Cablevision’s Optimum Online live TV streaming now available on Windows and Mac
Posted on: April 22, 2012
It’s been a little over a year since Cablevision launched Optimum for iPad with live streaming of all of its channels to the tablet, and now subscribers can experience the same thing on their computer with the Optimum for Laptops app. Available for Mac or PC it has a brand new interface and searchable guide, as well as the ability to manage DVR recordings and change the channel on cable boxes in the house. According to Cablevision its iOS app has been downloaded over a million times, we’ll see how popular this followup is — and if it spurs any new lawsuits from channel owners.
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April 23, 2012 at 1:08 am
Cablevision’s app is pretty good, but one thing that I’ve heard a lot of is that customers wish that they were able to stream outside of their home. From my experience using a similar service called Dish Online on my Mac, I have seen that there really aren’t any computer apps that allow you to watch TV freely. Dish Online lets me watch live TV or recorded shows on my laptop, and I don’t even have to be at home. Just the other day on lunch, a few co-workers at Dish and I were watching the latest episode of Saturday Night Live right on my laptop. I’m sure Cablevision’s app is really good, but I think the lack oof remote streaming is holding the app back.