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NG · Feb 1st, 2009, 12:50 PM

As a companion to the free TV shows on the web thread for those who like live TV here's what I've been able to find:

Note: If you want to watch any of these on your TV you'll need a HDTV with HDMI input and a computer with DVI out along with a $10 DVI -> HDMI cable (or a HDTV with VGA in to jack in your computer via it's VGA out) . If you don't have these you'll need a video card with TV out.

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CNN US, Fox News

http://www.blinkotv.com/

Scroll down to the video window. Look for the full screen icon in the video control box to the right of the video.

CNN US audio stream from CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/audio/radio/cnntv.html

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ESPN (not sure if it's the American version or an intl variant since I don't watch sports)

http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/1545/ESPN.html

ESPN 2

http://atdhe.net/tv/watch_espn_2.html

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Watch Fox Kids here:

http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/...ds-Videos.html

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Live BBC News Channel:

http://atdhe.net/watchtv4.php?b=n

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TNT can be viewed here in embedded video:

http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/...NT-Movies.html

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Watch Fox west coast feed in embedded video:

http://iptv.tsinghua.edu.cn/p/watch?cid=61

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Watch ABC west coast feed in embedded video:

http://iptv.tsinghua.edu.cn/p/watch?cid=62

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Watch NBC central time zone in embedded video:

http://atdhe.net/tv/watch_nbc.html

Program downloads:

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http://www.tvunetworks.com/

Most channels are crap however there is:

ABC
CBS
Fox
ABC
CW
Sci-Fi Network (the USA one)
Comedy Central 24 hour news station for the local LA area (great for those car chases)

You can view it on their website however if you want full screen you'll need to download the app. Note that the HBO that's listed isn't the real HBO - it seems to be some all Asian movie network with eng subs.

Also note that at least all the networks (ABC, CW and CBS) are west coast feeds so you'll need to factor in time zones.

A bevy from emorci! (thanks):

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Not Free ($4 US a month)

However if you want to access all the BBC channels )1-4) then check out this thread below on info for how to subscribe to a VPN service to view the BBC channels in Canada from your PC.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...d.php?t=702652

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Radio: 350+ free online streaming stations from various US markets

http://radio.aol.com

Plus I'm currently researching Sopcast however from what I've seen online so far it doesn't look like there's anything good there.

**shannn** · Feb 1st, 2009, 01:54 PM

Wow, thanks, I'll try to check that out sometime

NG · Feb 1st, 2009, 08:26 PM

Found a bunch more like TVU listed here:

http://p2ptv.yourglobaltv.com/

as well as a service called www.tvants.com (not listed there) however they seem to be mainly interested in sporting events however if anyone tries it (or any of the other services) and sees if there's any real tv networks (aside from ESPN etc) like USA network or Cartoon Network please let us know

I haven't tried any of the ones listed on yourglobaltv or tvants but I'll post any good channels I come across.

As an aside if anyone is interested in watching BBC in WMP/VLC instead of embedded video on the channelsurfing site I've extracted what I *think* are the streams but there's there's a bunch of embedded code and I can't tell where the rtmp stream ends and the embed code begins:

{src: 'rtmp%3A//cp56493.live.edgefcs.net/live/bbc1_simcast@s3173%3Fauth%3DdaEbEcJbMcDbXdVdKdEdAd ldudXaJc5bocw-bjHDQK-cCp-BpqEIpFoOEuHtzC%26aifp%3Dxxxxxx',autostart: 'true',themeColor: '0395d3',mode: 'sidebyside',scaleMode: 'stretch',frameColor: '333333',fontColor: 'cccccc',link: '',embed: ''};var params = {allowFullScreen: 'true'};var attributes = {id: 'myPlayer',name: 'myPlayer'};swfobject.embedSWF('http://www32.websamba.com/channel12/c.swf', 'myPlayerGoesHere', '480', '360', '9.0.0', 'http://www32.websamba.com/channel12/b.swf', flashvars, params, attributes);

{src: 'rtmp%3A//cp56493.live.edgefcs.net/live/bbc2_simcast@s3173%3Fauth%3DdaEbEcJbMcDbXdVdKdEdAd ldudXaJc5bocw-bjHDQK-cCp-BpqEIpFoOEuHtzC%26aifp%3Dxxxxxx',autostart: 'true',themeColor: '0395d3',mode: 'sidebyside',scaleMode: 'stretch',frameColor: '333333',fontColor: 'cccccc',link: '',embed: ''};var params = {allowFullScreen: 'true'};var attributes = {id: 'myPlayer',name: 'myPlayer'};swfobject.embedSWF('http://www32.websamba.com/channel12/c.swf', 'myPlayerGoesHere', '480', '360', '9.0.0', 'http://www32.websamba.com/channel12/b.swf', flashvars, params, attributes);

**sportmiester** · Feb 3rd, 2009, 02:06 AM

Great find, thanks NG

**sheriffabc** · Feb 3rd, 2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by sportmiester

Great find, thanks NG

Anyone know where I can catch up on their presentations?

**brunes** · Feb 3rd, 2009, 12:22 PM

I give this 2 weeks before it is shut down, or at least the American stations removed.

NG · Feb 3rd, 2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sportmiester

Great find, thanks NG

Hope you enjoy

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Originally Posted by sheriffabc

Anyone know where I can catch up on their presentations?

You may be better off asking in the "tv shows on the web" thread since any pre-recorded back catalog stuff like that, if it's out there, would be in that thread.

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Originally Posted by brunes

I give this 2 weeks before it is shut down, or at least the American stations removed.

Meh...According to it's Wikipedia entry TVU has been doing this since 2005 (where have I been!)

Besides, even if TVU or whatever goes down, there'll be another Chinese service (TVU is out of China) ready to take their place like Kazaa did with Napster and Bittorrent did with Kazaa.

**Madchester** · Feb 3rd, 2009, 08:04 PM

TVants hasn't updated its main tracker in ages. And all the alternate ones have been offline for sometime now.

I started using TVU ages ago, when the NBA Slam Dunk Contest was being tape delayed by the Score. They had even more American channels back then, but they've been removed with C&D orders.

Also note that the BBC streams still black out some programs on the terrestrial channels. For example, Match of the Day is blacked out online... though you can more than easily download it from a UK torrent site.

NG · Feb 3rd, 2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Madchester

TVants hasn't updated its main tracker in ages. And all the alternate ones have been offline for sometime now.

Does that mean that the service is completely useless?

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I started using TVU ages ago, when the NBA Slam Dunk Contest was being tape delayed by the Score. They had even more American channels back then, but they've been removed with C&D orders.

Hmmm...well it's a shame there used to be more but at least it bodes well that Comedy Central, Nick and Sci-Fi will remain if they haven't bothered to follow suit.

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Also note that the BBC streams still black out some programs on the terrestrial channels. For example, Match of the Day is blacked out online... though you can more than easily download it from a UK torrent site.

Thanks! I saw that recently and was wondering what I was missing. Good to hear (for me at least) that it's just sports programming.

**ArjunDhir** · Feb 4th, 2009, 12:01 AM

This site ROCKS for live sports.

Be aware though you need to have a relatively fast connection, the games are literally HD quality.

http://atdhe.net/

**Spongeg** · Feb 4th, 2009, 12:08 AM

i discovered this one the othe day - you get a bunch of UK channels - the ones with * require an ISP blocker though but you can watch sky news and a some more UK channels live streaming

http://www.easyonlinetv.com/

was very impressed with it

NG · Feb 4th, 2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ArjunDhir

This site ROCKS for live sports.

Be aware though you need to have a relatively fast connection, the games are literally HD quality.

http://atdhe.net/

+ they have the live BBC News channel!

Thanks!

NG · Feb 4th, 2009, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Spongeg

i discovered this one the othe day - you get a bunch of UK channels - the ones with * require an ISP blocker though but you can watch sky news and a some more UK channels live streaming

http://www.easyonlinetv.com/

was very impressed with it

Awesome! Thanks for the contribution.

What would you recommend for an ISP blocker? I've been using Hotspot Shield however it's been down on and off of late.

**Spongeg** · Feb 4th, 2009, 11:24 PM

i don't have one i don't know how about to find a free one

there is also www.ineedpopcorn.com for movies - watching nick & nora right now

they also have the new DEAD LIKE ME MOVIE! yay the TV series comes back as a movie!!!

**Tha DraGun** · Feb 5th, 2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by NG

Awesome! Thanks for the contribution.

What would you recommend for an ISP blocker? I've been using Hotspot Shield however it's been down on and off of late.

Yah I'm hoping someone can suggest an alternative as well.
Hotspot Shield does not work with Vista x64

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