IPTV

IPTV stands for Internet Protocol TV. This means television content distributed over the Internet.

There are number of Internet-based TV services on offer in the UK. These offer TV programmes and movies "on-demand" over the Internet using Broadband. Some of these services are available for viewing on your TV, and some on your computer. BT Vision, Virgin Media, Ticali and many more offer similar services, but BT Vision's is unique. The on-demand serviice from BT Vision concects your telly over Broadband, so the shows or movies you select play on your tv via broadband, unlike Virgin where you would recieve it vis Cable.

http://www.greenfieldscommunications.com/releases/08/081127_Continental_VOD.pdf


On this link you will find a graph. This graph indicates 'Comparison of type of programming most watched'. It is showing the different genre of telvision watched, and how it is watchd: VOD via TV or IPTV.