A Framework for Future Internet-Based TV Broadcasting

IPTV, or Internet-Based TV broadcasting is going to significantly change the way people obtain information, get entertainment, and possibly collaborate with each other. Compared with today’s TV system, IPTV gives the viewers more choice as to what to watch and how to watch, and allows users to broadcast their own programs easily, thus “democratizing” information broadcasting. To realize the vision of IPTV, however, there are many challenging issues, such as content-based channel discovery and selection, user view customization, and efficient media streaming. This position paper describes a framework for future IPTV systems where millions of viewers can select multiple channels, view them in a customized way, and cooperate with each other in a peer-to-peer fashion for TV program delivery.

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