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Receiving Television Over the Internet

Broadband Internet connections provide computer users the ability to watch television programs and movies on their computers. Streaming television to a computer permits the user to watch their favorite show on their own schedule, instead of the television network's schedule. In many cases, the user avoids many of the commercials presented with traditional TV programming. By using a broadband-connected computer and a Web browser, there are several options for watching TV on the Internet.

Things You'll Need

  • Broadband Internet connection
  • Computer
  • Web browser
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Instructions

    • 1

      Use Hulu to watch television on theIinternet. Hulu is one of the original providers of Internet television. The company provides two types of access to television programming. Free and a service known as Hulu Plus. The free service allows the user to watch the most recent episodes of television shows. Hulu Plus, for $7.99 per month, permits the user to watch any current or past episode. The paid service also allows the user to watch television on other platforms, such as tablets or game consoles.

    • 2

      Use a network's website to watch television. Many of the networks that produce shows for television stream their most recent episodes directly on their own websites. ABC, NBC and CBS, for example, each dedicate portions of their websites to viewing complete episodes of their shows. There is no cost to viewing the episodes, but each stream is sponsored by an advertiser. During commercial breaks the viewer must sit through a 30- to 45-second commercial by that advertiser.

    • 3

      Use other sources to watch television. Several other websites, not directly associated with the television networks or Hulu, allow users to watch television shows on the Internet. One unique feature of these websites is that they offer international television. WWITV.com, for example, streams the Al Jazeera network, BBC Television and other global programming.

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