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http://www11.alluc.org/alluc
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- Index site listing videos including Cartoons, TV Shows, Amine, Movies, Music videos, Sport videos, Documentaries
- Redirects to their location on the web, usually YouTube
- Features include Top Voted and facility to develop own video playlists
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www.babelgum.com
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- Free (advertising-funded). Tentative launch date is July 2007
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- Range of content types including news, music, sport, lifestyle, trends
- Focus on professional film content not readily available on mainstream channels
- Build your own channels, and use interactive and social tools.
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- Windows XP and 640 kbit/s download bandwidth required
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www.jalipo.com
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- Pay as you watch
- Users buy J:Credits (£1 for 196 credits) through the site. Programming costs vary and are set by the content owners
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- Focus on live content from broadcasters, especially news and sports. Also has films and documentaries.
- Sky News, the BBC, Bloomberg, EuroNews and Al Jazeera all make news content available on the Jalipo platform
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- 500kbit/s broadband absolute minimum bandwidth
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www.joost.com
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- Free (funded through advertising)
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- 150 channels
- Programming across a range of genres including cartoons and animation, entertainment and film, sports, comedy, lifestyle & documentaries, and sci-fi
- Build personal list of channels
- More interactive features are promised
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Windows XP
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Broadband/ADSL (1Mbit/s downstream, 512Kbit/s upstream recommended)
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Mac computer equipped with Intel processor |
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www.jumptv.com |
- Subscription service
- Some programming available as pay per view
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- Claims to be world's leading broadcaster of television over the Internet with over 250 channels from 70+ countries
- Includes news, sports and entertainment content in real-time. Also has language/country-based channel packages
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www.simply.tv |
- Free (funded through advertising)
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- Several channels each with its own theme including Astrozone (horoscopes), Avenue 11 (daily showbiz news), Gardening TV (with Charlie Dimmock), Baby Channel (advice for tired dads included), Health Zone
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- Videos streamed, not downloaded
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http://tv-video.net
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- Free except for some videos on the VIP channel which require a “donation”
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- Full episodes of popular TV shows including Prison Break, Grey’s Anatomy, Ugly Betty
- Impressive line-up in terms of number of seasons and episodes available
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- Install Mozilla Firefox and flash plug-in
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www.veoh.com
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- Short videos with independent film maker flavour
- Also includes feature channels such as Taste TV (all things stylish), Octane TV (hot cars), Flow TV (hip hop network)
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- Veoh client download to upload, download and view video
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www.vuze.com |
- Some content free
- Licensed content may not be accessible for viewing outside US
- Rental fees for some material
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- Global video aggregation and distribution platform
- Allows exchange of HD or DVD quality videos provided by professional film-makers
- Short video clips as well as films
- Provides licensed digital content from media companies such as A&E Networks (The History Channel, The Biography Channel), BBC Worldwide, 4TV, National Geographic and Starz Media
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Zattoo
www.zattoo.com |
- Now available in the UK, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Spain and Switzerland
- Free (funded through advertising)
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- Founded in Michigan, Ohio in 2005
- Service currently available in Switzerland and US
- Focus on live TV download to PC including sports content, chat, news and commercial sitcoms
- Some free English language and foreign TV channels available.
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