<P> Internet television (or online television) is the digital distribution of television content, such as TV shows, via the public Internet (which also carries other types of data), as opposed to dedicated terrestrial television via an over-the - air aerial system, cable television, and / or satellite television systems . It is sometimes called web television, though this phrase is also used to describe the genre of TV shows broadcast only online . </P> <P> Internet television is a type of over-the - top content . "Over-the - top" (OTT) is the delivery of audio, video, and other media over the Internet without the involvement of a multiple - system operator (such as a cable television provider) in the control or distribution of the content . It has several elements: </P> <P> Examples include: </P>

Delivers it enabled services via internet that are built for the end user to be in control