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Amazon Considering Online Pay-TV Service

15 points by a_olt 13y ago

kirtijthorat 13y ago
An excellent move by Amazon. This is something I've been waiting for. I hope it becomes a reality though...
- dangrossman 13y ago
  Buy a Slingbox, you don't need to wait. You can stream live TV to all your devices today. The one I bought in 2005 is currently sitting in my father's house, so that he can watch his home TV from the back office of his store when there are no customers.
  - zackelan 13y ago
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingbox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingbox > SlingPlayer is not available for Linux, BSD or other open source systems Polling the HN hivemind: what are the best alternatives that do support Linux and BSD?
    - dangrossman 13y ago
      You can watch your Slingbox on the web on Linux, as that wiki page says in the Linux section. There's just no native app. http://slingplayer.slingbox.com/embedded/slingplayer.php http://slingplayer.slingbox.com/embedded/slingplayer.php
      - fpgeek 13y ago
        Thanks for the tip! The last time I tried, the standard player didn't work because it depended on their OS-specific native libraries. It's good to know that there's an alternative now.
zacwest 13y ago
From Ars Technica @ http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/01/amazon-may-spawn-live-tv-to-complement-its-on-demand-service/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/01/amazon-may-spawn-liv... > Update: Amazon spokesperson Drew Herdener has denied the WSJ's report, saying that Amazon is "not planning to license television channels or offer a pay-TV service,” according to Seattle Times Business Reporter Jay Greene.
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mikeryan 13y ago
This is an unlikely move. The cable companies and broadcast networks have pretty much killed every effort for a straight streamed internet based TV services. Including a very costly failure by Intel (ironically just purchased by today by Verizon who may have a chance because of their existing content deals) http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/21/5330172/intel-tv-project-verizon-sale http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/21/5330172/intel-tv-project-v...

15 points by a_olt 13y ago

kirtijthorat 13y ago

An excellent move by Amazon. This is something I've been waiting for. I hope it becomes a reality though...

dangrossman 13y ago
Buy a Slingbox, you don't need to wait. You can stream live TV to all your devices today. The one I bought in 2005 is currently sitting in my father's house, so that he can watch his home TV from the back office of his store when there are no customers.
- zackelan 13y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingbox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingbox > SlingPlayer is not available for Linux, BSD or other open source systems Polling the HN hivemind: what are the best alternatives that do support Linux and BSD?
  - dangrossman 13y ago
    You can watch your Slingbox on the web on Linux, as that wiki page says in the Linux section. There's just no native app. http://slingplayer.slingbox.com/embedded/slingplayer.php http://slingplayer.slingbox.com/embedded/slingplayer.php
    - fpgeek 13y ago
      Thanks for the tip! The last time I tried, the standard player didn't work because it depended on their OS-specific native libraries. It's good to know that there's an alternative now.

zacwest 13y ago

From Ars Technica @ http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/01/amazon-may-spawn-live-tv-to-complement-its-on-demand-service/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/01/amazon-may-spawn-liv... > Update: Amazon spokesperson Drew Herdener has denied the WSJ's report, saying that Amazon is "not planning to license television channels or offer a pay-TV service,” according to Seattle Times Business Reporter Jay Greene.

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mikeryan 13y ago

This is an unlikely move. The cable companies and broadcast networks have pretty much killed every effort for a straight streamed internet based TV services. Including a very costly failure by Intel (ironically just purchased by today by Verizon who may have a chance because of their existing content deals) http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/21/5330172/intel-tv-project-verizon-sale http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/21/5330172/intel-tv-project-v...