VLC Media Player, the versatile free software for playing videos, lets users access thousands of live TV channels and sports streams worldwide through public IPTV playlists without any cost or ads.

Open-source media-player VLC has now passed three-billion downloads, with developers VideoLAN broadcasting the milestone at CES Las Vegas using a massive download counter made of nine mobile devices.

I have a headless XP box downstairs that I use as a download station / storage server. I'd like to stream the videos to my Mini upstairs. VLC seems like the perfect app (it's name is Video Lan Client ...

In VLC I can open a file, select Streaming Settings and be prompted for Type (HTTP, MMSH, UDP, RTP) and Encapsulation Method (MPEG TS, MPEG PS, MPEG1, MPEG, etc). Is there some magic combination that ...

The guys over at The Unofficial Apple Weblog have pointed out a cool tutorial by Erica Sadun over on MacDevCenter.com. The tutorial is a full guide demonstrating how two Macs, one equipped with an ...

Why it matters: VLC is universally regarded as one of the best (if not the best) media players available today. A new version released a couple of days ago brings further improvements for the ...

VLC Media Player delivers versatile video playback with support for 4K media, DVDs, streaming protocols, broken files, and custom skins. VLC Media Player is a highly portable multimedia player for ...