Live Streaming

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Internet Live TV refers to real-time streaming video broadcasts of live television stations on the Internet. Delivery methods for Live Streaming vary according to available technology.

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) is a file-sharing networking technology that allows computer users to open their hard drives to other users without having to go through an Internet database or a server. Internet Live TV broadcasts have been made possible through technologies like BitTorrent, an Internet protocol for distributing large media files to multiple users on a P2P network. This includes real-time transfers of large video files. The chief criticism of P2P live television broadcasts is that the technology allows for easy access to unregulated broadcasts, enabling the risk of the pirating of protected programming content. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) supports Digital Broadcast Content Protection or "Broadcast Flag," a policy that requires manufacturers of PCs that receive digital television signals to help prevent the distribution of recorded television shows through P2P networks.