<s>
The	O
Open	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
(	O
OMN	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
P2PTV	B-Operating_System
service	O
and	O
application	O
which	O
provided	O
distribution	O
of	O
educational	O
and	O
public	O
service	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
network	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
pioneers	O
Mike	O
Homer	O
and	O
Marc	O
Andreessen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OMN	O
network	O
operated	O
as	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
centrally	O
controlled	O
grid	O
network	O
for	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
free	O
radio	O
and	O
TV	O
content	O
over	O
P2P	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
part	O
TiVo	O
,	O
part	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
file	O
swapping	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Open	B-Protocol
Media	I-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
client	O
application	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
(	O
but	O
not	O
Intel	O
based	O
Macs	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
XP	O
and	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
Vista	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OMN	O
infrastructure	O
was	O
powered	O
by	O
Kontiki	O
grid	O
network	O
technology	O
,	O
a	O
commercial	O
alternative	O
to	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
Public	O
Broadcasting	O
Service	O
(	O
PBS	O
)	O
launched	O
a	O
"	O
download	O
to	O
own	O
"	O
initiative	O
with	O
OMN	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
which	O
allowed	O
viewers	O
to	O
purchase	O
episodes	O
of	O
popular	O
PBS	O
programs	O
via	O
the	O
Internet	O
for	O
viewing	O
anytime	O
,	O
anywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
files	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
whatever	O
format	O
the	O
producer	O
chose	O
,	O
including	O
WMV	B-Device
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
GVI	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
