Chromecast adds support for Comedy Central, TuneIn, Epix and more

[John Williamson]

Google has announced that their Chromecast media streaming dongle will now support seven new channels including Comedy Central, Sesame Street Go, Nickelodeon, TuneIn, Epix, YuppTV and Encore Play. This recent slew of media content allows users to access hit TV shows such as South Park, The Daily Show and the infectiously charming Spongebob Squarepants.

Additionally, the TuneIn app supports over 100.000 radio stations whilst having an extensive line-up of podcasts on demand. The topics range from local news reports to coverage of mainstream sporting events so there should be something to suit your individual tastes.

The success of streaming devices predominantly revolves around the amount of programming on offer and how diverse the lineup is. Google has already acquired a massive catalog including most popular streaming services and many niche ones. One notable exception is Amazon Instant Video, which is a shame given the the growing amount of exclusive content made for this particular platform. Not so long ago, you could access the service via the Primecast app but this exploit was removed only 36 hours after being launched. Hopefully, Google can reach an agreement with Amazon in a bid to bring the company's new shows to more devices.

The move will help Google entice more people to get the Chromecast just in time for the holidays. At only $35, the device is an affordable proposition compared to the Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV, but it's getting its fair share of competition from the $40 Amazon Fire TV Stick and $50 Roku Streaming Stick.

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[tonylukac]

What, one show at a time? I really want that device.

 

[Arris]

Some devices have a "Cast screen" option (Sony Z3 phone) so you can get Amazon video on your screen from your device, but it's not as nice a solution as the native app support in Netflix for example, and also the picture quality isn't great. I'm sure you could probably cast Amazon Prime Video from the Chrome browser on a PC too.

 

[TheNetAvenger]

Why are people still dealing with this goofy technology?

You can use MiraCast or AirPlay (MiraCast multi screen with Windows, so you can still keep using your laptop/tablet while watching something.)

Even IE10/11 supports video casting to devices via DLNA (which had support for more services to more standard TVs and devices before Chromecast was even released.) - Try it, Open IE10/11 on Windows 8, pull open a site with a video, open the charms bar -> devices -> Play To - and send the video to your Xbox or Samsung TV or random BluRay device, etc.

There are also products like Roku, that give you all the content you could want for the same price as the Chromecast stick, and it even has a Wii type controller with games on top of 200+ content Apps.


Chromecast is locked to a single product with limited services, sends data to Google for advertising revenue, has bastardized what was supposed to be a video sharing standard and ruined it, and it is time that it needs to go away.

Seriously, go buy a Miracast Stick for $30, and then you can stream EVERYTHING.