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Internet Television (or just Internet TV) is television distributed via the Internet. "Internet Television" is often shortened to IPTV. Although there is disagreement about using "IPTV" as a short-form for "Internet Television" (since an alternative definition and trademark already exists for the initialization. And in that situation, IPTV in just a part of Internet Television.) Alternative names include: Vlogging, Vodcasting, Vodcatching and the Newtube.
OriginsIn the past, television was only distributed via cable, satellite, or terrestrial systems. Today, with the increase in Internet connection speeds, advancements in technology, the increase of total number of people online, and the decrease in connection costs, it has become increasingly common to find traditional television content, accessible freely and legally over the Internet. In addition to this, new Internet-only television content (that is not also distributed via cable, satellite, or terrestrial systems) has appeared. Internet television comes in four basic forms:
One of the main barriers to wider adoption is streaming technology, both the quality and the cost (to the providers), but the Dirac project at the BBC looks set to create a scalable, high-quality and more importantly free-for-all codec for streaming video content over the net. But with or without this as a catalyst, the trend is clear until people lose their appetite for faster internet connections. Parallel to this trend are attempts to more easily transmit existing pay-tv channels over the net, to a regular tv set, while retaining control over how the media is used. This is in order to protect the subscription and pay-per-view business models. See also
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