More and more people are starting to watch TV on their mobile phone. Not so strange, the reason is simple: The amount of bored office clerks waiting for their bus/metro of train is huge! However, millions of iPhone and Touch users are not so fortunate and have to watch iTunes provided content, Hello? Here’s an idea: let’s be the first to supply them with the 5000 tv streams that are available online! See the potential?
5000 free tv streams?
TV broadcast networks are realizing that they can reach office workers by offering their tv steams on the internet. These legal broadcast channels include Game Network, Tv Cartoons, Horror Channel, Comedy Channel, Sci-Fi Channel, Lifestyle Network, 8 Adult channels and a lot more. [Example]
TV on the iPhone
By now you probably realize were this story is going, so let me point out the first challenge: technology. Most telco’s are providing mobile TV with DVB-H technology, something that is simply not available on the iPhone and Touch. It’s a shame, since both devices can connect to broadband with Wifi, the iPhone can even make use to 3G technology. For now, the problem seems to be the lack of proper software to watch TV online. Reason for that is that there is no software available to stream the video. However, we are at a tipping point; in a few weeks the first players (VLC and Coreplayer) will become available. Both should be able to do the job. Here is an idea: Provide the 5000 online TV streams to more then 10 million iPhone and iPod Touch (wifi) users. When we do things right, we can have millions of users within weeks from now!
I hope the public announment can take this open idea to the next level, keywords: Business model, legal aspects, opensource, iTunes store, community. Please respect the open idea by sharing the idea, and leaving proper credentials! leave a comment or e-mail me if you are interested in building this with us!
How it could look like
1. The term ‘openidea’ was coined in March 2007 by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten in an attempt to rapidly create successful concepts on the web
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If it’s compatible with VLC for Linux, I’m in (don’t use an iWhatever, but I do use a Linux-based Nokia tablet). I’m much fonder of ideas that are not constrained by platform. What I like about this idea (besides the part about the ready audience) is that it’s expanding access to machines that already have the capability.
Ouf! Which is all to say that I’ll be blogging about it this week.
I’m in..
Hi Guys have you heared about the satellite-tv-player. I’ve seen similar sources sold on eBay but this one is way better. I love to watch Live channels. You know i got more than 3000+ Live channels from different countries including my fav ESPN, CCTV, CNN, BBC and HBO and many channels. I also Got more tahn 1000+ new English movies which i can watch at any time. Actually i work 12 hours in a day. After that time i need some relaxation that is why i purchased this Product and i am totally satisfied. I love to watch movies. Well Those who are interested in watching Live channels should try it at
This is the one technology that I am surprised has not come out yet. The big problem I see is making money off of this…it would be a fun project, but how do you monetize?
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