Understanding IPTV

Exploring the current state of the IPTV market, business opportunities, and trial services worldwide, this book discusses the advantages that IPTV offers network operators and the new revenue streams that may emerge. It examines different IPTV technologies and the products that manufacturers are bringing to the market. It explores service delivery over IPTV, how services can be bundled, what VOD and interactive services networks will offer, and how these services can deliver relationships with the network operator. It also presents obstacles and possible solutions for security and digital rights management issues over IPTV networks and the risk of piracy and illegal duplication.