Boxee + Hulu (new rss feed version) Working again?

redrox5 · Mar 7, 2009, 03:46 PM

So I updated to the newest build of Boxee that supports the new public Hulu rss feed and then it stopped working for about 8 hours. In that time I read on engadget that Hulu had blocked the broswer (via user agent strings) on Boxee. So I got bummed, but figured I could change the user agent string like I do in Firefox from time to time. Before I could figure out how to do that, Hulu in Boxee started working again.

So I guess my real question is, if you have the newest build of Boxee on your

TV, are you able to access Hulu? If you can, which networks are you able to watch the shows from? Maybe it is a network thing?

liquidtrend · Mar 7, 2009, 03:48 PM

its on and off. hulu is trying to block boxee altogether.

follow http://twitter.com/ishuluonboxee for up to date stuff.

redrox5 · Mar 7, 2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by liquidtrend

its on and off. hulu is trying to block boxee altogether.

follow http://twitter.com/ishuluonboxee for up to date stuff.

Wow. I just don't understand how the content providers DON'T get it.

Sky Blue · Mar 7, 2009, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by liquidtrend

its on and off. hulu is trying to block boxee altogether.

follow http://twitter.com/ishuluonboxee for up to date stuff.

That link says it's working. I just tried it and got 24 working.

thomanjones · Mar 7, 2009, 06:36 PM

I think it's programmers vs programmers at this point, it will likely be up and down for a while until one side gives up.

dmm219 · Mar 7, 2009, 09:47 PM

just watched last week's simpons. Worked fine. The twitter feed doesn't say anything about the reasons for the on and off. Its a bit premature to say Hulu is intentially trying to block. It is far more plausible, that this version of Boxee is just buggy. Its not like they didn't WARN everyone of the bugs and all...

TraceyS/FL · Mar 8, 2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dmm219

just watched last week's simpons. Worked fine. The twitter feed doesn't say anything about the reasons for the on and off. Its a bit premature to say Hulu is intentially trying to block. It is far more plausible, that this version of Boxee is just buggy. Its not like they didn't WARN everyone of the bugs and all...

Really? Because everything i have read says they ARE trying to intentionally block it.

thomanjones · Mar 8, 2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by TraceyS/FL

... they ARE trying to intentionally block it.

Yes, that is correct afaik. Content providers make 1000x more money from licensing to Cable networks (Comcast, TWC, FiOS, etc) than they make from Hulu, so when push came to shove, the content providers buckled.

ruinfx · Mar 11, 2009, 01:25 AM

whats really interesting is that nbc just released its content for the ps3. so if the issue here is that they dont want people watching streaming tv instead of live tv, this doesnt make sense because the ps3 is meant to be connected to a tv.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/n...ation-network/

this really makes me think that fox is the one keeping hulu off of boxee, since nbc does not seem to have a problem allowing their content to be streamed to the ps3.

spice weasel · Mar 11, 2009, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ruinfx

this really makes me think that fox is the one keeping hulu off of boxee, since nbc does not seem to have a problem allowing their content to be streamed to the ps3.

Could be. Although I wouldn't put it past NBC either. Seems to me that NBC has been playing various games to keep any single digital service from gaining the upper-hand. They pull out of iTunes and go to Amazon, then back to iTunes. Hulu on Boxee, then no Hulu on Boxee.

I think the real evil ones in this whole scheme are the cable companies. They are afraid of people dropping cable subscriptions to get free TV via the Internet (well, not really free if you consider your Internet access cost, but you know what I mean).

ghosterider555 · Mar 15, 2009, 10:19 AM

Ok, once again (!) is Hulu working or not?

What other form of "outside" content can we get to stream ?

spice weasel · Mar 15, 2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ghosterider555

Ok, once again (!) is Hulu working or not?

What other form of "outside" content can we get to stream ?

I can get the audio to work, but no video for some reason. As for other content, CBS, Comedy Central, CNN, and the others still work fine. It's just Hulu, which means NBC and Fox content.

Sky Blue · Mar 15, 2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ghosterider555

Ok, once again (!) is Hulu working or not?

What other form of "outside" content can we get to stream ?

Was working fine yesterday, haven't tried it today.

Mar 7, 2009, 03:46 PM	#1
redrox5 macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago	Boxee + Hulu (new rss feed version) Working again? So I updated to the newest build of Boxee that supports the new public Hulu rss feed and then it stopped working for about 8 hours. In that time I read on engadget that Hulu had blocked the broswer (via user agent strings) on Boxee. So I got bummed, but figured I could change the user agent string like I do in Firefox from time to time. Before I could figure out how to do that, Hulu in Boxee started working again. So I guess my real question is, if you have the newest build of Boxee on your TV, are you able to access Hulu? If you can, which networks are you able to watch the shows from? Maybe it is a network thing?
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liquidtrend macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: HOUSTON, TX	its on and off. hulu is trying to block boxee altogether. follow http://twitter.com/ishuluonboxee for up to date stuff. __________________ 21.5" iMac (12.1), 17" MBP (4,1), MB (5,1), iPhone4 32GB, TV
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thomanjones macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: DC	I think it's programmers vs programmers at this point, it will likely be up and down for a while until one side gives up. __________________ MBA i7 13" (2011) iPad 1 3G/64, iPhone 4/16, iMac i7 12GB (2009); Mini 10v 1GB (2009); MBP 2.5 15" 4GB (2008); iMac C2D 3GB (2006)
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Mar 11, 2009, 01:25 AM	#9
ruinfx macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2008	whats really interesting is that nbc just released its content for the ps3. so if the issue here is that they dont want people watching streaming tv instead of live tv, this doesnt make sense because the ps3 is meant to be connected to a tv. http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/n...ation-network/ this really makes me think that fox is the one keeping hulu off of boxee, since nbc does not seem to have a problem allowing their content to be streamed to the ps3. __________________ 15" 2.3GHz Retina MacBook Pro 8GB iPod Touch 4G
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ghosterider555 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2009	ATV to Hulu Ok, once again (!) is Hulu working or not? What other form of "outside" content can we get to stream ?
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Mar 7, 2009, 09:47 PM	#6
dmm219 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2008	just watched last week's simpons. Worked fine. The twitter feed doesn't say anything about the reasons for the on and off. Its a bit premature to say Hulu is intentially trying to block. It is far more plausible, that this version of Boxee is just buggy. Its not like they didn't WARN everyone of the bugs and all...
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