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new company article on MediaMall Technologies, NY-based maker of PlayOn streaming DVR; covers the lifetime license discontinuation incident, EULA-vs-Cloud-ToS legal asymmetry, and product timeline |
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* The Better Business Bureau profile for MediaMall Technologies, Inc. records consumer complaints clustered around the lifetime license dispute, with customers describing the rebrand to PlayOn Home as a forced repurchase of software they had already paid for.<ref name="bbb">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/new-york/profile/computer-software-developers/mediamall-technologies-inc-0121-110476 |title=MediaMall Technologies, Inc. BBB Business Profile |website=Better Business Bureau |access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref> | * The Better Business Bureau profile for MediaMall Technologies, Inc. records consumer complaints clustered around the lifetime license dispute, with customers describing the rebrand to PlayOn Home as a forced repurchase of software they had already paid for.<ref name="bbb">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/new-york/profile/computer-software-developers/mediamall-technologies-inc-0121-110476 |title=MediaMall Technologies, Inc. BBB Business Profile |website=Better Business Bureau |access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref> | ||
* No class-action lawsuit, [[Federal Trade Commission|FTC]] action, state Attorney General action, or [[DMCA Section 1201|DMCA]] anti-circumvention claim against MediaMall has been documented in published reporting on the company as of May 2026. | * No class-action lawsuit, [[Federal Trade Commission|FTC]] action, state Attorney General action, or [[DMCA Section 1201|DMCA]] anti-circumvention claim against MediaMall has been documented in published reporting on the company as of May 2026. | ||
== Incidents == | == Incidents == | ||
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The practical effect is that any consumer dispute arising from the post-2016 PlayOn Cloud or PlayOn Home products must be resolved through individual AAA arbitration, with the cost of an individual claim typically exceeding the value of a single subscription. No class action has been filed against MediaMall as of May 2026.<ref name="techhive" /> | The practical effect is that any consumer dispute arising from the post-2016 PlayOn Cloud or PlayOn Home products must be resolved through individual AAA arbitration, with the cost of an individual claim typically exceeding the value of a single subscription. No class action has been filed against MediaMall as of May 2026.<ref name="techhive" /> | ||
== Products == | |||
MediaMall's products are streaming-video recording & aggregation tools, listed below in chronological order of launch. | |||
'''PlayOn Desktop''' launched in August 2008 as a Windows UPnP/DLNA media server that aggregated streaming video from sites such as [[Hulu]] & [[Netflix]] and transcoded it for game consoles & set-top boxes.<ref name="techhive" /> It received its final software update on October 7, 2021, & is no longer available for purchase; per TechHive, the program does not function on Windows 11.<ref name="techhive" /> | |||
'''PlayLater''' launched in 2011 as a separate "DVR for online video" application that recorded streams to local MP4 files. MediaMall later retired the standalone PlayLater product, folding its recording functionality into PlayOn Desktop as "PlayOn Recording". | |||
'''MyMedia''' was a free media-server application that cast personal media files from a Windows PC to Roku devices & gaming consoles, later merged into the PlayOn Media Library. | |||
'''PlayOn Cloud''' is a cloud-based streaming DVR for iOS & Android, charging per-recording credits rather than a flat license fee.<ref name="cloud-tos" /> It is governed by the arbitration-with-class-waiver Terms of Service.<ref name="cloud-tos" /> | |||
'''PlayOn.tv Australia''' is a regional configuration of PlayOn Cloud for the Australian streaming market. | |||
'''PlayOn Home''' launched in October 2021 as the direct PC replacement for PlayOn Desktop. It costs $5 per month or $40 per year & cannot be purchased outright.<ref name="techhive" /><ref name="welcome-home" /> | |||
'''Younify TV''' launched on June 29, 2023 as a free streaming-aggregation app that consolidates watchlists & recommendations across services into a single interface.<ref name="younify">{{Cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mediamall-technologies-announces-the-launch-of-younify-tv--your-new-favorite-streaming-app-301866832.html |title=MediaMall Technologies Announces the Launch of Younify TV - Your New Favorite Streaming App |date=2023-06-29 |website=PR Newswire |access-date=2026-05-08}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||