Streaming television

Television programming delivered over the internet as it is watched or played, rather than received through broadcast, cable, or satellite transmission.

HTTP Live Streaming: Apple's protocol for delivering segmented audio and video over HTTP, with playlists that support adaptive playback. It is a widely used method for delivering live and on-demand television streams.
Netflix: A subscription streaming service for films and television series, including programs it produces. Its growth helped establish subscription streaming as a mainstream television model.
RealNetworks: An American technology company that developed early software and services for streaming audio and video. Its early internet video experiments preceded modern streaming television platforms.
Broadcast television: Television transmitted from stations over terrestrial radio frequencies for reception by an audience. It sends a shared signal rather than delivering each program through an internet connection.
Cord-cutting: The cancellation or avoidance of traditional pay-television subscriptions, often in favor of internet video services. Streaming services made it practical for households to leave cable or satellite packages.
Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP: An international standard for delivering segmented media over HTTP at changing bit rates. Its adaptive segments help streaming television adjust to changing network conditions.
Live streaming: The real-time delivery of audio or video over a network as it is produced. It brings events and scheduled channels to internet television services.
YouTube: An online video-sharing platform launched in 2005 and acquired by Google in 2006. Its growth normalized internet video viewing before subscription television streaming expanded.
Cable television: Television programming distributed to subscribers through a wired cable network. Its operator-controlled network contrasts with streaming over general internet access.
Binge-watching: Watching multiple episodes of a television series in one sitting or over a short period. On-demand catalogs and full-season releases made this viewing pattern easier.

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