Comedy Central blocked outside US
So apparently they've blocked clips as well as full episodes now which is a pain:
http://forums.thedailyshow.com/?page=ThreadView&thread_id=36862
If anyone wants to know how to get around it:
http://ozsoapbox.com/rest-of-australia/censorship/how-to-watch-the-daily-show-colbert-report-from-outside-the-us/
What I've done is set up proxy in a browser I don't use (Firefox) and only switch away from Chrome to watch anything from there, saves you having to flick the switch back and forth.
It's luck of the draw finding a proxy that isn't overly slow and has javascript/flash but I seem to have found a stable one, PM me for it if you want. Seems to do Hulu and the whole shebang quite well. I guess most people know about proxies but in case they don't I thought I might put this up.
http://forums.thedailyshow.com/?page=ThreadView&thread_id=36862
If anyone wants to know how to get around it:
http://ozsoapbox.com/rest-of-australia/censorship/how-to-watch-the-daily-show-colbert-report-from-outside-the-us/
What I've done is set up proxy in a browser I don't use (Firefox) and only switch away from Chrome to watch anything from there, saves you having to flick the switch back and forth.
It's luck of the draw finding a proxy that isn't overly slow and has javascript/flash but I seem to have found a stable one, PM me for it if you want. Seems to do Hulu and the whole shebang quite well. I guess most people know about proxies but in case they don't I thought I might put this up.
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sepatowni used this method: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV8rdpF1qZs
it uses a firefox add-on
jonnyPut this on the wiki entry for blocked videos.
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SarzyDaily Show clips have been blocked in Canada for ages. I actually use this method, which I believe is the same method described in sepatown's video. It doesn't work for a bunch of sites, but it definitely works for the Daily Show.
RedSkyThis works real nice with Comedy Central but not for Hulu it seems. Still, probably easier than dealing with proxies if you just want TDS/Colbert.>> ^sepatown:
i used this method: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV8rdpF1qZs
it uses a firefox add-on
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
This is my method. Costs a little bit, but works really well. Curse you Viacom® bastards.
http://hidemyass.com/
antHow about non-US sites that block US like BBC/Channel4?
RedSkyIf it's blocking everything outside the UK or Europe, I suppose you could try one of these:
http://nntime.com/proxy-country/United-Kingdom-01.htm>> ^ant:
How about non-US sites that block US like BBC/Channel4?
ant>> ^RedSky:
If it's blocking everything outside the UK or Europe, I suppose you could try one of these:
http://nntime.com/proxy-country/United-Kingdom-01.htm>> ^ant:
How about non-US sites that block US like BBC/Channel4?
Thanks, but no free ones? I'd rarely use it. Mainly for videos.
RedSkyYou can try any on that list, they all seem to be free but not all work.
Just tried and this one works for BBC:
195.188.173.199:8080>> ^ant:
>> ^RedSky:
If it's blocking everything outside the UK or Europe, I suppose you could try one of these:
http://nntime.com/proxy-country/United-Kingdom-01.htm>> ^ant:
How about non-US sites that block US like BBC/Channel4?
Thanks, but no free ones? I'd rarely use it. Mainly for videos.
ant>> ^RedSky:
You can try any on that list, they all seem to be free but not all work.
Just tried and this one works for BBC:
195.188.173.199:8080>> ^ant:
>> ^RedSky:
If it's blocking everything outside the UK or Europe, I suppose you could try one of these:
http://nntime.com/proxy-country/United-Kingdom-01.htm>> ^ant:
How about non-US sites that block US like BBC/Channel4?
Thanks, but no free ones? I'd rarely use it. Mainly for videos.
Thanks. I will try them later when I need them.
dingensIt looks like it unblocked again, at least in Germany and according to http://forums.thedailyshow.com/?page=ThreadView&thread_id=36862&pg=3 in Australia
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