PlayOn TV for iPhone finally approved
Now that the proverbial floodgates have opened at the App Store, we're starting to see some apps showing up that were previously denied entry. Internet TV provider PlayOn was one of those companies that had tried to get their iPhone app approved months ago, but was told by Apple that their service needed to be a Web app instead. The company complied with an HTML5 solution, but a native app wasn't available... until now.PlayOn Mobile is a free app that works with a subscription service ($39.99 for first year, $19.99 after that or $79.99 for a lifetime subscription) to stream content from a number of providers to your device over Wi-Fi or 3G. Before you get too excited, though, note that you need to be running PlayOn PC on a Windows PC to get that streaming goodness on your iDevice -- there's no media server software solution for the Mac.
The PlayOn content providers include Hulu, MLB.tv, Netflix, Comedy Central, CBS, MTV, TV.com, PBS, SpikeTV, and The Ultimate Fighter, as well as others. Plug-ins can be developed for PlayOn's media server to grab other content -- my personal favorite, The Food Network, is listed on there.
[via MacNN]
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Now that the proverbial floodgates have opened at the App Store, we're starting to see some apps showing up that were previously denied...
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It's time for streaming directly to the mobile device, without any other piece of equipment in between, from the source(s) of everything available on cable TV without subscribing to cable TV. With reasonably priced subscriptions to the direct service.
September 30 2010 at 2:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply$40 bucks?! Are you nuts. No thank you. Take it back and try again.
September 30 2010 at 2:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOr you can just download zumocast which works on both pc / macs to your iphone / ipod / ipad for free. Works great and is a better alternative / solution.
September 30 2010 at 10:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThey should set up their own server and let people stream from that. Then this would be a big deal.
You can run the Playon server for free for 14 days. It can also stream ESPN3, which is great. The video seemed to work well, but since it's streaming, you can't seem to move through the video.
September 30 2010 at 1:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf they have a mac for iOS developing, they need to focus more on Mac version rather than the iOS version. That needs to be the priority first.
September 30 2010 at 12:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFor Mac folks, Plex will do all that, and a whole lot more, for free.
September 30 2010 at 11:39 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWill Plex let me stream Comedy Central shows like The Colbert Report and Daily Show to my iPad?
September 30 2010 at 1:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYup - there is a Daily Show and Colbert Report channel available in the video plug-in section, episodes are available the day after air.
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