![]() (See ABC Joins Live TV Streaming Parade.) The app makes live streams of ABC shows available on the Web, but only to authenticated pay-TV subscribers. (NYSE: DTV) and Dish Network LLC (Nasdaq: DISH) are missing in action as well.ĪBC started down the paywall path last spring when it launched the Watch ABC app. Most of the major cable and telecom TV operators are on that list, but Time Warner Cable Inc. The network posted information on the policy change on its Watch ABC website, along with a list of pay-TV providers participating as partners. will soon force viewers to sign in with their pay-TV credentials in order to stream on-demand content during the first week after a show airs on television. In another move to restrict online access to broadcast TV, ABC Inc. ![]() Please log in to watch your favorite shows! We've written about the EyeTV Hybrid and EyeTV app, Air Video and StreamToMe, and even about hacking the Apple TV to stream just about anything from the iPad to your TV.Īssuming that you have a Wi-Fi connection with sufficient speed, enough money to pay for the various services, and (in some cases) the proper equipment, your iPad can deliver all sorts of TV content to you.Welcome to 2014. CBS has a 60 Minutes iPad app for $5, CBS News (free) and the free tv.com app.įor more information, you might want to read some of our previous posts on the topic of TV on the iPad. ABC has a free iPad app to watch their shows. Sadly I have DirecTV which doesn't even have an iPad app to control my DVR, but if you subscribe to their NFL Sunday Ticket package, there is an app for that. If you have Dish Network, there's a free application to let you watch content while mobile. There are many more options than the few I've mentioned here. Engadget has a walkthrough of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad here. I have not tested SlingPlayer because my hardware is not compatible with their ever-increasing specifications, and I'm not willing to shell out more money to reward their greed when there are so many other options available. I've tested the EyeTV app and found its performance, even over a "Wireless-N" connection to be pretty weak, although I'm not sure if that was due to my older Mac hardware, or their software, or the limited amount of RAM in the iPad. I think it's safe to say that the SlingPlayer executives who thought that up should expect some coal in their stockings this Christmas. ![]() That doesn't include the cost of the equipment you'll also need to purchase, ranging from the $200 EyeTV HD DVR to $299 for the Slingbox PRO-HD. EyeTV costs $5 for their universal app, while SlingPlayer charges a jaw-dropping are-you-frakking-kidding-me-with-this $30 for the iPad version and $30 for the iPhone version (sold separately). If you want to watch your own TV on your iPad, you have several choices including EyeTV and SlingPlayer. Yes, I understand that cable TV has worked this way for years (I pay for a package which includes channels like A&E, but A&E still shows me ads), but Netflix doesn't show me ads, so why does Hulu? I still don't understand why they are charging me to view the content, and then also showing me ads. The latter problem is due to content owners and their complete lack of understanding about how customers want to be able to access their content. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu.
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