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Internet Protocol television IPTV is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol IP networks this is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial satellite and cable television formats unlike downloaded media IPTV offers the ability to stream the source media continuously as a result a client media player can begin playing the content such as a TV channel almost immediately this is known as streaming media although IPTV uses the internet protocol it is not limited to television streamed from the internet internet television IPTV is widely deployed in subscriber base telecommunications networks with high-speed access channels into end-user premises via set-top boxes or other customer premises equipment IPTV is also used for media delivery around corporate and private networks IPTV in the telecommunications arena is notable for its ongoing standardisation process eg European telecommunications standards Institute IPTV services may be classified into three main groups live television and live media with or without related interactivity time-shifted media EG catch-up TV replays a TV show that was broadcast hours or days ago start over TV replays the current TV show from its beginning video on-demand VOD browse and view items in a stored media catalogue you topic definition historically many different definitions of IPTV have appeared including elementary streams over IP networks MPEG transport streams over IP networks and a number of proprietary systems one official definition approved by the International Telecommunication Union focus group on IPTV itu-t FG IPTV is IPTV is defined as multimedia services such as television video audio text graphics data delivered over IP based networks managed to provide the required level of quality of service and experience security interactivity and reliability another definition of IPTV relating to the telecommunications industry is the one given by Alliance for telecommunications industry solutions 80 is IPTV exploratory group in 2005 IPTV is defined as the secure and reliable delivery to subscribers of entertainment video and related services these services may include for example live TV video on-demand VOD an interactive TV ITV these services are delivered across an access agnostic packet-switched network that employs the IP protocol to transport the audio video and control signals in contrast to video over the public internet with IPTV deployment network security and performance are tightly managed to ensure a superior entertainment experience resulting in a compelling business environment for content providers advertisers and customers alike you topic history the term IPTV first appeared in 1995 with the founding of precept software by Judith Estrin and Bill Carr eco precept developed an internet video product named IPTV IPTV was an mbone compatible Windows and UNIX based application that transmitted single and multi source audio and video traffic ranging from low to DVD quality using both unicast and IP multicast real-time transport protocol RTP and real-time control protocol rtcp the software was written primarily by steve Kasner Karl Auerbach and chachi Kuan precept was acquired by Cisco Systems in 1998 Cisco retains the IPTV trademark internet radio company audio net started the first continuous live webcast with content from wfaa-tv in January 1998 in kctu LP on the 10th of January 1998 Kingston Communications a regional telecommunications operator in the UK launched Kingston interactive television kit an IPTV over digital subscriber line DSL service in September 1999 the operator added additional VOD service in October 2001 with yes TV a VOD content provider Kingston was one of the first companies in the world to introduce IPTV an IP VOD over ADSL as a commercial service the service became the reference for various changes to UK government regulations and policy on IPTV in 2006 the kit service was discontinued subscribers having declined from a peak of ten thousand to four thousand in 1999 NB te l now known as Bell Aliant was the first to commercially deploy Internet Protocol television over DSL in Canada using the Alcatel 7350 DSL AM and middleware created by a magic TV owned by NB tells parent company Bronco the service was marketed under the brand vibe vision in New Brunswick and later expanded into Nova Scotia in early 2000 after the formation of Alliant a magic TV was later sold to Alcatel in 2002 SaskTel was the second in Canada to commercially deploy IPTV over DSL using the loose and stinger DSL platform in 2005 sure West communications was the first North American company to offer high definition television HD TV channels over an IPTV service in 2005 bread bands bola get launched its IPTV service as the first service provider in Sweden as of January 2009 they are not the biggest supplier any longer TeliaSonera who launched their service later now has more customers in 2007 TPG became the first Internet service provider in Australia to launch IPTV by 2010 EE net and Telstra launched IPTV services in conjunction to internet plans in 2008 Pakistan telecommunication company Limited PTCL launched IPTV under the brand name of PTCL Smart TV in Pakistan this service is available in 150 major cities of the country offering 140 live channels in 2010 CenturyLink after acquiring embark 2009 and quest 2010 entered five US markets with an IPTV service called prism this was after successful test marketing in Florida in 2016 Korean Central Television KCTV introduced the set-top box called man bang reportedly providing video on-demand services in North Korea via quasi Internet Protocol television IPTV man bang allows viewers to watch five different TV channels in real time and read find political information regarding the supreme leader and Joo che ideology and read articles from state-run news organizations Topic markets you topic residential the number of global IPTV subscribers was expected to grow from 28 million in 2009 to 83 million in 2013 Europe and Asia are the leading territories in terms of the overall number of subscribers but in terms of service revenues Europe and North America generate a larger share of global revenue due to very low average revenue per user ARPU in China and India the fastest-growing and ultimately the biggest markets is Asia the global IPTV market revenues are forecast to grow from 12 billion united states dollars in 2009 to 38 billion United States dollars in 2013 services also launched in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Pakistan Canada Croatia Lithuania Moldova Macedonia Montenegro Morocco Poland Mongolia Romania Serbia Slovenia the Netherlands Georgia Greece Denmark Finland Estonia Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Norway Sweden Iceland Latvia turkey Colombia Chile and Uzbekistan the United Kingdom launched IPTV early and after a slow initial growth in February 2009 BT announced that it had reached 398 thousand subscribers to its BT Vision service claro has launched their own IPTV service call claro TV this service is available in several countries in which they operate such as Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua IPTV is just beginning to grow in Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America and now it is growing in South Asian countries such as Sri Lanka Nepal Pakistan and India but significant plans exist in countries such as Russia Kazakhstan introduced its own IPTV services by the national provider Kazakh telecom JSC and content integrator ala cast under the I D TV brand in two major cities Astana and Almaty in 2009 and is about to go nationwide starting 2010 Australian is PE net launched Australia's first IPTV with fetch TV in India IPTV was launched by MTNL BSNL and geo in New Delhi Mumbai and Punjab ApS FL as another IPTV provider in the state of Andhra Pradesh in Nepal IPTV was first launched by nuit venture corporation called net TV Nepal the service can be accessed through its app web app and set-top boxes provided by local ISPs another IPTV was started by Nepal telecom called WoW time in 2016 which can be accessed through its app in Sri Lanka IPTV was launched by Sri Lanka Telecom operated by SLT vision comm in 2008 under the brand name of PEO TV this service is available in whole country in Pakistan IPTV was launched by PTCL in 2008 under the brand name of PTCL smart TV this service is available in 150 major cities of the country in the Philippines PLDT offers signal IPTV services as an add-on in certain a DSL and fiber optic plans in Malaysia various companies have attempted to launch IPTV services since 2005 failed pa y TV provider me-tv attempted to use an IPTV / UHF service but the service failed to take off Hiep TV was supposed to use an IPTV based system but not true IPTV as it does not provide a set-top box and requires users to view channels using a computer true IPTV providers available in the country at the moment are fine TV and de TV in q2 2010 Telekom Malaysia launched IPTV services through their fiber-to-the-home product unify in select areas in April 2010 Astro began testing IPTV services on time.com Brad's high-speed fiber to the home optical fiber network in December 2010 Astro began trials with customers and high-rise condominium buildings around the Mont Kiara area in April 2011 Astro commercially launched its IPTV services under the tagline the one and only line you'll ever need a triple play offering in conjunction with time combure had that provides all the Astro programming via IPTV together with voice telephone services and broadband internet access all through the same fiber optic connection into the customers home in Turkey tt ne T launched IPTV services under the name ativy boo in 2010 it was available in pilot areas in the cities of Istanbul Izmir and Ankara as of 2011 IPTV services launched as a large-scale commercial service and widely available across the country under the trademark TV Bowie V super online plans to provide IPTV under the different name web TV in 2011 t