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Originally Posted by andy_m
Apps, which should be Tivo's best feature, are currently it's worst. I see no reason at all why they couldn't have loads of streaming channels available via apps, channels which don't appear on Virgin's channel line up but which are free to view over the internet. Russia Today and Deutsche Welle have both been mentioned on other threads-both are available as a free live stream on their respective websites. What is the actual difference between streaming this content to a laptop and displaying it via an HDMI cable on your TV and streaming the same content to a Tivo box via it's dedicated modem and displaying it via an HDMI cable on your TV?
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The difference is that if you view something via Tivo, the various website owners could see it as VM making money using their site. Think about it. You probably bought your laptop, so whoever sold it to you isn't making any money from it (unless you are paying in installments), but VM rent equipment to you and charge a monthly fee for Tivo on top of that, so they are (however indirectly) making money from the apps.
The websites will see it like that (especially if the apps bypass any ads on the site). So, unless VM come to some sort of arragnment with the site owners (which will probably involve a lot of money) then it's likely that the sites will eventually take action to block access via Tivo.