Canada’s CTV Network hast recently started putting full-length episodes of prime TV shows online. CTV is one of Canada’s three major television networks. It carries about half of the major U.S. primetime shows in Canada. Global carries the other half.
The new service is available here (see the ‘Watch Online at CTV.ca’ heading to the right). Episodes can be viewed full screen, though the resolution is quite low by Hulu standards. Episodes are divided into segments/clips, presumably matching how shows are segmented between commercials when broadcast. Canadians can fast forward and rewind or jump from segment to segment. Users cannot, however, fast forward through the short commercials (about 10 to 15 seconds each) that play before some, but not all, segments.
Wonderful! Now fine folks up in Canada get to experience the masterpiece that is “Paris Hilton’s My New BFF”!
P.S. I haven’t researched it myself, but I keep coming across HotSpotShield mentioned as a way for people outside the US to watch US-only content.
Ivan,
Indeed, you are right. I finally tested Hotspot Shield a few days ago and it worked really well for me. I expect to write a post about it soon.
…Dale
Snowy2004 pointed out in the comments section on my blog that a slew of Global shows are also now online (including 24, House, The Office etc.) See his comment for the full list:
http://www.daleisphere.com/canadas-ctv-puts-full-primetime-tv-episodes-online/?disqus_reply=8792853#comment-8788080
I’ll test this out in the next couple days and report back. I wonder how all this eluded me to this point. These services are certainly not well advertised in Canada if I hadn’t heard of them before.
…Dale