TAG | YouTube screws non-US netizens with US-only full length TV eps |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Sunday, 12 October 2008 | |
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Page 1 of 3 But only if you live in the United States of America. Most likely this restriction is at the behest of US television broadcaster CBS, which also stopped the Adobe Media Player from broadcasting its episodes to a global audience, but it’s damned annoying for international YouTube users who are left out, plain and simple. To even get to see the official YouTube blog entry in question, I had to tell YouTube.com that I wanted to see the Worldwide version – not the Australian version of the site, which was only letting me see the Australian YouTube blog, where surprise surprise – no mention of full length TV shows can be found. No doubt this is the same in other countries, but once I’d selected the worldwide YouTube, I could then visit the official US blog. Here we can see the entry called “Hungry for more? YouTube now serving full-length TV dinners”. Here we learn that YouTube is “starting to test full-length programming on YouTube, beginning with some fan favorites requested by you.” At this rate, if YouTube ever does bring full-length TV shows to Australia, we’re going to be regaled with the same poor selection already available from Australian TV network websites, with programs such as McLeod’s Daughters, Canal Road and Sea Patrol II. Yep... can’t wait. Er... not. So what’s on offer for those lucky US YouTube users? Please read on to page 2. |
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