How Did cCloud Come Into Existence?
He decided to bring all pirate IPTV streams he could find into a single service.
After two weeks it had already grown beyond what I ever imagined, Bane said.
The torrent-based app Popcorn Time was in the news back then.
Bane cleverly used this opportunity and started promoting his service as the Popcorn Time for Live TV.
It was scary when I got my first DMCA, Bane told TorrentFreak.
Out of fear of being imprisoned, Bane pulled everything offline.
However, he didnt feel it right to shut down the service permanently amid the high user demand.
This led to a decrease in the number of DMCA notices which in turn brought cCloud back on track.
While the project kept expanding, there was always a threat of legal pressure.
Exodus Of Developers
After the TVAddons situation things kind of went downhill.
Developers who were helping me with various platforms decided to leave for good, Bane recalls.
cCloud Bots scrapers have been running for years but they are not bulletproof.
Just like any other scrapers, they break if the source changes or is updated, Bane says.
With the number of users decreasing, Bane decided to voluntarily shut down the service.
Also, for the last months, many of the premium channel streams are not working.
Most of the users want premium channels and those wont be there anymore.
The sad reality is that cCloud is dead already, Bane notes.
This means that cCloud will eventually dissolve.
While Bane is upset about shutting down the service, he believes its for the best.
cCloud served its purpose whilst proving a point.
There currently are a lot of legal IPTV alternatives out there.
This was not the option when I started the project five years ago.
Today you have Philo, Hulu, YouTube TV, Fubo Tv and many more.
source: www.techworm.net
