IPTV - where is india going?
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The TV is coming to the internet and how can Indians be far behind? A US-based company India Broadcast Live, a global entertainment and media company, has unveiled People of Indian Origin (Pio) TV, a television channel meant for who else people of indian origin that are Abroad i.e. NRI’s. The channel will be available through the Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) platform and will be available to 40 million Indians living outside of India and 1.2 billion Indian subscribers in India via www.IndiaTVLive.com. The channel distributed via the Internet will offer daily news bulletins, business news & features, talk shows, sports coverage, segments on lifestyle, fashion, cuisines, culture, tradition, religion and an exhaustive coverage of Bollywood and Indian entertainment, the release adds.
In another development that will affect IPTV. India will soon get its native IPv6 network — on the lines of China’s Next Generation Internet project. IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is an upgrade to the existing Internet Protocol version 4. It will expand the number of available Internet addresses and improve routing and network configuration. The IPv6 network, which will be laid at a cost of $176 million, will ensure better security, video-on-demand services and other new features across devices.
So are Indians ready to watch tv on internet.. I can speak for myself! I think I am!
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