TVUnetworks
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TVU Networks Corporation | |
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Type | Private |
Founded | 2005 |
Headquarters | Mountain View, CA, USA (based) and Delaware, USA (incorporated) |
Key people | Paul Shen, Chief Executive Officer [1] |
Industry | Computer software Publishing Peer to peer |
Products | TVUPlayer, TVU Broadcast Software |
Website | tvunetworks.com |
TVU Networks Corporation is an Internet company that operates an Internet television broadcasting network that uses P2PTV technology to offer its broadcasters global reach and low costs. Founded in 2005, the company is based in Mountain View, California. [2].
Users download a free software application for Windows called TVUPlayer and can then watch several dozen TV channels over the internet; as of November 2007 these include the Sci Fi Channel, Spike TV, Fox News, Fox Soccer Channel, GolTV and several of the Chinese CCTV channels.
Some of these stations (mostly smaller ones) are placed on the service legally; however, many of these channels are pirated.
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[edit] TVU Broadcast software
TVUnetworks also distributes software which allows user to broadcast content off of "mms://" servers, and from computer disks.
[edit] See also
- Peercasting
- MediaBlog
- PeerCast
- Joost
- Livestation
- TVants
- SopCast
- Zattoo
[edit] References
- ^ Sandoval, Greg. "TVU chief grapples with copyright questions", 2006-11-06. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- ^ TVUOverview_0429.indd
[edit] External links
- TVUnetworks
- Review by webtvhub.com, 16 October 2006