Youtube pulls the plug on set-top streamers

[TerryMason]

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye: to YouTube’s API access. From now on, it’s through the front door or you’re not getting inside.

The word comes from Syabas, the maker of the Popcorn Hour set-top box. They, along with pretty much every set-top box maker, used YouTube’s API access to video’s which provides a neater integration to video than the regular Flash-based web interface. Besides better video, advertisements were also avoided. Good deal all around.

But no more. Google has changed the agreement for using API access--which it has a right to do. Google has decided to cut off access, except perhaps to a few of the powerful set-top makers, like Sony or Nintendo. Could be Google has figured out a new way to generate revenue, which certainly wasn’t coming from those who skipped the ads.

Final farewells take place on December 2.

[Necromancer]

This doesn't affect me , since before reading your post I didnt even knew that such a thing even existed.

LOL

Thnx for the info Terry !

[Kay]

Is this thing you use to play internet videos on your TV or something different? I thought it was just a cable or something. Either way that sucks for the folks that bought it before. Typical...just as I finally get high speed, they pull the plug on what I could have afforded.

I'm guessing the powerful set-top makers = expensive and would be out of my price range.