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Internet TV = an open distribution platform, where content can be delivered via this open platform directly to subscribers

In this context, it is usually distinguished from IP TV, which is seen as a controlled platform for branded content, using IP-streaming technology.

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See the free and open-source Internet TV platform the Democracy Player from the Participatory Culture Foundation. It allows everyone to watch, make (and distribute) Internet TV.

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-Sometimes referred to as IPTV. Wikipedia '''IPTV''' and '''Internet television''' entries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iptv, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_television
+'''Internet TV = an open distribution platform, where content can be delivered via this open platform directly to subscribers'''
-Video on the web is '''one of the biggest onlinetrends''' today. Many companies offer their own - mostly proprietary solutions. It remains to be seen what consumers actually want, but TV as we know it is probably a thing of the past.
+In this context, it is usually distinguished from [[IP TV]], which is seen as a controlled platform for branded content, using IP-streaming technology.
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+Wikipedia '''IPTV''' entry at  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iptv,
+Wikipedia '''Internet television''' entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_television
+See the '''free and open-source Internet TV platform''' the [http://www.getdemocracy.com/ Democracy Player]  from the '''[[Participatory Culture Foundation]]'''. It allows everyone to watch, make (and distribute) Internet TV.
-A '''free and open-source Internet TV platform''' is the '''Democracy Player''' http://www.getdemocracy.com/ from the '''[[Participatory Culture Foundation]]'''. It allows everyone to watch, make (and distribute) Internet TV.
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