Sopcast is, like all programs, also fully free. It's one of the older programs, and it has been developed very well with alot of interesting feautures and options. It's so far the best program, besides the fact it can't handle most busy moments. It's fully English, and many other languages are available aswell.

Release notes:
[Nov 20, 07] release 2.0.4

* Fix bug in play external sop links
* Fix bug in display channel list
* Fix bug in display adv while playing vod


Channels:
Alot of main channels like StarSports, ESPN, CCTV5, SHTV, Guandong, 3TV1 cable channels and many good test channels. Also many movie channels, series and music or stuff.

Instructions:
Install 2.0.4 by scrolling all the way down, at the bottom of the page!

New version, so it works great with an additional VOD function. VOD = Video on Demand, think of a movie, or a serie: you can watch it at any time you want, and it will always start from the first minute on!

* How to install?
Scroll down to the bottom of this page, and download the ZIP File. Unzip it, and run the Sopcast.exe file. It will ask you to install, so just do so. It's smart to close your browser (IE or Firefox) before installing.

* How to watch?
There are 2 ways to watch:
- Start a channel from our schedule pages, you click a link and then it starts Sopcast + the channel.
- Start sopcast manually and select a channel. You can login as anonymous, or register a free account on Sopcast.com . By clicking any channel it will open a new frame with the channel loading.

To watch VOD channels you need to have Reaplayer also!

Enjoy sopcast!

Playing in Media Player:
There are a few ways of opening it into a Mediaplayer. Just watch a channel, and then open url in WMP --> http://localhost:8902/tv.asf . The end port can change into 8912 or 8922.
You can also start a channel from the player and press the most right little button on the right of the FS(fullscreen) button. It will open into the External player.


Downloads
Sopcast 2.0.4 Official http://download.sopcast.com/download/SopCast.zip
Sopcast Webplayer 2.0.4 http://download.sopcast.com/download/SopCastOcx.zip
Sopcast Old (1.1.2) http://mmshare.co.uk/en/download.php?id=6E09DB4E7