gHacks Technology News | Latest Tech News, Software And Tutorials » iptv http://www.ghacks.net A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:52:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 BBC iPlayer worldwide rollout begins with iPadhttp://www.ghacks.net/2010/12/02/bbc-iplayer-worldwide-rollout-begins-with-ipad/ http://www.ghacks.net/2010/12/02/bbc-iplayer-worldwide-rollout-begins-with-ipad/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:17:30 +0000 Mike Halsey MVP http://www.ghacks.net/?p=37541 The international launch of the BBC’s iPlayer service, one of if not the finest example of an IPTV service, has been eagerly awaited now and has been expected for a couple of years, especially with the number of British ex-pats living around the world.

Now rumour has it that the rollout will begin with a subscription-service for the iPad according to Engadget and Broadcast Magazine. 
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This subscription model will allow the BBC to accommodate licence-fee payers in the UK who each pay around £130 a year for this public-service broadcaster.

The subscription service will later, it is also rumoured, be followed by an advertising-supported free version (the BBC does not screen advertisements before, during or after any of its programmes, yes, you did read that right!)

This is excellent news for worldwide fans of shows like Top Gear, Doctor Who, EastEnders and erm… Cash in the Attic (maybe not that last one).

There’s no word yet on when the service will be available but the Director General of the BBC, Mark Thomson, has previously said it would almost certainly be sometime in 2011.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2010/12/02/bbc-iplayer-worldwide-rollout-begins-with-ipad/feed/ 1 IPTV Guidehttp://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/19/iptv-guide/ http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/19/iptv-guide/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:52:22 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/19/iptv-guide/ IPTV guides are rare on the Internet. You can access dozens of Internet TV guides which recommend services like Joost, Bablegum or those Asian P2P Internet TV clients such as Sopcast or TVUPlayer. The difference between IPTV and Internet TV is that IPTV is normally supplied by a broadband operator using a closed network structure. The most popular IPTV service that got worldwide coverage last year was ABC’s IPTV service that streamed popular TV shows such as Lost or Alias to United States citizens.

The service used an IP check to determine whether the show could be streamed to a client. You can generally divide the services into three different types. The first is a free service for users that have a certain IP range who can view the shows on a website. The second is a subscription based service where users from selected countries can view shows and events on a website and the third is a free for all approach where everyone in the whole world is allowed to watch the shows.


The following IPTV guide is mainly useful for US citizens who currently reside in the United States. The website Daily IPTV compiled a list of “100 of the best TV channels the Internet has to offer”. The channels are divided into categories such as Sports, Movies, Television Networks and Comedy.

Especially the Sports category has some advanced looking services that offer paid access to many major sport events and leagues including NHL, MLB, Golf and Tennis. Most can only be subscribed to by US citizens but some are free for all.

Check the IPTV guide out here.

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