An exploration of the Democracy TV Player

1. Miro
I watch... you listen.
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2. Miro is...
• a media player
• an RSS aggregator
• a Bittorrent client
• a hub of over 6,000 shows
• a content distribution platform
• The Future of Television
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3. Media Player
• Windows - VLC
• Mac - Enhanced Quicktime
• Linux - GStreamer
• Can play virtually any file.
• Can also watch Internet video
(YouTube, Hulu, etc)
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4. RSS Aggregator/Bittorrent
• Subscribe to podcasts
• RSS intergrates with Bittorrent
• Can automatically download content from
RSS feeds. Both podcasts and torrents.
• With Bittorrent, can subscribe to shows
(available within minutes/hours after
broadcast)
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5. Over 6,000 Shows
• Network, cable, and user-created shows
• Works with Hulu
• Watch YouTube in HD
• Handle media in a way that your browser
cannot
• Everything from Comedy to Cooking (by
genre, not alphabet)
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6. Content Distribution
• Publish your material
• Find an audience
• Build a following
• ?????
• Profit
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7. The Future of Television
Production
• Free (as in speech), often free (as in beer)
• Democratic
• Ease of broadcast
• Level playing field for content producers
• No regulatory committee
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8. The Future of Television
Distribution
• Near-ubiquitous access
• Content producers can distribute and set
price (or for free)
• Popular shows like Lost, Desperate Housewives and 24 are increasingly easy to
find for free on peer-to-peer networks, often within minutes of airing in
the US. -BBC
• Slowly but surely, content that’s broadcast over cable networks and through
satellite providers is being distributed through the public Internet. - CNET
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9. Reviews
• Five Stars “An equal-opportunity player” -
CNET Editors Choice, April ’09
• Four Stars “Organises multiple streams of
online video into channels, plays back
anything” - MacWorld
• “Firefox of media apps ... that gives Apple’s
iTunes a genuine run for its money” - last100
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