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TV.com gives Trekkers a streaming treat for iPhone: full episodes on demand
Just as Hulu has more-or-less reluctantly barred boxee from streaming NBC video content to anything other than a browser, here comes the new TV.com iPhone app. It offers full episodes of such classics as Dream On, Night Gallery and Star Trek, and clips from current shows on multiple networks. Compare and contrast with the original NBC mobile site and you'll see that mobile streaming has come a long way, baby.Sure, the Slingplayer app for the iPhone may be just around the corner, and rumors of a Hulu app have been floated. Does that give you Kirk and Spock during your morning commute? No, I didn't think so.
CBS Interactive's TV.com app is a free download from the App Store, and works either over WiFi or 3G. I have a hunch it's not going to be available outside of the US store, so if you're able to check that out please let us know. Update: As suggested, I checked myself -- not in the UK store, not in the German store.
[via Techmeme]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
13tales said 10:44PM on 2-26-2009
Surely YOU can check that for yourselves? Switch to a foreign itunes store (you can do so from the bottom of your itunes store homepage), and run a search.
Or is this to fill some mandatory reader participation quota?
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glad said 6:39AM on 2-27-2009
have you got nothing better to do than whine about nothing.
Michael Rose said 7:11AM on 2-27-2009
Oof. Truthfully, it was late and I completely forgot that I COULD check the other stores. Post updated.
That said, the feedback from readers noting that even if you do install the app the content is blocked is still valuable, and not something I could easily test domestically.
Damien K. said 10:55PM on 2-26-2009
On my iPhone: "The item you've requested is not available"
Canada, eh
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QJoe said 11:16PM on 2-26-2009
Trekkies?
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Dan said 11:53PM on 2-26-2009
Yes it's Trekkies. Gene Roddenberry said so. Good enough for me.
Jose said 11:27PM on 2-26-2009
Negative from Australia..
sucks.
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Tofi Buzali said 11:50PM on 2-26-2009
I was able to download it from the US Store and use it in Mexico using HotpotShield: http://www.hotspotshield.com/clientless/iphone/
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joshuakern said 12:32PM on 2-27-2009
I'm in Canada and, similar to Tofi Buzali, switched to my US iTunes account, downloaded the app, and tried it out over HotSpotShield's VPN. Works very nicely.
William said 11:54PM on 2-26-2009
hey guys
this is William from Shanghai
I've just loaded this app and sadly
it says contents are not available outside of the states...:(
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paul said 12:14AM on 2-27-2009
I, here in the USA and it works great i love this app its AMAZING! Buffering takes a little longer but thats not a shocker.
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TerpsFreak said 12:42AM on 2-27-2009
This is an awesome app, if only for the fact that it has CBS Sports and March Madness is coming...okay, and Dexter and Californication, and...
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Ron Watson said 8:26AM on 2-27-2009
Apple applying same stupid policy here, that is, even though the app is free you must have a US ITunes account in order to download it. WOW and the iphone is an international success. Come on Apple!!! You can do so much better than this!
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Brandon said 4:13AM on 2-27-2009
The choice to limit it to only the US iTunes Store is probably due to the streaming being limited to US consumers do to copyright and broadcasting issues.
Ron Watson said 8:36AM on 2-27-2009
Afraid that it is more than that since there are several other apps on the appstore that I could download and test that are no longer available to me (even though they are free). Apple must have changed policy?? I keep getting the same message that I can only buy apps that are available on the Swedish ITunes site.
Sad…
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Miguel Alemañy said 8:43AM on 2-27-2009
To all of you complaining you cant use it because it is only available in the US, don't worry, I AM in the US and it tells me I can't use it because it is only available in the US.... Makes you wonder....
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bleaus said 9:10AM on 2-27-2009
Still cannot watch full episodes of my How I Met Your Mother or Big Bang Theory.
Very sad.
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iPhone App Demos said 7:08PM on 3-09-2009
We just made a demo of how this app works: http://tinyurl.com/c2dvny
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badmelvin said 12:22PM on 5-22-2009
3click.TV http://3click.tv streams more than 200 series- complete seasons totalling more than 25000 episodes ad free to PC Maqc iPhone and iPod touch and Smartphones with Windows Mobile. These are good fast streams- enjoy it, its the best site I have ever seen on the web for TV and the only one where evrything works and works well! And you can use it in Canada UK Australia or USA!
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