Pcast is a free online TV application based on advanced p2p technology. There is no central server, each user can be a client, server or broadcaster of streams. So it’s considered as a robust network. PeerCast.org was established in April 2002 as a non-profit site providing free P2P radio software. The aim of the project is to create an easy to use, simple and reliable software client that enables anyone to broadcast streaming media on the Internet without the need for expensive servers or bandwidth.

Latest version:

Pcast 0.1217

Size:

504 K

Language:

English, Simplified Chinese

OS Support:

Windows™, Linux and Mac OSX.

Feature:

1.Support for MP3, OGG Theora and Vorbis, WMA, WMV and NSV;
2.HTML (Linux/Windows) and Windows task-bar icon interface;
3.Remote configuration via any web browser;
4.Extremely low memory footprint and CPU load;
5.One click streaming - click on any peercast:// URL to start listening;
6.Direct streaming - PeerCast can act as a standard streaming server such as Shoutcast/Icecast to provide both direct and P2P streaming;
7.Multiple broadcasting - use mount points to broadcast multiple channels from the same server;
8.Anonymous broadcasting - clients do not tell each other if they are the source or just listening;
9.Remote broadcasting - broadcast to a client located on another machine anywhere on the Internet;
10.Icecast/Icecast2/SHOUTcast/WindowMediastreaming support including relaying from external sources;
11.Support for all popular media players, WinAmp, XMMS etc..;
12.Fully decentralized - any PeerCast client can be used to setup a private relay or provide connection bases to the main network;
13.Security settings to control access rights for Connections/Broadcasting/Admin etc..;
14.IP address filtering and banning
15.Custom settings to limit bandwidth and the number of connections in/out;
16.Does not require incoming ports to be configured;
17.Full support for ICY-Metadata (MP3) and OGG Vorbis comment headers for title/artist/song display;
18.One-click play for any channel straight from the Taskbar icon;
19.Favorite channels list allowing almost instant reconnection to your channels;
20.Freeware, not ad/spy ware;
21Open source;
22. Now includes OggCap - Video broadcasting tool;

How to use:

Step1: Download Pcast.
Step2: Double click on the icon titled ‘”Peercast. exe” to install program automatically.
Step3: To start the PCast, double-click the "PCast" icon on your startup menu.
Step4: You can see there are many categories, with great channels. The Sports channels are the most important.
Step5: Select and double click the channel before you can watch it.