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Internet TV streaming applications

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Are there any programs for Ubuntu that can pull TV streams from the Internet? I have in mind programs that work like the apps that come installed on blu-ray players — BBC iPlayer, Hulu and/or YouTube.

I know XMBC can but it's too fiddly and resource-hungry, I just want "net TV" apps and not a full media center. Boxee was great for this; it was a media center but it had an interface for the apps and didn't just stick them in some strange menu as XBMC does.

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I don't know if this will fit your exact needs, but I use Miro to stay up to date with all my podcasts and rss feeds that I like to watch. We all know Netflix doesn't work on Linux so it doesn't support that, but Amazon Prime is similar to Netflix and doesn't have ads like Hulu which is the only reason I don't like Hulu. If you pay for something you shouldn't have ads, but back on topic.

Miro is probably the best application for searching new shows and staying up to date. It does have a bunch of channels like youtube, hulu, pbs, and you can add more if you like.

Hope this helps.