internet TV

Web-based television viewing

Internet TV is television content delivered over the internet rather than through traditional broadcast, cable, or satellite signals.

The term covers streaming services like Netflix and YouTube, as well as live broadcasts watched through apps or websites: We cut the cord and switched to internet TV.

Also called streaming TV or IPTV.

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Free over-the-air programming

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Wave-pattern video transmission

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Rapidly changing television stations

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