Wall Street Journal: GBTV Already Has More Subscribers Than Oprah’s Network Has Viewers

Many people thought Glenn Beck might have been a little bit crazy (little bit?) to leave the safety and support of traditional cable television to launch his internet-based GBTV enterprise.  But the news from the Wall Street Journal today may cause even the critics some pause.

Beck’s GBTV broadcast will launch at 5PM ET this afternoon, complete with an all-new chalkboards!

The complete Wall Street Journal article, well worth reading, is restricted to subscribers, but here is one nugget :

ROKU2 For Internet TV

First thing to understand is internet TV is user driven, the channel concept is dramatically changed from what cable TV calls "channels".

I think ROKU-2 is the best so far of any internet tv boxes. I have the high end ROKU2-XS $99 and includes the best 1080P decoder and built in WiFi.

You will need a dual channel cable modem, Motorola 6120, and a high end dual band router, about $150.

You can use lesser quality equipment, but your picture quality will vary.

Here is a sample of what is currently on ROKU

It's basically it's all "on-demand", you have to subscribe to most channels and the price per depends. Some channels are free, so just look around.

Here is a short video that shows how to set up ROKU for GBTV.



Rememer, you subscibe first with your laptop, then connect to ROKU.

Beck Anounces GBTV Today

This morning Glenn Beck announced his new website called GBTV. The name sums it up, as it’s streaming live TV on the internet. Right now it only costs $4.95/month to sign up.

What is it? Screen shot from GBTV: