Time to throw away your TV antenna. Every single one of the ABC's channels can now be streamed live through the national broadcaster's iView website or through the iView apps for iOS and Android.

Region-blocked content is annoying -- and avoidable. Whether you want to view non-Australian versions of Netflix, instant access to the BBC iPlayer or a dose of iView when you're working overseas, here are the best (and easiest) ways to get that content.

Hey Lifehacker, I'm wondering if there is a simple way to get my IP re-routed to be recognised as an Australian address? I'm going to be travelling through Europe for several months for business and am hoping not to miss out on ABC iView! My current VPN doesn't have any servers for Australia, and Hola Unblocker doesn't seem to be much help either. Any ideas?

This I like. Chris Lilley's Jonah From Tonga, which sees the return of Jonah Takalua from Summer Heights High, starts screening on the ABC on 7 May. However, the entire series will be viewable on iView from 6pm on Friday 2 May -- a full five days before its official "broadcast".

The ABC's catch-up TV platform iView has just received a major overhaul, including a revamped interface, improved search functionality, an integrated TV guide and a new Watchlist feature that lets you aggregate favourite shows into a single list. The Android, iOS and web version of the app have all received the update.

We've been waiting a long time, but the ABC has finally made good on its promise to bring out an Android app for its excellent iView TV catchup service. It's even managed to meet the recent promise of a December release.

According to online reports, the ABC will be bringing its popular iView catch-up service to Android devices in December to coincide with an extensive software update. There are also plans afoot to make the entire ABC Archive available to download.

The ABC's iview service is by far the best catch-up TV service in the country. Success comes at a price, however: the service is so popular that it is costing the ABC millions of dollars each year for content delivery networks (CDNs).

Foxtel has announced it will close its 3D channel at the end of August. Meanwhile, ABC has made its iview catch-up-service available on the IPTV service Fetch TV. (What the TV industry gives with one hand it takes away with the other.)

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers including: ABC confirms no early iView for Doctor Who, Net-a-Porter comes down under, get over $100 off a Seagate 4TB HDD.

Region-blocked content is annoying -- and avoidable. Whether you want Hulu on demand, instant access to the BBC iPlayer or a dose of iView when you're working overseas, here are the best (and easiest) ways to get that content.

In line with its status as a multi-channel broadcaster, the ABC has changed the times at which it'll broadcast certain types of programs on its channels. But do age-related timings have much of a future anyway?

More people now watch the ABC's iView service via iOS apps than via the iView web site. That provides a counter-argument to people who claim we don't need or use specialised apps for individual services when a web site will do, but it also reminds us that no online provider can put all their eggs in one basket.

We thought the ABC was doing OK by promising to broadcast Series 7 of Doctor Who within a week of its UK broadcast, but the national broadcaster has just announced an even better plan: it will make the show viewable on iView within an hour of its UK showing, and a week ahead of its first TV broadcast in Australia.

After several delays, the official iPhone app for the ABC's excellent iview catch-up TV service was released earlier this week. Unfortunately for Android owners, it's going to be a while before there will be an equivalent Android app.

We've been waiting a very long time, but it's finally here: the ABC has released an iPhone version of its iView app, letting you catch up with your favourite shows on the go.

Microsoft promised that ABC iView would appear on the recently-updated Xbox Live sometime in December, and that day has come: the catch-up service has rolled out for Australian users today. Given the dire state of most network TV over Christmas, it's a very welcome update for Xbox owners.

From an Australian perspective, the most pertinent feature of the recent Xbox dashboard update was the promised addition of local media channels direct to the device. Two of those options have gone live today, with SBS On Demand and ninemsn video being added, along with YouTube. But what about ABC iView?

The iPad app for the ABC's much-loved iView catch-up service came out on the iPad a year ago. Now it looks like we'll be getting an iPhone version of the same app before too long.