Open Media Network
The Open Media Network (OMN) was a
Mike Homer and Marc Andreessen.[1]
After operating for an extended beta period, development ended with the serious illness and subsequent death in 2009 of founder Homer.
The OMN network operated as a large, centrally controlled grid network for the distribution of free radio and TV content over
Mac OS X (but not Intel based Macs as of October 2007) and Microsoft Windows
(XP and 2000, but not Vista as of October 2007).
The OMN infrastructure was powered by
BitTorrent
.
The U.S. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) launched a "download to own" initiative with OMN and Google which allowed viewers to purchase episodes of popular PBS programs via the Internet for viewing anytime, anywhere.[2] The fees for downloading videos ranged from about $2 to about $8 (U.S.).[3] Video files were made available in whatever format the producer chose, including WMV, QuickTime and Google's GVI format.[4][5]
See also
- PPLive
- Cybersky-TV
- Octoshape
- Miro
References
- ^ a b John Borland (April 25, 2005) Netscape pioneers launch free content network CNET.com
- ^ Dennis Haarsager (2006-07-26) PBS launches download pilot Technology 360 blog.
- Business WeekBlogspotting.
- PC Magazine OMN Screenshot
- ^ Dennis Haarsager (2006-07-27) OMN vs Google Video comparison Technology 360 blog.