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ABC Launches Full Episode Streaming

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-thats-something-anyway dept.

Cjattwood writes "ABC.com has launched their free online episode streaming service earlier today. Shows available include Lost and Alias among others, and are available to watch for free, albeit with ads and commercials. It works pretty well so far, although no Linux support yet as it requires Flash 8." The first episode of Lost on there is a clip show. You can skip around to a segment of the show, but are forced through a commercial before you play. The quality is approximately what you would expect from flash video.

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  1. Only available in the US by grub · · Score: 1, Redundant

    From the site:
    Only viewers within the United States can
    watch these full-length episodes.
    Back to the high-def rips, sans commercials, of the shows for those who follow them...
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  2. Of course only inside US by tod_miller · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Luckily I have a us proxy - so I can see. I must say, I am hoping for this, I would love to see tv networks open up, but until the advertising model also opens up, and this is in the best interest to all networks... then we will see ip filters like this.

    If channels can truly go global, we can all share same programming, and only taste and language will segment the audience, and thus, the budget.

    Networks will realise this soon, and some body will work to give more free access to channels, probably large international brands opening it up - we need to work out different laws and timezones also - the 9pm watershed (UK unofficial parental guideline) means very little if you are on the east coast. Or in Portugal.

    But, you US guys, wait 'til you see Dutch TV. zomg!

    lol @ fp guy.

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  3. Re:The bad news is..it's still network programming by RLiegh · · Score: 1, Redundant

    :( Jeez louise; that'll teach me to go against the Torrent Plz crowd.

  4. Flash v8.5 & after Windows and Mac OS X releas by antdude · · Score: 0, Redundant

    See this Macromedia forum post from this Digg story. :(

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  5. Commercials Suck by JerLasVegas · · Score: 0, Redundant

    People are still going to record it on TV and make them into MPEGs. Flash sucks too lol!