Popular internet streaming service, Hulu has
announced its long-anticipated premium offering, which will allow users to stream shows to their TVs and iOS devices. The catch? You still have to watch the ads.
posted by schmod
on Jun 29, 2010 -
102 comments
Boxee is a free media-center program (currently only for Mac and Linux), that, in addition to playing most multimedia formats, provides a
portal for many popular internet streaming channels. Its interface enabled folks who used Apple Tv, or who had connected their computer to their television, to browse and watch this content much like they would a regular television broadcast. But yesterday, NBC's popular
(in the US) Hulu
announced that it would be pulling its programs from Boxee at the request of its content providers. While the move
puzzled and angered many Boxee users, who pointed out that they still saw the same advertisements that they would see on Hulu's site,
some speculate that the large media companies saw Boxee as a threat to the cable delivery system. In other words, Hulu is for laptops, not for televisions, an auxiliary instead of an alternative to traditional tv.
posted by bibliowench
on Feb 19, 2009 -
77 comments
Fancast is a new site currently in beta, that tries to combine TV listings, IMDB type information, and aggregate full length episodes of TV shows from places like
CBS and
Hulu. It is also designed to allow you to connect you with shows and movies from iTunes, Netflix, and more. It is owned by
Comcast but anyone can use it.
via
posted by bove
on Feb 14, 2008 -
32 comments
Got some free time over the New Year's long weekend? Well, here's every episode (or damn near it) of
Aqua Teen Hunger Force,
Boondocks,
Clone High,
Metalocalypse,
Moral Orel,
Robot Chicken,
South Park (
alt),
Venture Brothers,
Futurama. Or over
here, there's
all those and more.
But
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even more: for the same low price, I'll include the Ultimate Motherlode of Music Video
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posted by stavrosthewonderchicken
on Dec 29, 2006 -
156 comments
iCraveTV is streaming free, live network television feeds using RealNetworks software, and the big guys are steamed. The broadcasters are citing copyright infringement, but the guy running iCraveTV, William Craig, says he's perfectly legal. I think it's pretty ballsy, but legal? Apparently, since he's 'casting from Toronto, Canadian cable laws allow the retransmission of broadcast signals sans the licensing fees, as long as the signal doesn't get altered.
posted by grant
on Dec 6, 1999 -
3 comments