“\u00c2\u00a0 TNT.tv would like to apologize for not being able to accommodate Mac \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 users.\u00c2\u00a0 The issue is related to the Windows Media Player, specifically video with Digital Rights Management (DRM). This is because the WMP for the Mac is not supported directly by Microsoft . Our agreement with the studios that produce the shows stipulates that their content be protected (full episodes) from piracy with DRM software. Additionally, WMP is more universal than other platforms like QuickTime and Flash Video for distributing protected content.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I can remember a time when the internet was a confusing place.\u00c2\u00a0 Nearly every website had a notice that read something like:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 “This website best viewed at 800 x 600 resolution using a Netscape browser running Windows 98 and sitting at a computer placed next to a North facing window between the hours of 2 and 3 pm.”\u00c2\u00a0<\/em> We accepted it because that was how things were.\u00c2\u00a0 Compatibility hadn’t really caught on.<\/p>\nThat is not the case today.\u00c2\u00a0 I am a big proponent of networks providing online content.\u00c2\u00a0 First of all it makes financial sense.\u00c2\u00a0 It is very quick and easy to get any television show or movie for free online.\u00c2\u00a0 However, it is slightly easier and quicker to go to the networks website and watch the show from them with their ads.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s a win win situation.\u00c2\u00a0 Additionally, At this point all of your competitors are doing it, so you really shouldn’t be the one network not playing along.\u00c2\u00a0 People are not going to just watch your show on cable.\u00c2\u00a0 They are going to take it from one of the dozen websites or torrents where your content is freely available.<\/p>\n
I’ve railed against CBS in the past for having clips – a completely ridiculous idea.\u00c2\u00a0 TNT has the full episodes, they just won’t let everyone watch them.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m not sure if TNT’s issue is one of arrogance or stupidity.\u00c2\u00a0 ABC, FOX, NBC, and Comedy Central are just a few of the networks that have no issue supporting both Macintosh computers and PCs.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s really not all that hard.\u00c2\u00a0 I mean, really TNT?\u00c2\u00a0 You are no ABC.\u00c2\u00a0 Why would you think this it is a good idea to cut off nearly a quarter of your market?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00c2\u00a0I don’t typically watch anything on TNT, but I’ve heard some good things about Leverage and I like the leading men in Trust Me.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 So, I went over to TNT.tv to check out the pilots of those shows.\u00c2\u00a0 As it it turns out TNT does not support Macintosh computers.\u00c2\u00a0 I jumped over to Hulu which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","category-the-internets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.marcasmcphee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.marcasmcphee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.marcasmcphee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.marcasmcphee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.marcasmcphee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.marcasmcphee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.marcasmcphee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.marcasmcphee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.marcasmcphee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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