Sopcast is a free Internet TV client that can be used by users worldwide to watch TV on their computer system. Most of the TV stations that get broadcast by Sopcast are in Chinese language. They are still very popular in many other countries as these channels tend to show live sports events that might not be shown in the country they are taking place. Sport is of course not the only program that gets streamed by Sopcast but it is one of the most important ones as it can be watched easily even when turning sounds down.
Sopcast users can use the software to view the TV shows directly. The interface of the software has been translated to English and provides the means to browse and search the available channels. Some users probably prefer to use another video player to view Internet TV. Sopcast is offering an application called Sopcast Filter which enables Windows Media Player users to tune in into Sopcast streams and watch the shows in that video player instead.
The disadvantage of this method is however that the channel list is not available in Windows Media Player. Sopcast TV channels can be opened from the Open URL menu in Windows Media Player which means the user needs the url of the show before it can be watched. Those information can be found in the original Sopcast player or from websites that post those links regularly.
Not very comfortable but the history function of Windows Media Player makes it easier to access the same channels again at a later time. Users who are interested in watching TV on their PC can also take a look at our PC TV article detailing some of the options.
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