Is free TV over the internet finally here? Well, sort of. SOPCast is a peer-to-peer Windows application that tries to make video streaming more viable. It appears to be in early stages, but is functional; at this time you can watch BBC World News, HBO Movies, ESPN Sports and a few other channels in your Windows Media Player, via the SOPCast client. The intent of this service is to allow anyone to offer their video through a simple link on their website, provided the visitor has the SOPCast client installed. We'll keep an eye on this one - it's fun to play with, but may not yet be ready for prime time. Excuse me while I go back to watching the BBC World News report. Free P2P Internet Television with SOPCast
Is free TV over the internet finally here? Well, sort of. SOPCast is a peer-to-peer Windows application that tries to make video streaming more viable. It appears to be in early stages, but is functional; at this time you can watch BBC World News, HBO Movies, ESPN Sports and a few other channels in your Windows Media Player, via the SOPCast client. The intent of this service is to allow anyone to offer their video through a simple link on their website, provided the visitor has the SOPCast client installed. We'll keep an eye on this one - it's fun to play with, but may not yet be ready for prime time. Excuse me while I go back to watching the BBC World News report. 
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8-19-2005 @ 5:00PM
Chris said...
I love this, but I wonder how legal is it? It's a great program.
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8-19-2005 @ 5:44PM
Chris said...
http://www.wwitv.com/portal.htm
That's a list containing hundreds of free Internet TV stations. Great for importing into SopCast!
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8-20-2005 @ 10:13AM
Andrew Cooke said...
What happened to that other program? I think the website was www.onlinetvrecorder.com
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10-17-2005 @ 1:37PM
byair said...
ok
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10-17-2005 @ 1:41PM
byair said...
no
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