Watch Corrie in America for 50c a pop

News that Coronation Street is now available on demand to watch in the USA comes to the blog via our friends at America's only national British Newspaper, The Union Jack.

So, if you're in the USA, all you have to do is visit http://www.amazon.com/, select Video On Demand and search for Coronation Street. Episodes are streamed in high quality – no downloading necessary. It’s as simple as that! Episodes now available from 2008 on the site at just 50c per episode. Coming soon - Episodes from 2009. And best of all - it's legal and approved by ITV.

Watch Coronation Street online from 1960s and 1970s

The BFI Screen Online website has snippets from episodes of Corrie from the 1960s and 70s which fans can now view online.

To watch clips of the first episode from the 1960s click here and for episodes from the 1970s click here.

To find out more ways to watch Coronation Street online, click here.

Watch Coronation Street online

Coronation Street fans can watch Corrie on the internet at the Surf The Channel website. Thanks to Corrie fan Susan for that one!

For other ways to watch Coronation Street online, have a look here.

Now then, I'm not sure what the copyright situation is on these sites, just simply pointing out that the sites do exist.

Watch Corrie online from overseas

As well as the Corrie weekly updates, I also write a lovely monthly Coronation Street update for The Union Jack. It's the only nationwide British newspaper in the USA.

In this month's Union Jack, there are details of how you can watch Corrie - and loads of other British shows - on your computer. There is a very small fee - for more information visit The Telly.net

If you'd like to watch Corrie online from overseas, you can also try this.

Watch Coronation Street online from overseas

If you're overseas and want to know how you can watch Coronation Street online, then have a look here.