Did you know that the birth of Internet TV can be traced back more than 100 years ago? Incredibly enough, back in 1900, a man called Nikola Tesla had a vision in which he predicted that radio frequency could be used to show people moving images and pictures. This, he predicted, would make information valuable as well democratic.



The First Ancestor of Internet TV

His vision came true almost half a century later in 1939 when TV was broadcasted on radio channels. The 12 VHF channel on radio was primarily used to show TV or moving images which was the predecessor of Internet TV as we know it today.

The Next Stage of Internet TV

It took almost 30 years for the next stage of evolution which resulted in Internet TV. Cable TV was born in 1965 in the US but it took a few years longer to reach other countries around the planet. Cable TV allowed viewers to select more channels with better picture quality. However, in a shorter span of only 15 years, satellite TV was beamed to the common man's personal TVs in 1980. The real revolution occurred a mere decade and a half later when Internet TV became feasible in 1995.

Internet TV as We Know It

In a real departure from its predecessors, Internet TV allows broadcasters to select the content being shown to viewers. Century-old concept of time slots, prime time, channels, etc was turned on its head with the arrival of Internet TV.

On the other hand, Hollywood enters online televisions market providing their own channel and the agreement has been intermediated by the ex executive of Walt Disney, Michael Eisner, according to the site Financial Times. The internet television operator Veoh, where Michael Eisner owns an important percent of shares has drawn an agreement with one of the biggest agencies seeking for talents Talent Agency (UTA), which represents actors like Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller and Harrison Ford.

The television channel, which will be created especially out of advertising, will introduce new talents and will try to discover the next Hollywood star. The channel will allow all the Veoh users to send and watch video content, like You Tube platform, owned by the internet giant Google.

The founders of internet telephone system Skype have announced as well that the program called Joost will be released. It is the first high quality service on the internet according to the site of BBC news.

PTV (Internet Protocol Television - television via internet) is a television service via broadband (broadband internet), instead of satellite, cable, or terrestrial network. Programs are loaded through the internet and the user receives two options to access them: live digital television (access to live programs) and Video on Demand (VOD).

These services will be released even in developing countries in approximately one or two years. Internet television will not be a secret anymore for anybody and it is a reliable source of entertainment and information as long as you are able to be selective and you have previous education concerning high quality programs.