Title: Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Implication for Education
Abstract: This paper illustrates the development of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and its implication for education.IPTV is a new type of educational technology that provides digital content (text, graphic, audio and video) which users watch as television broadcasting on the In ternet.With th e cap abilities o f IPTV th at cou ld be used fo r edu cational pu rpose.Therefore, the IPTV project's (Suan Dusit Internet Broadcasting: SDIB) aim has bee n to develop into a pl atform that increase educational opportunities that support distant education.The IPTV system was designed to broadcast in fo ur channels (kids, v ideo on demand, variety an d rad io).M ore th an sev en hu ndred program are b eing tran smitted b oth trough live and video on demand streams via computer, set top boxes and mobile devices.The IPTV system has be en implemented and used in 80 pilot schools.The data of an evaluation of the IPTV system was col lected from questionnaires and interviews.The results indicated that IPTV users were highly satisfied with the contents, set top boxes, LCD television, and overall IPTV systems.