Joining the likes of SplashCast and CozmoTV is WorldTV, a new internet video startup currently bootstrapping in Ireland that is a result of 10 years of planning and ideas.
Like SplashCast and CozmoTV, WorldTV aims to allow people to create their own personal TV channels from existing videos posted around the net.
Private Beta
WorldTV is currently in private beta and I was lucky enough to get a personal invite from the WorldTV CEO, Alx Klive.
WorldTV is extremely simple to use and you are guided through every step. Name your channel; select some videos and you are away. It currently supports videos from Google, YouTube, AOL and Yahoo.
Once your channel is created it will be given a web address like http://worldtv.com/christv/ (that’s a channel I quickly threw up).
Editing your channel
The editing of the channel is extremely user friendly too. You can search video sites within the editing suite and quickly add them to your channel by dragging and dropping.
Improvements needed
There is definitely room for improvement such as:
- The ability to load up the whole playlist while watching the channel so you can skip between videos
- An information bar that pops up when you move the mouse so you can see the details on what is playing.
- The ability to remember what you have watched previously so the channel doesn’t start playing old videos.
- The ability to embed the channel in other websites.
Having said that WorldTV looks extremely promising and I’ll be keeping a close eye on its progress. It is expected to launch publicly within 2 months.
Hi Chris, thanks for the comments!
We’re really happy you like the beta and in particular your points on user-friendliness as it’s something we place great emphasis on. We also agree with many of your suggestions for improvements and at least a couple are features that are in active development!
Keep up the great work with the blog!!
Alx Klive, WorldTV
Thanks for stopping by Alx.
As soon as I have some time I will hit you up with an interview 🙂
This whole area of creating your own channel is going to become very big.
I have already a real tv station, and what i need is to broadcast my daily programs on the net. Is this possible with World Tv? If yes, technically, how should it be done? Thank you.
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