts James Newton

Guys, Netflix and Hulu are only available in the US full-stop, either through Xbox Live, PS3, web, Wii or whatever. It’s really nothing personally, it’s just the way things are.

http://twitter.com/CdnHeyYou Robbie S.

Canada has Netflix too.

http://twitter.com/hellstorm86 Thomas Jenkins

For US users this is a big announcement. however from a UK perspective this blows. I know we have the SKY service in the UK however it is not the same. I subscribe to Love Film in the UK which is a great service however it isn’t NETFLIX by any means. My argument is if TV companies want to stop Piracy of TV programs then don’t have stupid Licenses which make things US only. I sometimes feel these big movie and TV studios only have themselves to blame.

E3 would like Lovefilm xbox tie up, BBC I player tie up here in the UK.

http://www.ericksasse.com.br Erick Sasse

I agree. And at least you have Sky. In Xbox Live Brazil we have nothing.
- http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth
  
  You’re not missing out on much tbh. I watch the news on it sometimes, which I can easily do in the living room. It’s a wasted opportunity to tell you the truth.
http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth

I couldn’t agree more. PSN (which is free) has BBC iplayer which is an awesome UK feature, but Xbox LIVE (which is not free) doesn’t have it – something tells me Microsoft UK team were too slow off the mark to get it before Sony got it.

And yeah, they wonder why people illegally download US TV shows before they air months/years later on UK TV?
- Anonymous
  
  No, Microsoft wanted a BBC app as a part of Gold subs, but because the BBC is taxpayer funded and by its charter can’t charge people for its content, it couldn’t go along with Microsoft’s plans.
  
  Microsoft, for its paet wanted something more than just the BBC iPlayer. It wanted an app similar to the Sky, Netflix, ESPN, FoxTel, and now HULU app. That is, it wanted to include the party viewing feature.
  
  For Gold members, you probably are aware of Party Chat, but that feature is also available on all the Xbox LIVE video apps. Besides allowing everyone to socialize while watching something, it synchronizes the playback so that everyone is in sync and watching the same thing at the same time.
  
  It’s a bit more sophisticated than just an app for streaming video. Because of that, and the Party Chat feature, it isn’t included free, but as a part of the Gold subscription.
  
  Microsoft technically was taking to the BBC long before Sony. Things just didn’t work out as expected.

http://www.gamer4eva.com David Mccue

Doesn’t Hulu plus offer a weeks free subscription on there website anyway. Carnt Hulu offer the service as it stands, or is it just a gimmick for microsoft to earn a few bucks through sponsorship.

http://www.longklaw.com Will

I’m excited to use Hulu Plus on my Xbox. I hope it’s as good as or better than it is on the PS3. Since PSN is down, I guess it would be hard to be worse.

http://twitter.com/Dorwrath Ω Jalil Purtow Ω

This free week you speak of. is this on top of the free week that everyone gets for signing up for Hulu Plus?

Or what if we are already a member of Hulu Plus, will we get a free week added to our account?

I love how you spin the free week when in reality it seems it’s free for everyone anyway when they sign up.

http://twitter.com/Dorwrath Ω Jalil Purtow Ω

Calm down it’s not MS fault, licensing issues. jeez

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EA5ILR6BGJMCBEPOSCL6I5NDM4 Julio Boehl

Not really true. For Hulu maybe, but Microsoft doesnt seems to be pushing for other Hulu-like alternatives on other markets.

A lot of other countries have their Netflix-like services, Hulu-like services and MS has yet to release anything on any market outside US.

So, even Hulu being a no-go outside US due to licensing, the lack of progress on other markets partnerships is no-one but MS to blame.

Anonymous

That does is . I’m selling my 360 and buying a PS3 – at least I can stream LoveFilm (European version of NetFlix) on there ………………………erm , hang on a minute , maybe that’s not such a good idea right now !!

http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth

Yeah, with Playstation Notwork.
http://twitter.com/xLoCk0nx Fraser Howarth

Yeah, with Playstation Notwork.
Anonymous

Have fun on PlayStation Notwork.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joey-Crocker/100001151088894 Joey Crocker

Blame Hulu Plus for not expanding out to Europe….

http://www.facebook.com/NimFik Martin Kresta

Europe is xbox’s graveyard

Anonymous

I plan to take advantage of this until next Thursday, then I will sign up with my .edu account and get another month for free. $7.99 a month isn’t much, but FREE is better!

http://twitter.com/iphonefarted iPhone Farts

“preview for all Xbox LIVE members” ??? fuck off, douchebag. nothing in canada again. cunt.

Anonymous

Leave.
Anonymous

Leave.

http://twitter.com/iphonefarted iPhone Farts

really wish someone pushed your over-dramatic war face out of that helicopter. you’re a fucking nerd, not a war hero.

Anonymous

Looks like someone is having a bad day.
Anonymous

Looks like someone is having a bad day.

Anonymous

i did a 1 week trial of Hulu plus on PSN to watch the final 2 episodes of a show I didnt’ know was cancelled and it was horrible.. every 5 min or so the show would just jump forward about 30 seconds so I missed a good chunk of dialog

Anonymous

i did a 1 week trial of Hulu plus on PSN to watch the final 2 episodes of a show I didnt’ know was cancelled and it was horrible.. every 5 min or so the show would just jump forward about 30 seconds so I missed a good chunk of dialog

Anonymous

Personally, I think there were a few Flash versions that were crap. I had trouble with both HULU and YouTube, until one of the more recent Flash releases. I had to drop dow to “Low” resolution in order to watch anything.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000485595078 Mitchell van Manen

“all xbox live members” its US only douchebag

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000485595078 Mitchell van Manen

“all xbox live members” its US only douchebag

Anonymous

Finally, I can catch up on those Parks & Rec episodes I missed due to the PSN outage. I hope the Xbox version is as good as the Netflix app.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephan-Tenspel/578534292 Stephan Tenspel

Cool, so its available for all Xbox Live Members. Also in Europe yeah… oh major nelson thinks All Xbox Live Members = U.S …

All lies and Major Nelson is a Liar.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Joey-Crocker/100001151088894 Joey Crocker

…Blame Hulu Plus for not expanding to Europe..not Xbox
- http://www.facebook.com/brendan.toal Brendan Toal
  
  Or MN for saying all members and not American ones?
  
  Its annoying we cant even get BBC Iplayer in the UK, PS has it, its a free service, so stupid as it’d be handy. We have sky player but its rubbish, like 20 channels and exspensive!
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Joey-Crocker/100001151088894 Joey Crocker
    
    Maybe BBC isnt keen to what Microsoft is offering them dude its all about money and contracts all that….Hell maybe PS3 has a exclusive contract with BBC Iplayer.
    - http://twitter.com/SgtBenton Chris Jacobs
      
      No, iPlayer isn’t on the Xbox because the BBC insist on it being free and Microsoft won’t allow that.
    - http://pjon.es Paul Jones
      
      BBC provides the iPlayer wherever they can, as part of their charter. MS will only allow it to be available to Gold subscribers, and the Beeb can’t force license payers to pay extra to watch content.
      
      So blame MS looking for another way to differentiate silver and gold accounts.
  - http://twitter.com/ttringle ttringle
    
    Jesus do you guys read? How is it MN’s fault that every time he says something is available he doesn’t put 3 pages of fine print that say, NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA.
    
    Get over it. you guys know what kinds of things don’t get to you and you should pretty much be used to it by now. Go bitch at your government and your Broadcasters because they are the ones keeping those services out of your area. Basically the same guys that probably control your ISP.
    
    But stop spouting the same stupid crap over and over.
    
    I can’t get the BBC iplayer yet but I know it’s coming. AND EDUCATE YOURSELVES MORONS. the BBC iPlayer is NOT FREE, british TV viewers have already paid for their content because they have a TV FEE that people in other countries like the US do not HAVE. We have Pay Television which is DIFFERENT. The TV that is broadcast over the air in this country (THE US) is also NOT FREE it’s paid for by Grants, Government money and it’s mostly supported by Advertising.
    
    Stop being such selfish and entitled little brats. I would like to point out that by the way the website your accessing is not the one probably dedicated to your country and is in english. Does that mean that because certain people use google translate to read Major Nelson’s posts that he’s supposed to let them know it’s not available in their country too?
    
    Get a clue already.
    - http://www.facebook.com/brendan.toal Brendan Toal
      
      I pay my lisence fee, therefore I want it. And on pretty much every new marketplace posting he lists exactly what regions can/cant get it, so yeah, i have come to expect that.
      
      Now get off your offensive and chill out
http://twitter.com/ttringle ttringle

Your a moron. Obviously if the service is not available in your area (and HULU PLUS) Is the service I’m talking about here, not XBLIVE, then it will not be available to you even if XBOX Live is available in your area.

Stop your bitching. If you want this stuff so badly move to the states or shut up. It’s not Microsoft or Hulu’s fault that it’s not available in your area. Thats due to the TV broadcasters in YOUR AREA!!!!

Educate yourself on why these things happen and then go after the people responsible for you not being able to receive the services you want.

I can’t get an iPhone on Sprint should I go yell at sprint about that? No because most likely it’s Apple deciding where their phone goes. Sprint is where I get my phone service so why shouldn’t I yell at sprint right?

Things are not as simple as you guys would like to think. Do I think it’s right that you can’t get it. No but it’s outside my sphere of control so just deal with it until the service becomes available in your area. As economies get more globalized and companies have to depend on selling all over the world instead of just geographical localities then this thing will happen less.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephan-Tenspel/578534292 Stephan Tenspel
  
  Where are my indie games ? Where is my Netflix ? Where is my inside xbox archive ? Where are my US.only deals? Where is my language-pack for Kinect ? I pay #*$ 45 euro’s each year only for the servers and not anything else, and those Americans get Xbox Live for 39 euro’s and is getting al the features I named. We european people are paying more then the Americans and we even get less features . Microsoft must talk to the companies to expand it but it only talks to the U.S companies and not european countries because only the almighty U.S is important for microsoft. And Major Nelson said : All Xbox Live Members but Major only thinks about the almighty U.S people.
  
  And I will never, never go the The States. All the violence there
  - Anonymous
    
    You will need to eliminate your VAT (AKA Value Added Tax) if you want to pay closer to what the USA pays for Xbox live, (it’s the tax that taxes you several times before the product makes it to the consumer). For the other services that we have if your country was more supporting of capitalism you might stand a chance of getting more content. As it stands I’m surprised that Microsoft even bothered going to Europe at any level.

http://www.facebook.com/ErnestG Ernest Grzybowski

Microsoft is a company based and started in the US. There’s tons of stuff that comes out in South America and/or Europe that is impossible for me to get a hold of.

http://twitter.com/polecat987 Luis Bonilla

At last! for those like me who live in a US territory we will be able to have a service on the xbox that is available also on the mainland and is a free week to watch anything u dont need to subscribe and have a credit card like in the hulu website.

http://twitter.com/A_Lobby_Monster Lobby Monster

hulu should be free I DONT EVEN USE ESPN WHY AM I PAYING FOR IT!

http://twitter.com/A_Lobby_Monster Lobby Monster

hulu should be free I DONT EVEN USE ESPN WHY AM I PAYING FOR IT!

http://www.facebook.com/people/Joey-Crocker/100001151088894 Joey Crocker

Dude…its not like xbox has control of that Hulu charges for it..its just like netflix…its a subscription educate yourself before you post.

http://whywasibanned.com TomeOne

Hey everyone, let’s rage about a service you can’t even get outside of the US on its own website!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/people/Joey-Crocker/100001151088894 Joey Crocker

Everyone who says no fair to this that their in another country…Blame Hulu Plus for not expanding….educate yourself before you make yourself look like an idiot…Just like the idiots who think Netflix should have every movie available on watch now….its licensing issues its not possible….I actually had a conversation with someone that said why not its easy to rip movies to your computer netflix could do that…Wow theres a bunch of idiots on the net.

Anonymous

I know what your saying and have seen there FAQ but it is also how MS put. Many times before MS has x service or offer is coming to ALL subs later to find out it is only US. All people ask is that they which country’s or regions will have the service. Is that too much too ask?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephan-Tenspel/578534292 Stephan Tenspel

I blame Microsoft for 100% . Where are my indie games ? Where is my Netflix ? Where is my inside xbox archive ? Where are my US.only deals? Where is my language-pack for Kinect ? I pay #*$ 45 euro’s each year only for the servers and not anything else.

http://twitter.com/perfectbebop Taylor

of course this is during the week that I will be out of town, so no test for me

http://twitter.com/Quicksilver4648 Alex Woods

This is awesome. I wanted to try out Hulu Plus but there is no way I am going to pay that much. $5 a month and I would subscribe.

http://twitter.com/SgtBenton Chris Jacobs

Came expecting tears over no Hulu love for Europe, left completely satisfied

http://profiles.google.com/gwangi77 Mike Orson

I just wish Hulu Plus had all shows the regular Hulu has, but due to licensing issues they don’t. Hence no Chuck on Hulu Plus.

http://profiles.google.com/mark.fletcher Mark Fletcher

Major, you cater to an international audience, yet you fail to say which country(s) this applies to. I’m pretty sure Hulu Plus is not available in Europe, so please can you ellaborate…?

http://profiles.google.com/jaygoldberg1989 Jay Goldberg

According to Hulu it will only be available to the US.

International (Outside USA)
Hulu is a U.S.-only service at this time. Unfortunately, we don’t have international streaming rights for our content. Our intention is to make Hulu’s growing content lineup available worldwide as quickly as possible. This requires working with the content owners to clear the rights for each show or film in each specific region. It’s a long-term project. We don’t have a definite timeline, but we’ll continue to work to make it happen.

If, however, our system has incorrectly determined that you are outside the U.S. or if you are trying to access Hulu from a U.S. military base, please submit this form. Please note that Hulu does not work with anonomizers or proxy services. If you’re using such a service, please discontinue its use in order to watch Hulu videos.
- Anonymous
  
  That’s correct-have heard many times on twitter from them they’re working on getting such rights.
Anonymous

So people in Europe won’t have a 1 week free trial of this online TV, or how does it work?

April 28th 2011 9:05 am PT

Hulu Plus available on Xbox LIVE on Friday, April 29th

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