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Sometimes referred to as '''IPTV'''. Wikipedia IPTV entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iptv
'''Internet TV = an open distribution platform, where content can be delivered via this open platform directly to subscribers''' It is related to [[User-Generated Content]] vehicles such as [[YouTube]].


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.
 
Ken Camp, at [http://www.realtime-unifiedcommunications.com/mobilityfixed_mobille_converge/2006/12/kens_magnificent_seven_for_200.htm]
proposes the alternative concept of [[TVoIP]]
 
 
 
=More Information=
 
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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Latest revision as of 06:45, 26 October 2011

Internet TV = an open distribution platform, where content can be delivered via this open platform directly to subscribers It is related to User-Generated Content vehicles such as YouTube.

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

Ken Camp, at [1] proposes the alternative concept of TVoIP


More Information

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 Democracy Player from the Participatory Culture Foundation. It allows everyone to watch, make (and distribute) Internet TV.