l***@democrat.com
2013-09-05 06:50:44 UTC
I noticed a number of podcasts I used to download from Al Jazeera are now geographically blocked. But the XMBC stream still works. Of course the damn cable companies are to blame.
"The blocking, which began on Thursday, is part of a concession that Al Jazeera made to get pay TV operators to carry its new Al Jazeera America network, which is scheduled to launch next Tuesday. With the launch, Al Jazeera will also start to block U.S. viewers from accessing its international live stream. Al Jazeera had previously said that it was going to disable access to the live stream, but many viewers will likely be surprised by this extending to news clips on YouTube as well – especially because these clips have been a big reason that people are intrigued with Al Jazeera’s take on TV news in the first place."
http://gigaom.com/2013/08/16/al-jazeera-youtube-videos-livestream-blocked/
"The blocking, which began on Thursday, is part of a concession that Al Jazeera made to get pay TV operators to carry its new Al Jazeera America network, which is scheduled to launch next Tuesday. With the launch, Al Jazeera will also start to block U.S. viewers from accessing its international live stream. Al Jazeera had previously said that it was going to disable access to the live stream, but many viewers will likely be surprised by this extending to news clips on YouTube as well – especially because these clips have been a big reason that people are intrigued with Al Jazeera’s take on TV news in the first place."
http://gigaom.com/2013/08/16/al-jazeera-youtube-videos-livestream-blocked/