Free live TV streaming channels (now with Fox Kids, ESPN, Spike TV and Discovery)

[NG]

As a companion to the free TV shows on the web thread for those who like live TV here's what I've been able to find:

Note: If you want to watch any of these on your TV you'll need a HDTV with HDMI input and a computer with DVI out along with a $10 DVI -> HDMI cable (or a HDTV with VGA in to jack in your computer via it's VGA out) . If you don't have these you'll need a video card with TV out.

CNN US, Fox News

http://www.blinkotv.com/

Scroll down to the video window. Look for the full screen icon in the video control box to the right of the video.

CNN US audio stream from CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/audio/radio/cnntv.html

ESPN (not sure if it's the American version or an intl variant since I don't watch sports)

http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/1545/ESPN.html

ESPN 2

http://atdhe.net/tv/watch_espn_2.html

Watch Fox Kids here:

http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/...ds-Videos.html

Live BBC News Channel:

http://atdhe.net/watchtv4.php?b=n

TNT can be viewed here in embedded video:

http://www.tvchannelsfree.com/watch/...NT-Movies.html

Watch Fox west coast feed in embedded video:

http://iptv.tsinghua.edu.cn/p/watch?cid=61

Watch ABC west coast feed in embedded video:

http://iptv.tsinghua.edu.cn/p/watch?cid=62

Watch NBC central time zone in embedded video:

http://atdhe.net/tv/watch_nbc.html

Program downloads:

http://www.tvunetworks.com/

Most channels are crap however there is:

ABC
CBS
Fox
ABC
CW
Sci-Fi Network (the USA one)
Comedy Central 24 hour news station for the local LA area (great for those car chases)

You can view it on their website however if you want full screen you'll need to download the app. Note that the HBO that's listed isn't the real HBO - it seems to be some all Asian movie network with eng subs.

Also note that at least all the networks (ABC, CW and CBS) are west coast feeds so you'll need to factor in time zones.

A bevy from emorci! (thanks):

So I've been picking thru to find some good stuff (and I'm going for direct links here):

Fox Movies: http://www.justin.tv/planettube3/popout

Fox/KTVV: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=77763

Fox 11 (LA Feed): http://www.mytvonline.org/files/fox11-us.asx
http://www.mytvonline.org/files/mynetwork13.asx

CW : http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=10064

Sci-Fi: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=10135
http://www.mytvonline.org/files/scifi-us.asx

HBO Asia: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=65227

ABC: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=77762

ABC (Different Feed): http://www.mytvonline.org/files/abc-us.asx

CBC: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=74472

CBC Newsworld: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/newsworld-ca.asx

CBS: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=10018

CPAC: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=74008

CBNS (Cape Breton Channel): http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=72141

CBNS 3: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=73728

NBC: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/nbc-us.asx

Bravo: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/bravo-us.asx

ET: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/et-us.asx

G4 Tech TV: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/g4tech-ca.asx

Speed TV: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=69921

Discovery Channel: http://atdhe.net/tv/watch_discovery_channel.html
http://www.mytvonline.org/files/discoverychannel-us.asx

Animal Planet: http://atdhe.net/tv/watch_animal_planet.html
http://www.mytvonline.org/files/animalplanet-us.asx

Science: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/science-us.asx

National Geographic: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/national-geo.asx

Comedy Time: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/comedytime-us.asx

Comedy Central: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=10121

Tom Green Channel: http://atdhe.net/tv/watch_tom_green_channel.html

OH Oxygen: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/oxygen-us.asx

Disney Channel Cartoons: http://www.justin.tv/da_boss_booman/popout

Disney Channel Shows: http://www.justin.tv/onetvpc/popout
http://atdhe.net/tv/watch_disney_channel.html
http://www.mytvonline.org/files/disneychannel.asx

Nickelodeon: http://www.justin.tv/snothead/popout

Teletoon 1: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/teletoon-ca.asx

Teletoon 2: http://www.mytvonline.org/files/teletoon2-ca.asx

USA Network: http://atdhe.net/tv/watch_usa_network.html
http://www.mytvonline.org/files/USA-us.asx



As far as I can tell these are not quite channels but rather a collection of streamed movies:

Atlantis TV: http://www.tvunetworks.com/watchTV/index.html#c=68460

ABC Live (has ABC and CTV Shows): http://www.justin.tv/abclive/popout

Other:

Not Free ($4 US a month)

However if you want to access all the BBC channels )1-4) then check out this thread below on info for how to subscribe to a VPN service to view the BBC channels in Canada from your PC.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...d.php?t=702652

Radio: 350+ free online streaming stations from various US markets

http://radio.aol.com

Plus I'm currently researching Sopcast however from what I've seen online so far it doesn't look like there's anything good there.

[shannn]

Wow, thanks, I'll try to check that out sometime

[NG]

Found a bunch more like TVU listed here:

http://p2ptv.yourglobaltv.com/

as well as a service called www.tvants.com (not listed there) however they seem to be mainly interested in sporting events however if anyone tries it (or any of the other services) and sees if there's any real tv networks (aside from ESPN etc) like USA network or Cartoon Network please let us know

I haven't tried any of the ones listed on yourglobaltv or tvants but I'll post any good channels I come across.

As an aside if anyone is interested in watching BBC in WMP/VLC instead of embedded video on the channelsurfing site I've extracted what I *think* are the streams but there's there's a bunch of embedded code and I can't tell where the rtmp stream ends and the embed code begins:

{src: 'rtmp%3A//cp56493.live.edgefcs.net/live/bbc1_simcast@s3173%3Fauth%3DdaEbEcJbMcDbXdVdKdEdAd ldudXaJc5bocw-bjHDQK-cCp-BpqEIpFoOEuHtzC%26aifp%3Dxxxxxx',autostart: 'true',themeColor: '0395d3',mode: 'sidebyside',scaleMode: 'stretch',frameColor: '333333',fontColor: 'cccccc',link: '',embed: ''};var params = {allowFullScreen: 'true'};var attributes = {id: 'myPlayer',name: 'myPlayer'};swfobject.embedSWF('http://www32.websamba.com/channel12/c.swf', 'myPlayerGoesHere', '480', '360', '9.0.0', 'http://www32.websamba.com/channel12/b.swf', flashvars, params, attributes);

{src: 'rtmp%3A//cp56493.live.edgefcs.net/live/bbc2_simcast@s3173%3Fauth%3DdaEbEcJbMcDbXdVdKdEdAd ldudXaJc5bocw-bjHDQK-cCp-BpqEIpFoOEuHtzC%26aifp%3Dxxxxxx',autostart: 'true',themeColor: '0395d3',mode: 'sidebyside',scaleMode: 'stretch',frameColor: '333333',fontColor: 'cccccc',link: '',embed: ''};var params = {allowFullScreen: 'true'};var attributes = {id: 'myPlayer',name: 'myPlayer'};swfobject.embedSWF('http://www32.websamba.com/channel12/c.swf', 'myPlayerGoesHere', '480', '360', '9.0.0', 'http://www32.websamba.com/channel12/b.swf', flashvars, params, attributes);

[sportmiester]

Great find, thanks NG

[sheriffabc]

Great find, thanks NG

Anyone know where I can catch up on their presentations?

[brunes]

I give this 2 weeks before it is shut down, or at least the American stations removed.

[NG]

Great find, thanks NG

Hope you enjoy

Anyone know where I can catch up on their presentations?

You may be better off asking in the "tv shows on the web" thread since any pre-recorded back catalog stuff like that, if it's out there, would be in that thread.

I give this 2 weeks before it is shut down, or at least the American stations removed.

Meh...According to it's Wikipedia entry TVU has been doing this since 2005 (where have I been!)

Besides, even if TVU or whatever goes down, there'll be another Chinese service (TVU is out of China) ready to take their place like Kazaa did with Napster and Bittorrent did with Kazaa.

[Madchester]

TVants hasn't updated its main tracker in ages. And all the alternate ones have been offline for sometime now.

I started using TVU ages ago, when the NBA Slam Dunk Contest was being tape delayed by the Score. They had even more American channels back then, but they've been removed with C&D orders.

Also note that the BBC streams still black out some programs on the terrestrial channels. For example, Match of the Day is blacked out online... though you can more than easily download it from a UK torrent site.

[NG]

TVants hasn't updated its main tracker in ages. And all the alternate ones have been offline for sometime now.

Does that mean that the service is completely useless?

I started using TVU ages ago, when the NBA Slam Dunk Contest was being tape delayed by the Score. They had even more American channels back then, but they've been removed with C&D orders.

Hmmm...well it's a shame there used to be more but at least it bodes well that Comedy Central, Nick and Sci-Fi will remain if they haven't bothered to follow suit.

Also note that the BBC streams still black out some programs on the terrestrial channels. For example, Match of the Day is blacked out online... though you can more than easily download it from a UK torrent site.

Thanks! I saw that recently and was wondering what I was missing. Good to hear (for me at least) that it's just sports programming.

[ArjunDhir]

This site ROCKS for live sports.

Be aware though you need to have a relatively fast connection, the games are literally HD quality.

http://atdhe.net/

[Spongeg]

i discovered this one the othe day - you get a bunch of UK channels - the ones with * require an ISP blocker though but you can watch sky news and a some more UK channels live streaming

http://www.easyonlinetv.com/

was very impressed with it

[NG]

This site ROCKS for live sports.

Be aware though you need to have a relatively fast connection, the games are literally HD quality.

http://atdhe.net/

+ they have the live BBC News channel!

Thanks!

[NG]

i discovered this one the othe day - you get a bunch of UK channels - the ones with * require an ISP blocker though but you can watch sky news and a some more UK channels live streaming

http://www.easyonlinetv.com/

was very impressed with it

Awesome! Thanks for the contribution.

What would you recommend for an ISP blocker? I've been using Hotspot Shield however it's been down on and off of late.

[Spongeg]

i don't have one i don't know how about to find a free one

there is also www.ineedpopcorn.com for movies - watching nick & nora right now they also have the new DEAD LIKE ME MOVIE! yay the TV series comes back as a movie!!!

[Tha DraGun]

Awesome! Thanks for the contribution.

What would you recommend for an ISP blocker? I've been using Hotspot Shield however it's been down on and off of late.

Yah I'm hoping someone can suggest an alternative as well.
Hotspot Shield does not work with Vista x64