The Jeff Pulver Blog: Viewing "TV" on the Net:

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August 02, 2006

Viewing "TV" on the Net:

Ever since I posted my Quick Guide to TV on the Net, which lists sites offering content usually found only on traditional broadcast TV and/or Cable Networks now being offered on the Internet, I've run across a number of websites that offer access to live TV Content that is being streamed over the Internet.

While all efforts have been made to maintain the accuracy of the links below, there is no shortage of start-ups launching new content, new brands and new channels.

So...if you are aware of missing links(s), PLEASE send email to: jeffp@pulver.com with your updates.

Sites offering Streaming TV on the Net:

Lord of TV - "More than one thousand TV channels available online, Windows media player required. Organized by color: shows that appear in green appear in a new window and shows in blue can be watched in the same webpage."

Channel King - "Channel King is a free internet TV provider. Offers 80 channels to watch on the site. Also provides a link for free Satellite TV (over 2200 channels) on your PC. (That site is www.satellitetvtopc.com)."

Streamick - "The largest broadband internet TV service on the web. Provides feeds to all of the existent free web TV in the English language available on the web."

Channel Chooser - "A free TV portal. Channels divided by genre with a section for the most viewed videos, new videos, and video stats."

Live Clip - "Channels are alphabetically listed according to genre. Can create an account and submit/search videos, as well as browse through other liveclip members. Members can participate in video contests."

ONTV - "free Internet Television"

Live Online TV - "Has TV channels divided into categories. Has both network TV channels as well as videos from sites like stupidvideos.com. Requires Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. The majority video plays right on the website."

UK Terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 - "Content is UK commissioned programming only so no US shows. The site is also geo-blocked to stop non-uk citizens viewing."

See Israel TV - "Streams the major Israeli channels for $30 a month."

Tags: Broadcast 2.0, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting