Anybody else here using TV Pad?

[True Blue]

TV pad (a device a little like Apple tv is now blocked by US government and piracy laws. Before we could get 200+ channels from China and Hong Kong and Taiwan for free.

They were sued and a cease and desist order was put in to interupt service in mid November.

 

What do you use now to get programs from the motherland?

 

 

TB

 

[dnoblett]

My wife uses her iPad, to watch services like

 

PPTV https://appsto.re/us/7-Fly.i

encoreTVB by TVB (USA) Inc. https://appsto.re/us/pYem9.i

CNTV-焦点访谈 by CCTV.COM https://appsto.re/us/slriA.i

 

We have an Apple TV box on our TV, then simply use AirPlay to send video from iPad to TV

[Randy W]

This about TV Pad from Business Wire

 

Federal Court Bans Illegal Distribution of Chinese Television Programming on “TVpad” Devices; Sling TV Offers Affordable, Legal Alternative

 

 

Earlier this year, DISH Network L.L.C. (of which Sling TV is a subsidiary), China Central Television (CCTV), China International Communications Co., Ltd. (CICC), and TVB Holdings (USA), Inc. (TVB USA) filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers and distributors of the TVpad device for allegedly setting up a pirate broadcasting network designed to illegally stream CCTV and TVB channels using peer-to-peer technology.

 

As a result, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a preliminary injunction to halt the illegal distribution of CCTV and TVB content on TVpad. The preliminary injunction prohibits dealers from distributing, advertising, marketing or promoting TVpad devices that deliver CCTV’s or TVB’s copyrighted content. The injunction also prohibits Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from providing web, server, or file hosting services used to illegally distribute Chinese programming. ISPs have begun complying, terminating internet connections and thereby disrupting the TVpad device.

 

To help former TVpad users find an affordable, reliable and legal way to watch the Chinese shows they enjoy, Sling TV recently announced a new promotion for popular Chinese programming. Under the promotion, customers can get Sling’s “Great Wall” and “Jade” packages for one year, plus a Roku 2, for just $99. Sling TV brings consumers content from 30 popular Chinese channels, including TVBHD, TVB1, TVB2, TVBe, TVB Drama and top CCTV channels. The promotion is available at sling.com/tvpad1 (Chinese language) or sling.com/tvpad2 (English language).

 

[Greg.D.]

WE nearly got a Xiaomi TV. If you look for it in Amazon you'll see that they are available even there "jail broken" so you can continue to get China content from the US. It would seem that it would also be restricted similarly to TVpad. In the end we didn't want any China channels but thought we would keep it in mind for later parental visits.

 

Maybe we've missed the boat.

 

Currently, one of her media packages still functions correctly on the laptop but not the iPad (since she is here now). Or, vice versa