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Miro is a media player, RSS aggregator, and BitTorrent client that allows users to watch over 6,000 shows from various sources, distribute their own content, and access television in a democratic way without regulatory constraints. It integrates various media formats and sources into channels, aggregates podcasts and torrents, and provides a platform for independent content creators to build an audience. Reviews praise Miro for its ability to organize multiple video streams, play virtually any file type, and offer an equal opportunity for content distribution.

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Miro I watch... you listen. 1
Miro is... • a media player • an RSS aggregator • a Bittorrent client • a hub of over 6,000 shows • a content distribution platform • The Future of Television 2
Media Player • Windows - VLC • Mac - Enhanced Quicktime • Linux - GStreamer • Can play virtually any file. • Can also watch Internet video (YouTube, Hulu, etc) 3
RSS Aggregator/Bittorrent • Subscribe to podcasts • RSS intergrates with Bittorrent • Can automatically download content from RSS feeds. Both podcasts and torrents. • With Bittorrent, can subscribe to shows (available within minutes/hours after broadcast) 4
Over 6,000 Shows • Network, cable, and user-created shows • Works with Hulu • Watch YouTube in HD • Handle media in a way that your browser cannot • Everything from Comedy to Cooking (by genre, not alphabet) 5
Content Distribution • Publish your material • Find an audience • Build a following • ????? • Profit 6
The Future of Television Production • Free (as in speech), often free (as in beer) • Democratic • Ease of broadcast • Level playing field for content producers • No regulatory committee 7
The Future of Television Distribution • Near-ubiquitous access • Content producers can distribute and set price (or for free) • Popular shows like Lost, Desperate Housewives and 24 are increasingly easy to find for free on peer-to-peer networks, often within minutes of airing in the US. -BBC • Slowly but surely, content that’s broadcast over cable networks and through satellite providers is being distributed through the public Internet. - CNET 8
Reviews • Five Stars “An equal-opportunity player” - CNET Editors Choice, April ’09 • Four Stars “Organises multiple streams of online video into channels, plays back anything” - MacWorld • “Firefox of media apps ... that gives Apple’s iTunes a genuine run for its money” - last100 9

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Miro, estamos mirando

  • 2. Miro is... • a media player • an RSS aggregator • a Bittorrent client • a hub of over 6,000 shows • a content distribution platform • The Future of Television 2
  • 3. Media Player • Windows - VLC • Mac - Enhanced Quicktime • Linux - GStreamer • Can play virtually any file. • Can also watch Internet video (YouTube, Hulu, etc) 3
  • 4. RSS Aggregator/Bittorrent • Subscribe to podcasts • RSS intergrates with Bittorrent • Can automatically download content from RSS feeds. Both podcasts and torrents. • With Bittorrent, can subscribe to shows (available within minutes/hours after broadcast) 4
  • 5. Over 6,000 Shows • Network, cable, and user-created shows • Works with Hulu • Watch YouTube in HD • Handle media in a way that your browser cannot • Everything from Comedy to Cooking (by genre, not alphabet) 5
  • 6. Content Distribution • Publish your material • Find an audience • Build a following • ????? • Profit 6
  • 7. The Future of Television Production • Free (as in speech), often free (as in beer) • Democratic • Ease of broadcast • Level playing field for content producers • No regulatory committee 7
  • 8. The Future of Television Distribution • Near-ubiquitous access • Content producers can distribute and set price (or for free) • Popular shows like Lost, Desperate Housewives and 24 are increasingly easy to find for free on peer-to-peer networks, often within minutes of airing in the US. -BBC • Slowly but surely, content that’s broadcast over cable networks and through satellite providers is being distributed through the public Internet. - CNET 8
  • 9. Reviews • Five Stars “An equal-opportunity player” - CNET Editors Choice, April ’09 • Four Stars “Organises multiple streams of online video into channels, plays back anything” - MacWorld • “Firefox of media apps ... that gives Apple’s iTunes a genuine run for its money” - last100 9