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December 18, 2008

Tip Sheet Thursday: Watching shows online for less

Are you cutting down on cable to save money? You might be able to catch up with your favorite shows and movies online for less.

Arts+Labs, a collaboration between technology companies and the creative community, has a good list here of web sites that have free and low-cost shows for both adults and kids, including fancast.com, hulu.com, and more. 

Do any of you use these sites for family entertainment in lieu of TV? If so, what are the pros and cons? Are the kids as comfy in front of an online show as they are watching TV?

Posted by Kate Shatzkin at 1:16 PM | | Comments (2)
Categories: Television, Tip Sheet Thursdays
        

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Thanks so much for the Fancast shout out! Fancast is actually trying to figure out what kid's shows parents would like to see on the site. If anybody has any suggestions, I would love to hear them! Thanks again!

Posted by: meg4fancast | December 19, 2008 10:14 AM

My husband, teenage son, and I are not always able to catch the shows we want to watch when they air, but are able to watch them at will with free sites like Hulu.com. We've been watching free tv shows online for over a year now and love it! A tip: our library Anne Arundel County Pulbic Library offers free movie downloads! They aren't the most recent movies, but the service comes in handy.

Posted by: M | December 19, 2008 10:23 AM

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About Kate Shatzkin
Kate Shatzkin is the parenting and families content editor at The Baltimore Sun and, before that, was its family beat reporter. But her most challenging and rewarding job is being mother to Leah, 8, and Sam, 6.

In her 14 years at The Baltimore Sun, Kate also has covered nonprofit organizations, prisons and courts, and has written several investigative series. She was previously a Knight journalism fellow at Yale Law School and a reporter at the Seattle Times and at the Patriot-Ledger of Quincy, Mass. She lives in Baltimore with her family.

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