Hulu really hates the TV, PlayStation 3 blocked

Based in the UK, I don’t have access to the US-only video site Hulu. But if I did I’d no longer be able to access the studio-backed Internet TV service on my PlayStation 3.

That’s because, following the Boxee fiasco, the game console has become the latest means by which to conveniently watch Hulu content on a television to be blocked, reports Engadget.

Users who try to visit the site via the PS3’s built-in web browser are being greeted with the message: “Unfortunately, this video is not available on your platform. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

See also: Hulu blocks Boxee, could Firefox, IE and Safari be next?

For those of you who aren’t up to speed on this story, Hulu, which provides a way to watch content that mostly originates from the TV, online, doesn’t want you piping that same content back to the TV. (I know that sounds counter intuitive but bear with me.)

The reason is because that would upset the television and cable networks who fear that being able to do so might be the final push viewers need to dump their TV subscriptions altogether.

While it can’t – yet – stop you hooking up your laptop or any PC to your otherwise dormant wide screen TV, any software or device that makes it more convenient to push online content to the TV is a no no as far as Hulu is concerned.

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4 Responses to “Hulu really hates the TV, PlayStation 3 blocked”

  1. Jose says:

    Of course, you can, but Hulu cares about 90% of the users, not the geek or the advanced user. If its simple everybody can do it.

  2. Jose says:

    Of course, you can, but Hulu cares about 90% of the users, not the geek or the advanced user. If its simple everybody can do it.

  3. Jose says:

    Of course, you can, but Hulu cares about 90% of the users, not the geek or the advanced user. If its simple everybody can do it.

  4. Jose says:

    Of course, you can, but Hulu cares about 90% of the users, not the geek or the advanced user. If its simple everybody can do it.

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