Download TV Shows Automatically Via BitTorrent

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TVShows is a free, open source application that triggers automatic downloading of TV shows via BitTorrent.
Working in conjunction with a BitTorrent client, the application manages show subscriptions. Favorite shows are automatically downloaded in the background whenever they become available online.

Most BitTorrent video is encoded in DivX or .AVI formats, and will play fine in a media player like VLC, but if you want to stream it to an AppleTV, you will need to convert the shows — or hack the AppleTV to support DivX and other formats.

Another way to get TV shows automatically is to set up Azureus with the RSS Feed Scanner plugin. Full instructions here.

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Leander Kahney

is the editor and publisher of Cult of Mac, and author of three books about technology culture: Inside Steve’s Brain, the New York Times bestseller about Steve Jobs; Cult of Mac; and Cult of iPod. Leander has written for Wired, MacWeek, Scientific American, and The Guardian in London. Follow Leander on Twitter @lkahney and Facebook.

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  • bob

    im a new reader and a new mac owner as well and i jsut wanted to say thanks for making a great site and bringing apps like this to everyones attention. this one in perticular works great. Thanks again and keep up the good work.