cctv direct broadcast

[艾墨本]

This week, CCTV's direct broadcast started requiring me to use safari instead of Chrome and when I go over to Safari it demands I download a CCTV add-on (sorry, not happening CCP). 

 

After reloading the page tons of times in Chrome it is now working, even without the "required" add-on. Apparently arbitrary restrictions.

 

Does anyone know of alternative methods to watch CCTV via the internet?

 

Thanks you.

[Silent]

cctv4 has a livestream on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1DTZBy4xr4

 

Edit obviously there are some random shows/news/ docs etc too but these are not livestreams. I think there are also English, Spanish and maybe more versions. Best search on cntv as cctv results mainly in security cam clips.

[艾墨本]

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for. Ironic that I'll need a vpn to watch CCTV from China.

[Publius]

You can watch some channels live from here I believe: http://tv.cctv.com/live/

But other channels seem to either require a browser plugin or have geoip limitations

[艾墨本]

@Publius

 

That's where I was watching them previously but something seems to have changed these past couple weeks. I won't install the plugin so I'm forced to go someplace else. It's particularly annoying since it seems the plugin is arbitrary since all I have to do is refresh a half dozen times and I can watch it. But that's not a fun process to go through.

[Luxi]

If you have an iPad or iPhone, the iTunes store has is CCTV app with selected programs, and also a CBoxHD app that has the full range of Chinese Central TV channels. Both are free and don't require registration.

 

There is a CCTV app for Android but it doesn't work in Nexus tablets, though it may work in non-Google Android devices.

[Silent]

Android app does work for me but not perfectly and as I rarely use it not sure about all the issue's. Some channels (CCTV4 europe, asia and american version) work some (CCTV news, CCTV 9) don't.

[艾墨本]

I don't want to download the CCTV app for the same reasons I won't download Baidu Maps.