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I tried to watch netflix on my ubuntu machine and realized that I won't be able to make it work over than in a virtual machine and for me this is not a solution.

So, being new to the US, I would like to know if there's other streaming services allowing the usage of ubuntu by their choice of technology.

I would gladly pay for it.

thanks

ish
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Nicolas de Fontenay
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You can try the following US-only websites/services which are compatible with Ubuntu/Linux (mainly because they use Flash):

  1. Hulu: offers free (ad-supported) streaming of many current and old TV shows as well as some movies. (More programming information)

  2. Amazon Prime Instant Video: offers no-additional-cost streaming of TV shows and movies (wider selection than Hulu, narrower than Netflix) with a $79/year subscription to Amazon's free-shipping service, Prime.

  3. Youtube now also officially offers Movies and TV Shows for streaming/purchase. Some are also available for free.

This Wired article from late 2011 compares more services, including pay-per-movie or pay-per-show ones such as iTunes. See also this article.

Note: As dobey helpfully notes in the comments, "You can also simply rent shows or movies on Amazon as well, without paying the yearly fee, nor are all the shows and movies they have available to stream, available for free with the Prime subscription."

ish
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Another good service that is about to come out is Redbox instant streaming. You can sign up for the early trial here https://www.redbox.com/streaming?cid=ss:12:19:2012

I know this is an older question, but it is worth mentioning since it appears to be a better competitor to Netflix since it is about the same price, has no commercials, and I don't think you will need to occasionally pay extra which is some of the characteristics of Hulu and Amazon/YouTube.

Goddard
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