Watch TV 0.72 BETA
Boredom Software
http://boredomsoft.freehostia.com/

1. Purpose
A while ago, I came across a program which allows one to watch various streaming TV channels from around the world. Unfortunately, this program is ugly and obtrusive.
So, I decided to make a better version. Watch TV does precisely the same thing as this other program does, that is access the live streaming video from various TV stations and display them in a WMP object. What Watch TV DOESN'T do is phone home about it every time the users watches a channel, and its interface is a lot less spammy (IMHO).

2. Installation
Extract the all files to the same folder. If Watch TV cannot find the tv.list file or the settings.dat file, it will ask you to locate them upon running; if it cannot locate the WatchTV Libs folder, it will crash.

3. Use
Double click on the "WatchTV.exe" file included in the same archive as this readme document. This will launch the viewer app. Choose a channel from the popup menu and click "Watch." Be patient if the video doesn't start up right away, especially if you have a slow internet connection. AN INTERNET CONNECTION IS REQUIRED, and this may not work right on dial-up.

4. Notes
If you receive a Runtime Error referring to "..\..\..\..\Common\plugin.cpp 7300" then make sure that the WatchTV Libs directory is in the same directory as the WatchTV.exe file.
Send ideas, comments, criticisms, and bug reports to andrew@bleepingcomputer.org.

Use the debug=0 setting or /d switch for minor debugging info.

Lots of channels formerly available are now removed after legal threats. I'm open to suggestions...


5. Bugs and Known Issues
THIS IS A BETA VERSION. There are probably lots of bugs. 

It seems that a fair number of the channels are experiencing troubles. I'm not sure what the reason is, but I don't think it's on my end. Working on it...

6. Copyright and Redistribution
This program is a Copyrighted work of Boredom Software. You may redistribute this program so long as it is unaltered; free of charge; and includes this, unaltered, readme file.

You may request a copy of the source code by e-mailing andrew@bleepingcomputer.org. Any derivative works made using said source code will remain your intellectual property however you may not sell for profit any derivative works unless all original Boredom Software code is removed.

7. Requirements
Tested under Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP3, requires Windows Media Player (if not present, the program will attempt to use Quicktime; this has not been tested yet, so no promises), an internet connection (broadband, not dial-up) is required.

Document Revision 1.28, 11/26/2009