Wizzgo, your own Tivo online
Wizzgo and its iWizz application have recently been launched and I am pretty sure it will be a huge mainstream hit not only in France but also also with all the French people living abroad ! And I guess looking ahead, it will change the way we consume tv, very much like Joost was meant to do but quickier probably due to the simplicity of the service.
iWizz is basically a free online digital video recorder that let you record any program which is shown on the French TNT, i.e. the equivalent of the British Freeview. It saves the programs you select onto your computer, which means that you can later on watch them offline, while in a plane, train, in your kitchen, etc...
I haven't seen such a thing in the UK yet - does anyone know of a similar application that lets you record the Freebox from your computer ?
From a personal point of view, as a French person living in London, I must say it's nice being able to watch some of the French programs from time to time (and even French adverts... yes, yes, I watch them ;-)
It's funny you talked about that, because I just started to use it this WE. I must say that it is not that intuitive, there are still a few things I don't understand, but after struggling with the functions, I managed to have 8 stuff to dowload in my list, and I have now 1 to watch... it's great!
Regarding the service, I must say that I am a bit puzzled about the legacy of it. Some programs on the TNT I paid by French "redevance" or advert. How can you make available abroad things such as movies (TF1 for instance) while those companies don't provide the service using their own website/technology? I wouldn't be surprise to see that stopping in a few months... in the meantime, enjoy!
Posted by: Vonric | June 02, 2008 at 01:47 AM
No freebox in the Uk my dear, it's call freeview:)
Posted by: cedric | June 03, 2008 at 03:45 PM
@Vonric: yes, I'm not really sure but then you do get to watch the advert on iWizz so...
@cedric: you're right, I'm going to change this ! Thanks !
Posted by: Sandrine | June 03, 2008 at 07:10 PM
Can we watch Canal+ on this thing?
Posted by: Che Guerilla | June 10, 2008 at 01:34 AM
Cool! Will download when I am back in the UK. Thanks for the heads up!
Posted by: lolly | June 10, 2008 at 06:49 PM
it seems they have already some issues with Tv channels like TF1 and France2 as some programmes are missing since few weeks (Cauet, Ruquier, Experts, ...)
Posted by: Dr H | November 13, 2008 at 07:24 PM