What's the difference between OTT set-top boxes and IPTV set-top boxes?

1, transmission: IPTV takes IP MAN, OTT takes Internet.

2. Content: IPTV is mainly the content of the licensee; OTT in addition to the licensee content+video network content (copyrighted)+others.

3. Screen: IPTV is still only for TV screens; OTT is more about the screen of Pad and Phone (so-called multi-screen interaction).

The extension material OTT TV is the abbreviation of "Over The Top TV", which refers to the video service based on the open Internet. The terminal can be a TV, a computer, a set-top box, a pad, a smart phone, etc. It means providing services on the network, emphasizing that services are independent of the physical network. Video programs transmitted through the internet.

From the consumer's point of view, OTT TV is a full-featured Internet TV that meets the needs of consumers and integrates the functions of interactive TV.

Internationally, OTT TV refers to the business of TV transmission by integrating IP video and Internet applications through the public Internet. Its receiving terminal is integrated Internet TV or set-top box+TV.

In China, OTT TV refers to the controllable service of video content provided by state-owned radio and television institutions, which is transmitted to TV sets through the public Internet. The receiving end is generally a domestic Internet TV all-in-one machine.

Quote OTT TV_ Baidu encyclopedia