Comcast doesn't allow abc content to stream

I made a mistake and posted under the wrong thread. Most of the posts I've read on this topic tend to blame Hulu for not streaming their favorite shows--though other internet providers (including network websites!) have the same problem.

Have you wondered why you can't even stream certain programs on their own networks' websites without proving you pay for cable or satellite? It boils down to how they adjust the value of the advertising dollar. On tv it's based on the old-fashioned "Nielson" rating--the audience, how many people watch a show. The more of an audience a program has, the more valuable the advertising space and the more the network can charge for that space. Many of the networks are not outright owned by Comcast and Time-Warner, etc., so they have a direct stake in limiting online streaming coverage (which is also why they want to be able to throttle streaming and limit coverage by successful competitors like Netflix and Hulu). Until they change their business model and give online programming the same weight as television, ads sold for streaming programming won't produce the same revenue. It's the dollar that matters and right now everything is skewed to favor the "old guard", ie, television broadcast services(cable/satellite/network).

Still, I had missed the fact that this complaint was about Comcast--and Comcast certainly bears the blame. Everything I wrote still applies, but at least it explains why I brought up Hulu so often!