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September 21, 2005
China to start Internet Protocol based television broadcasts
Shanghai Media Group (SMG) and China Telecom will in about two weeks begin commercial trials of IPTV services in a total of 17 Chinese cities, an SMG official said Tuesday according to a report by Interfax.
IPTV refers to TV broadcasting services based on internet protocol technology. Subscribers to the services are able to watch TV programming on computers or on TV sets that are connected to a digital set-top box. IPTV offers both live streaming services and VOD (Video-on-demand) services over the internet.
China Telecom, as of May 2005, has already recruited approximately 40,000 users for trial IPTV operations in Guangdong Province and the municipality of Shanghai.
Posted by admin at September 21, 2005 08:08 AM