iTunes – The overlooked medium
TV Show section
This is the TV programmes section of itunes, its absolutly full to the brim of tv shows from 20th Century Fox, Aardmen, BBC, ITV, E4 and MTV to name but a few. Plus they arnt just new shows there is a back catolog too which mkes iTunes a great way to get content on the go to watch where and when you like!
Look at how Red Nose Day have used this to create some more revenue!
Red Nose Channel
The offer a special 1 hour 11 minutes higlights of the night and it’s currently top in iTunes so the demand is there!
I see iTunes as a viable and high quality way of getting a quick and easy download whjich cvan then be made portable and watched later in yoiyur own time.
The problem is people see iTunes as music exclusive and so Apple need to stress the great TV show side to their application. There are talks about a larger ipod video to allow for a better viewing pleasure when viewing such content.
There is also Apple TV, which doesn’t seem to have really taken off in the UK but is a mega multimedia system! Offering you to rent movies as well as watch youtube videos.
“Apple TV gives you access to an easy-to-navigate world of entertainment. Rent HD films. Buy TV programmes. Listen to your iTunes music. Even show off your photos. Connect one HDMI cable and, just like that, Apple TV turns your TV into so much more.”
The problem is it’s only doing one job, you pay £195 plus to watch youtube clips and rent films when you can do that o the Internet or rent films from lovefilm etc. or watch videos on your already brought ipod?
Apple may need a re-think here.
Forgot the TV and watch the web
I have found an interesting article from Technophilia which is “Forget the TV and watch the web”. In this article it states lots of video sites which will allow people to watch web TV or videos online without using your TV and which isn’t broadcast at a set time.
By Wendy Boswell who is an associate editor at Lifehacker who loves to watch TV on the web.
TV on the web
- YouTube: Gorge yourself on the media offerings at YouTube, everything from home movies to TV shows to movie clips and oh, so much more. Many times I’ve found the exact segment of a show that I missed later on YouTube; for example, the infamous Tom Cruise and Oprah incident.
- PBS Frontline: Missed that Frontline episode? No worries – you can watch it online. In fact, PBS has quite a few shows that you can watch online – just use this search string in Google to find them: site:http://www.pbs.org/ “watch online” -frontline.
- ChannelChooser: A free online TV portal with hundreds of channels to choose from, all streaming.
- wwITv.com: An ” independent guide to online streaming media available on the web.” Channels available from all over the world here.
- Democracy Internet TV: watch TV online via the free Democracy Internet TV viewing platform. Over 600 different channels available.
- Jeff’s Guide to “TV Shows Only Available on the Internet”: one of the best places to find a good show; I’m a fan of “Happy Tree Friends” especially.
- Yahoo TV: you can watch clippings and episode trailers here, but not much more than that. However, this is a good place to watch snippets from upcoming shows.
- AOL in2tv: free episodes of your favorite classic TV shows, anything from Gilligan’s Island to the People’s Court.
- BBC: You can watch the BBC news from London online every day of the week, anytime; another way to find BBC online streaming or archived programs is using this search string in Google: site:http://www.bbc.co.uk/ “watch online”.
- Choose and Watch: a free TV portal with hundreds of channels, including Fox News, ABC, Comedy Central, and much more.
- Live Online TV: Hundreds of channels to choose from here.
- Streamick: Nicely categorized into topics such as News, Sport, Entertainment, etc. This is live, streaming TV.
- PeekVid: watch over 7000 shows online. I’ve found Desperate Housewives here, as well as Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and X-Files. Yes, Mulder – we believe.
- SingingFish: You can use SingingFish to search for both video content AND audio; just take advantage of the filtering options. I’ve found some good podcasts this way as well as video (Kermit the Frog, baby!).
- Google Video: There’s a wealth of content here, from comedy to music videos to movie trailers.
- Yahoo! Video Search: You have quite a few ways to search for videos at Yahoo! Video Search; try the tabs (Tags, Favorites, Popular, etc.), but I would also highly recommend the Advanced Search page in order to really filter your results.
Medinalia
Medinalia
By comparing this to Hulu and BBC iPlayer and Medianalia I would prefer to watch web TV on Hulu or BBC iPlayer.This is because Medianalia does not provide high defination quality, no subtitle support and it takes too much time to load. The advertisements are very frequent and it made me feel like I am watching advertisements all the time instead of enjoy my TV programs. By looking into the United Kingdom TV programs on Medianalia I found it only has 72 videos on 19th March 2009 which is not too much choice for audiences. The positive thing about Medianalia is it allows people to watch different countries TV programs.
Shiny Shiny Tech TV
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Shiny Shiny Tech TV is a site which uses Web TV/Video to show you different technology gadgets and it also links you to the place where you will able to purchase digital/technology products. It also has its own blog which allows you know the latest technology products which have been released onto the market. Fujitsu‘s FLEPia eBook brings a touch of colour to the eReader market.
fujitsu ebook
MSN TV
msntv
From doing my research on web TV in the last few weeks I have found mainly video websites. MsnTv however allows you to send emails, watch TV and browse the internet through your television. This cuty white msntv box is part of Microsoft’s MSN division, which has pioneered the delivery of interactive services to the TV. It allows you to start entertainment yourself with news, E-mail, Access the web, view photos, Im&chat, enjoy muci&video and get networked.
SKy on your pc
Sky pc
Sky subscribers who may not have a TV in a certain room or wish to use the internet as a source of their viewing have now been given the option of doing so by sky. Sky TV allows anyone with a sky subscription including multi-room to enjoy sky directly from the web using the sky player. Originally I thought about testing this out for myself but I am not registered to sky multi-room and therefore could not. The website informed me to enter either my viewing card number or bank details in order to continue. Although they advertise this as being free you of course need to be subscribed to sky multi-room. Customers who are already part of this get it at no extra cost. This is a great thing and suggests that we do not have to have a Television to watch TV these days.
Free SKY TV on Your PC
Watch OVER 200 CHANNELS!
WITH WORLDWIDE ACCESS
Only £4.95
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