IPTV

BBC News Technology reporter Jo Twist wrote about the coming IPTV (Internet Protocol TV), and the future of Broadband television and video entertainment.

A report, IPTV: Broadband meets broadcast by London-based Lovelace Consultingthat says TV will be much more web-like, with millions of shows to choose from.

Within five years, the authors predict, many households will have their TV piped through a satellite dish, rooftop aerial or cable network, and through a broadband phone line.

TVs will be hooked up to set-top boxes which are in turn hooked up to the broadband pipe too. The broadcast and on-demand programmes it will be able to receive will be in standard as well as high-definition formats.

Are you ready for an IPTV entertainment future?

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