Flash video freezes/hangs until window is moved

I am encountering a very strange problem when trying to play Flash Video from the ABC.com site (trying to catch up on Lost .
http://fep.abc.go.com/fep/player?src=abccomjs&show=93372
When I start the episode player, it will begin playing an episode, but at some point - usually within the first 15-30 seconds - the video will freeze. The audio will stop a few seconds after that. This state continues until I do one of the following:
- Move the browser window
- Open a menu from the menu bar
- Move my mouse over the dock
- Switch to a different application
- Use my Apple Remote to turn the volume up/or down (triggering the volume overlay)
At that point, the video will start playing again for some time (10-30 seconds) and stop again.
This is true whether I am in window mode, or fullscreen mode, whether I watch the standard or HD version, or whether I am in Safari (3.2.1) or Firefox (3.0.5).
I don't have any problems playing from YouTube or Hulu on the Mac mini. And I have no problems playing the episode from the ABC site on my Macbook, using the same internet connection.
Thank you very much. Any help is much appreciated.
Best regards // pascal

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