nline. [US networks to stream online free, FT; Do Broadcasters Finally 'Get' the Internet?, Internet News; NBC Cuts Out Video Middleman - NBCDirect will launch in November, DSLReports] So I decided to do a back of the envelop survey of what is out there. Okay, I admit it, I wanted to see if I could find any live hockey feeds. Well, minor league hockey is available on the B2 Network, but not the NHL. While there is a lot of content out there now, probably the big exception is live sports. [Update: NHL Center Ice provides a season subscription to live Windows Media webcasts of all out-of-market games for ~$169. Of course MLS provides a similar season subscription for $10.]Survey was conducted September 29 - October 3, 2007. Based on what was readily apparent at websites based on a brief visit. Sampled programs where plugin was already embedded, but did not install new plugins. Please feel free to provide additional information. Listed programs represent a quick sampling of what was found.
I am sure there is lots more out there. Drop me a note and tell me what to add to the list - or any corrections that need to be made. This information will be maintained somewhere on the Cybertelecom website.
In 1961, then FCC Chair Newton Minow made his famous speech:
"But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there without a book, magazine, newspaper, profit and-loss sheet or rating book to distract you--and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland."Wonder what he would say about the Internet?
| Channel | Price | Plug-In | Screen | What's Available (sample) | Comment |
| A&E | Free | Flash | Embedded, Scalable | Full Episodes: SWAT, Private Sessions, A Man Called Dog, Dog Views Choice. Clips: Sopranos, Faith of my Family, King of South Beach, Two Coreys, Wedding Wife | |
| ABC - Disney | Free - Advertisements | Move Media Player | Clips: News. Full Episodes: The Bachelor Brothers and Sisters Dancing with the Stars Desperate Housewives Dirty Sexy Money Fashionista Diaries Grey's Anatomy Lost Men In Trees GH Night Shift October Road Private Practice Ugly Betty Voicemail | Only available in US - Also available on AOL Video | |
| - - Disney Channel DXD | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Scalable but not full screen | Select Full Episodes: Hannah Montana, American Dragon, Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Emperor's New School, That's So Raven, Kim Possible, The Replacements, Cory in the House | |
| - - ESPN - ESPN Video beta | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Scalable but not full screen | ESPN Clips | Also available on AOL Video |
| Animal Planet | See Discovery Channel | ||||
| BET | Free | Flash | Embedded player | Black Carpet, Hell Date, Quickie, Comic View, Rap City, Sunday Best, Coming to BET, 106 & Park, Hip Hop Awards, Socially Offensive Behavior | Download difficulties |
| Bravo | Free | Flash | Embedded and Full Screen | Clips | |
| Cartoon Network | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Embedded and Full Screen | Select Full Cartoons: Ben 10, Bernard, Camp Lazlo, Class 3000, Code Lyoko, KND, Courage, Cow and Chicken, Dexters Labratory, Ed Edd and Eddy, Fosters Home, Grim Adventures, IMP, Johnny Bravo, My Gym Partners a Monkey, Powerpuff Girls, Storm Hawks, Time Squad, Totally Spies, Robot Jones | |
| CBC | Flash | Embedded and Full Screen | Full Saturday Night Hockey - Clips : News - Features | ||
| CBS - Innertube | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Embedded and Full Screen | Full Select Episodes: Armed & Famous, As the World Turns, Big Bang Theory, Big Brother, CSIs, Guiding Light, How I Met Your Mother, Jerico, Kid Nation, NCIS, Numb3rs, NCIS, Papdits, Pirate Maker, Power of 10, Rules of Engagement, Shark, Survivor, The Unit, Young and Restless. Clips: Late Late Show, Late Show, | Each show appears to have only one or two episodes available - Also available on AOL Video |
| CNN | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Embedded | Clips | Popup ads |
| Comedy Central | Flash | Embedded | Clips: Jon Stewart, Colbert Report, South Park, Sarah Silverman, Drawn Together | Also available on AOL Video | |
| CSPAN | Free | RTSP - Real and Windows | Full programs | We had difficulty downloading programs | |
| CW | Move Media Player | Full Episodes: Wild Bunch, Opposites Attract, Girls Go Cruisin, | |||
| Discovery | Free & $1.99 downloads | Move Media Player | Full Episodes: Dirty Jobs, Meerket Manor, LastOneStanding. Clips. Downloads | ||
| Fox - Video Central | Free | Flash | Clips | Full Episodes available on AOL Video | |
| History Channel | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Embedded | Clips | Full Episodes available on AOL Video |
| Lifetime TV | Flash | Embedded and almost full screen | Full Episodes: Blood Ties, Lisa Williams, Gay Straight or Taken, Lovespring Intl, Spotlight 25 - Clips | ||
| MSNBC | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Clips | ||
| MTV | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Embedded and scales | Clips. Full Episodes. | |
| NBC | Free - Advertisements | Embedded and Full Screen | Full Episodes: 30 Rock, Age of Love, Andy Barker‚ PI, The Black Donnellys, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Last Comic Standing, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Miss Teen USA 2007, NBC Primetime Preview, Raines, Victoria Beckham: Coming to America Clips: News, Sports | ||
| Nickelodeon | $1.99 Downloads | Flash | Embedded and Full Screen | Full Episodes: Avatar, Blues Clues, Danny Phantom, Dora, Fairly OddParents, Invader Zim, Jimmy Neutron, Zoe 101 | Also available on AOL Video |
| PBS | Free (sponsors logos visible) | Real Player or Windows Media Player | Embedded | Ad Hoc Clips that are not organized in any coherent manner | Some PBS shows are available DOD iTunes |
| Sci-Fi | Embedded and Full Screen | Classic Movies. Clips. | |||
| TNT | Flash | Embedded (Full Screen failed) | Full Episodes: Charmed, Closer, Saving Grace - only a few episodes available | We experienced download problems which crashed our browser | |
| TV Land | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Embedded | Clips. Full Episodes: Andy Griffith Show, Gunsmoke (a few episodes) | |
| Univision | Free | Flash | Embedded | Clips | |
| VH1 | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Embedded and Scales | Clips, Shows | |
| Weather Channel | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Embedded and Scales | Clips | |
| NBA | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Embedded | Clips | Dowloaded with difficulty |
| NFL | Free - Advertisements | Flash | Embedded and Full Screen | Clips | |
| MLB | Subscription Based | Every out-of-market game. | |||
| NHL - Versus | Free - Advertisements - | Flash | Embedded | NHL Clips - Versus Clips - | See CBC |
| Hockey Minor League AHL | $6 per game | Windows Media Player | Minor League B2 Networks - Full Games | ||
| AOL Video | Free and $1.99 and other downloads | Embedded and Full Screen | 20th Century Fox, A&E, ABC, AOL, AXN, Biography Channel, CBS, CMT, Comedy Central, FOX, FX, History Channel, In2TV, MTV, Nickelodeon, QVC, Sony, Speed, Spike, TBS, TNT, VH1, WB , | ||
| iTunes | iTunes | ||||
| YouTube | Free | Flash | Embedde and Full Screen | Amateur Video | |
| Google Video | Free | Flash | Embedded and Full Screen | Clips and Full Episodes | Difficult to find what is there |
| Yahoo Video | Free | Flash | Embedded and Full Screen | Videos and Clips | |
| TV.com | Clips | ||||
| Veoh | Amateur Video | ||||
| Joost | Paid downloads | Proprietary Download | Wide variety of content | Unable to sample video | |
| Amazon Unbox | Free and paid downloads | Flash | Embedded and scalable | A&E, ABC, Adult Swim, Animal Planet, BBC, Biography Channel, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CBS, Comedy Central, CMT, CW, Discovery Channel, E!, FOX, FOX Sports, FX, History Channel, MTV, National Geographic, NBC, NHL, Nickelodian, PBS, Scifi Channel, Sony, Speed, Spike, TNT, TV Land, USA Network, VH1 | Note that a downloaded video was not tested |
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