Popular Illegal Streaming App Terrarium TV Is Shutting Down This Month

NitroXenon, the developer of Terrarium TV, announced Monday evening that the infamous streaming service, available for Android users at no charge, is shutting down this month. TorrentFreak reports: Inspired by the simplicity of Popcorn Time, Terrarium TV eschewed the use of torrents as a supply protocol. Instead, the software pulled in content from file-hosting sites in a similar way to Kodi addons, but with an almost non-existent learning curve. Created by a developer who identified as Hong Kong-based Peter Chan (aka NitroXenon), Terrarium TV enjoyed a meteoric rise to stardom over the past couple of years. With only Showbox and a handful of other applications getting anywhere close to its volume of active users, Terrarium TV became the go-to app for Android users looking for a Netflix-style fix.

Now, however, the ride is over. In a notification pushed to Terrarium TV users last night, NitroXenon explained that his days of working on the app are over. "It has always been a great pleasure to work on this project. However, it is time to say goodbye. I am going to shut down Terrarium TV, forever," he wrote. "I know this day will come eventually. I know it would be hard to let go. But it is really time for me to move on to other projects."

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[ArchieBunker]

Was he responsible for the systemd vote?

*Illegal* depends on the jurisdiction

[DrYak]

Streaming for personal isn't necessary illegal in all jurisdiction.

In lots of jurisdiction, it's only making publicly available/distributing that's punishable if you don't own a license to do so.

Fetching the content for your own consumption or that of your closest circle of friends and relatives (i.e. still considered private) might be tolerated, and in some jurisdiction even explicitly covered by a tax on empty media.

LOL ... popular?

[Anonymous Coward]

Judging by the lack of comments in this story, it aint that popular.