With the spread of video streaming services (platforms that allow the viewing of video content on the Internet) watching TV on your computer has become increasingly simple and immediate. There are many users who every day use the streaming platforms of Rai, Mediaset or other television channels to watch TV series, movies, cooking programs or soccer matches.
You don’t have to be great computer experts to be able to see a channel of digital terrestrial on your PC: in most cases you just need to access a website, register and choose which program to watch. In less than five minutes you can choose the content and watch it immediately, without wasting time with commercials or loading the file. Logically, you must have a good Internet connection and a supported device (with the computer there are no problems). Watching free TV on your PC is not illegal, the important thing is to access the official platforms of the various television channels. For example, Rai has created RaiPlay, while Mediaset has launched the Mediaset Play service. Here’s how to watch digital terrestrial channels on your PC.
How to watch Rai for free on your computer
To watch free TV on your PC one of the points of reference is RaiPlay, the streaming service of the State TV. RaiPlay not only allows you to stream for free all Rai channels, but also to watch on demand at any time the TV series and original movies, as well as the programs of Teche Rai, practically an infinite database of the best content of the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.
You can use RaiPlay both from the browser and through the application available on Google Play Store and App Store. Access to RaiPlay is free, but to watch on-demand content you must be registered. To watch streaming Rai channels you need to launch the platform, press on the menu item Canali Tv and a page will open with all the available channels. Pressing on Rai 1, Rai 2 and one of the boxes present, the live streaming of the State TV will start.
To see the on demand contents of Rai, instead, you have to enter RaiPlay, insert your credentials and press on the menu item On Demand and then choose one of the available categories:
Film, Fiction, TV Series, Children, Programs, Teche Rai, Documentaries, Music and Theater. A new page will open with all the programs and content available on demand on RaiPlay.
How to watch Mediaset for free on your PC
Films, TV series, documentaries, children’s programs and live streaming of all Mediaset channels. This is what Mediaset Play offers, the on-demand platform of the TV of Biscione available for free on the browser and the app for Android and iOS. On Mediaset Play you can watch Mediaset channels on your PC at any time: all you need is an Internet connection and a smart device. To access movies and TV series on demand you need to be registered.
To see the channels in streaming you need to open Mediaset Play and press on the menu item Directs. It will open a page with all the Mediaset channels and selecting the one you want to see the streaming will start.
How to watch La7 for free on your PC
To watch TV for free on your PC there is also the La7 website where you can stream the channel. The website of La7, in addition to offering news-video on the main events of the last days (news, politics, foreign affairs, economy), allows you to review all the programs aired and of which it has the rights.
To watch La7 in streaming just access the website (computer, smartphone, tablet) and wait for the media player in the center of the homepage to load. In case you have problems, click on the Live menu item and the channel will start streaming.
To watch La7 on demand you have to click on the menu item “Programmi” or “Rivediedi La7”. New pages will open where you can choose the content to watch for free on your PC. In the “Teche La7” section you will find the best of the channel’s programming aired in recent years.
How to watch Discovery’s channels for free on your PC
If you are a fan of the programs aired on the Discovery group’s channels (Nove, Real Time, Discovery Channel, Dmax, K2, just to name a few) you can watch them on demand on the dplay site. The platform is available for free both on PC and on the application for Android smartphones and iPhone. To watch Discovery’s channels for free on your PC, simply connect to dplay and from the home page choose your favorite program.
Pressing the menu item Programs will open a new page with all the available content. By selecting the program you want to watch, a new page will open with all the available episodes.
You can also watch live streaming channels of the Discovery group. Launching dplay and pressing the menu item “Live”, you will have access to a section with live streaming of all the channels of the group available on digital terrestrial. Select the channel you want to watch and in a few seconds the live stream will start.
How to watch TV8 for free on your PC
TV8 is one of Sky’s channels available on digital terrestrial. If you are a fan of Formula 1, MotoGP or Europa League, TV8 is the only channel that broadcasts them free to air. To watch TV8 for free on your computer, just go to the website of the TV channel, where live streaming is available. You don’t need to be registered or pay a subscription.
To watch TV8 streaming all you need is a device with a good Internet connection. By opening the browser and entering the URL of TV8, the homepage of the site will automatically start streaming the channel. The website also offers the possibility to watch on demand the programs broadcast daily by the channel of digital terrestrial.
How to watch TV for free on your PC with TV Dream
If you don’t want to waste time with the portals of individual channels, you can use TV Dream, a site that allows you to watch free streaming on your PC the main TV channels, from Rai to Mediaset, up to La7 and TV8. In addition to national channels, TV Dream also offers streaming of regional and international channels, such as the BBC.
Watching free TV on your PC with TV Dream is very simple: just access the website and on the home page you will find all the categories in which the channels are collected: national, regional, international. Entering each category will open a page with all the channels available in streaming. TV Dream is free.