A New Wonder

For the last 15 months, we have struggled with watching TV programmes. Back home i.e. Singapore, my place was wired up with Starhub Cable TV. Many channels with unlimited programmes especially soccer meant I could spend hours in front of the TV and not get bored. This until London.

There are basically 4-5 BBC channels for non-cable subscribers. BBC, being BBC, was a bore. Initially the international news and documentaries were pretty interesting, but as a seasoned potato couch, that is never good enough. Cable TV is also pretty expensive(£50+) and does not carry our much-missed Hong Kong series. Despair and sorrow sets in... until we discovered....


Basically, SoP is abbreviation for Streaming over P2P. Sopcast is the Streaming Direct Broadcast System based on P2P. The core is the communication protocol produced by Sopcast Team, which is named Sop://, or sop technology. Their goal is to let everyone in the world have a chance to set up their own on-line media world.

With this, I was able to catch Arsenal vs Bolton live on ESPNStar Sports or watch Phoenix TV or Star Movies. Folks back home probably will not appreciate this that much given the overwhelming number of shows available on Starhub and, more importantly, live soccer games.

Have a try and you might be able to catch some UK shows!