Channel 4 Online

marclt

Channel 4 have today announced that they will be streaming live programmes online via their website.

http://www.channel4.com/microsites/S/simul_c4/index.html - has more details.

I wonder will this be for UK registered viewers only, or for open access to anyone? They won't be showing acquired programmes or films, so maybe viewers all over the world will be able to view Channel 4.

byte

Hmm, be interesting to find out, though I'd say they'll do the same as the Beeb and have it available to UK internet users only.

Will need to look further into proxies....

digiking

yeah, you'll need one located on english soil or at least in english ip space...

djpaul

Channel 4 Simulcast now available @ www.channel4.com/livetv only available to uk viewers it says but if you put in this post code NW1 8QT it will give you
access. you need to register first. (Thanks Mossy);)

Mossy Monk

moved

could prove very handy for deal or no deal

doesnt work in work

Greenman

Anyone in ROI got it to work? Tried in Belgium getting video error. I think you need to set yourself so that they think your PC is in the UK.

Any views?

patrickmooney

Working perfect for me from an Irish IP.

djpaul

Working fine for me Am watching countdown now!

Mossy Monk

was hoping to watch deal or no deal on my break, oh well. the world cup will have to do instead

who is your isp djpaul?

threads merged btw

djpaul

Here's Pic, a bit blurry will try get a better one. Mossy, Irish ISP.

djpaul

Another.

Mossy Monk

works quite well, picture quality isnt too bad even on full screen

johnnyrotten

Works great!

Gargantuan

Watching Hollioakes now the adverts are even on this Rocks.......

I presume they will use the software that BBC use to make it IP restricted.

I am watching it in work(Dublin) at moment even behind multi-national firewall

Greenman

This is what I get.





A problem occured while accessing the serviceError Code:100Error Message:Region is Blocked

Not a problem as I have a FTV card. Good tip must pass it on. Well done!!!

Mossy Monk

interesting you are blocked yet us in Ireland can see it

Charles Slane

Mossy Monk wrote:

interesting you are blocked yet us in Ireland can see it

Maybe Channel 4 cleared the rights for Ireland ?

patrickmooney

Well don't channel 4 broadcast irish ads, so they must have some license for Irish distribution. Their website states UK only, let's see how long this lasts for! Wonder if RTE will follow....

Emerson

This is a nice complement to BBC & ITV being FTA on satellite.

391kbit video stream. Nice!

Some programs aren't on due to "Rights Restrictions". This applies in the UK or Ireland.
I think Ireland is being counted as part of the UK for this tbh. Since they're only showing Channel 4 commissioned shows on it, it's no big deal I would imagine.

According to Channel 4's website:

I keep seeing trailers instead of the programme I want to watch. Why is that?

Some of Channel 4's programmes will be unavailable online due to the rights we have to broadcast programmes on the internet. These are largely restricted to programmes Channel 4 has acquired from other broadcasters rather than commissioned itself. For example, programmes such as Deal or No Deal, Big Brother, the Paul O'Grady Show, Countdown, Channel 4 News and Supernanny were all commissioned by Channel 4, and will be available to watch on the Live Simulcast. Other programmes such as Friends, Lost and Desperate Housewives were acquired from American broadcasters and will not be viewable on the Live Simulcast. We are also unable to show racing and films.

If we don't have the rights to broadcast this programme over the internet, you'll have to watch it via your telly-box.

fergalmj

The english postal codes have changed.
All ya gotta do is look up any london address in Google and then put this postal code into the registration section.

Instant Channel 4 TV!

I am watching it now. Cool. I have not had channel 4 since I changed to SKY over 4 years ago.

Nice to have it back even if it does push up the download quota...

DingDong

Here's another post code for yis
SE5 0DQ

Ulsterman 1690

yeah, you'll need one located on english soil or at least in english ip space...

Or Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland........

Can one get around the Geo Locking with proxy servers ?

watty

A lot or all operator formerly known as NTL Digital Cable customers in Dublin have UK NTL IPs. Or did have.


Yes a proxy will work. If there is an open noon-subscription one though (left in UK) it should be closed as open proxies are a menace.

A friend with BB in UK can easily setup a VPN and proxy for free (other than cost of Broadband).

mjsmyth

Any genius out there worked out how to strem this to an Xbox using XBMC (Xbox Media Center) ?

MJ

zilog_jones

BA21 4DN is my old postcode (King Street, Yeovil, Somerset), which works. Unfortunately it uses Windows Media Player and I'm using Linux