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applications designed to redistribute video streams in real time on a P2P network; the distributed video streams are typically <a href="/wiki/TV" class="mw-redirect" title="TV">TV</a> channels from all over the world but may also come from other sources. The draw to these applications is significant because they have the potential to make any TV channel globally available by any individual feeding the stream into the network where each peer joining to watch the video is a relay to other peer viewers, allowing a scalable distribution among a large audience with no incremental cost for the source. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technology_and_use">Technology and use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P2PTV&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Technology and use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a P2PTV system, each user, while downloading a video stream, is simultaneously also uploading that stream to other users, thus contributing to the overall available <a href="/wiki/Bandwidth_(computing)" title="Bandwidth (computing)">bandwidth</a>. The arriving streams are typically a few minutes time-delayed compared to the original sources. The video quality of the channels usually depends on how many users are watching; the video quality is better if there are more users. The architecture of many P2PTV networks can be thought of as real-time versions of <a href="/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)" class="mw-redirect" title="BitTorrent (protocol)">BitTorrent</a>: if a user wishes to view a certain channel, the P2PTV software contacts a "tracker server" for that channel in order to obtain addresses of peers who distribute that channel; it then contacts these peers to receive the feed. The tracker records the user's address, so that it can be given to other users who wish to view the same channel. In effect, this creates an <a href="/wiki/Overlay_network" title="Overlay network">overlay network</a> on top of the regular internet for the distribution of real-time video content. </p><p>The need for a tracker can also be eliminated by the use of <a href="/wiki/Distributed_hash_table" title="Distributed hash table">distributed hash table</a> technology. </p><p>Some applications allow users to broadcast their own streams, whether self-produced, obtained from a video file, or through a <a href="/wiki/TV_tuner_card" title="TV tuner card">TV tuner card</a> or <a href="/wiki/Video_capture_card" class="mw-redirect" title="Video capture card">video capture card</a>. Many of the commercial P2PTV applications were developed in China (<a href="/wiki/TVUnetworks" class="mw-redirect" title="TVUnetworks">TVUPlayer</a>, <a href="/wiki/PPLive" class="mw-redirect" title="PPLive">PPLive</a>, <a href="/wiki/QQLive" title="QQLive">QQLive</a>, <a href="/wiki/PPStream" class="mw-redirect" title="PPStream">PPStream</a>). The majority of available applications broadcast mainly Asian TV stations, with the exception of TVUPlayer, which carries a number of North American stations including <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spike_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Spike TV">Spike TV</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fox_News" title="Fox News">Fox News</a>. Some applications distribute TV channels without a legal license to do so; this utilization of P2P technology is particularly popular to view channels that are either not available locally, or only available by paid subscription, as is the case for some sports channels.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Distributing links to pirated P2PTV feeds on a U.S.-based Web site can result in the U.S. government seizing the Web site, as it did with several P2PTV aggregation sites prior to <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLV" title="Super Bowl XLV">Super Bowl XLV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By January 2009, there were about 14,000 P2P channels on PPStream. </p><p>Other commercial P2PTV applications outside China are Abroadcasting (USA), <a href="/wiki/Zattoo" title="Zattoo">Zattoo</a> (Switzerland/USA), Octoshape (Denmark), <a href="/wiki/LiveStation" title="LiveStation">LiveStation</a> (UK). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Issues_for_broadcasters">Issues for broadcasters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P2PTV&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Issues for broadcasters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Broadcasting via a P2PTV system is usually much cheaper than the alternatives and can be done by private individuals.</li> <li>No <a href="/wiki/Quality_of_service" title="Quality of service">quality of service</a> (QoS). Compared to <a href="/wiki/Unicast" title="Unicast">unicasting</a> (the standard server-client architecture used in <a href="/wiki/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">streaming media</a>) no one can guarantee a reliable stream, since every user is a rebroadcaster. Each viewer is a part of a chain of viewers who can all have a negative influence on the reliability of the stream (by having a slow PC, a filled downlink or uplink or an unreliable consumer grade DSL or cable connection).</li> <li>Less control. If a broadcaster prefers to limit access to their content based on regions, and would like good data on viewer behaviour, such as volume, trends and viewing time, then a traditional broadcasting solution offers more control.</li> <li>Professional broadcasters and distributors have used a hybrid solution for many years. Distribution servers are not centrally installed, but are rolled out in a smart, decentralized way. A central management facility manages content distribution over multiple peer servers (also known as edge servers, or caches), strategically located near user swarms (generally popular access ISP networks), manages load balancing, redirection of users, view reporting and QoS. An example is <a href="/wiki/Akamai_Technologies" title="Akamai Technologies">Akamai</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_applications">Notable applications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P2PTV&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable applications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compared">Compared</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P2PTV&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Compared"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" class="wikitable sortable" border="0"> <tbody><tr> <th>App </th> <th>Fully Distributed </th> <th>Public </th> <th>Private </th> <th><a href="/wiki/FOSS" class="mw-redirect" title="FOSS">FOSS</a> </th> <th>First Release </th> <th>Windows </th> <th>Linux </th> <th>Mac </th> <th>Android </th> <th>iOS </th> <th>Comments </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ace_Stream" title="Ace Stream">Ace Stream</a> </td> <td>? </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>2012 </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>via Wine </td> <td>Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.acestream.org">home</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/QQLive" title="QQLive">QQLive</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>? </td> <td>? </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>? </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>? </td> <td>? </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/zgbdsg/qqlive">source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/PULSE_(P2PTV)" title="PULSE (P2PTV)">peerstreamer</a> </td> <td>? </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>? </td> <td>play only (2013/12/11) </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes (2013/12/11) </td> <td>play only (2013/12/11) </td> <td>? </td> <td>? </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://peerstreamer.org">home</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111124012217/http://peerstreamer.org/">Archived</a> 2011-11-24 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/cskiraly/Streamers-build">source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tribler" title="Tribler">Tribler</a> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>? </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes; LGPL </td> <td>2007 </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tribler.org/">home</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/Tribler/tribler">source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>anym3u8player.com</b> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>2023 </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>Utilizes P2P technology to reduce server load by up to 90%, enhancing streaming during peak times. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://anym3u8player.com/player-generator/">home</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branded_webtv_service_for_end-users">Branded webtv service for end-users</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P2PTV&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Branded webtv service for end-users"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afreeca" class="mw-redirect" title="Afreeca">Afreeca</a> – based in South Korea</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funshion" title="Funshion">Funshion</a> – based in China mainland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypp.TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Hypp.TV">Hypp.TV</a> (live and non-live) – based in Malaysia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miro_(software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Miro (software)">Miro</a> (non-live)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PPLive" class="mw-redirect" title="PPLive">PPLive</a> – based in China mainland, Chinese only program.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PPStream" class="mw-redirect" title="PPStream">PPStream</a> – based in China mainland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/QQLive" title="QQLive">QQLive</a> – based in China mainland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zattoo" title="Zattoo">Zattoo</a>.com (Windows, Linux, Mac)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commercial_solutions_for_broadcasters">Commercial solutions for broadcasters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P2PTV&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Commercial solutions for broadcasters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alluvium_(peercasting)" title="Alluvium (peercasting)">Alluvium</a> – based in Texas, USA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CDNetworks" title="CDNetworks">CDNetworks</a> (<a href="/wiki/Content_delivery_network" title="Content delivery network">CDN</a> service)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rawflow" title="Rawflow">Rawflow</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Free_P2P_TV_software_for_end_users_and_amateur_broadcasters">Free P2P TV software for end users and amateur broadcasters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P2PTV&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Free P2P TV software for end users and amateur broadcasters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Stream" title="Ace Stream">Ace Stream</a> - P2PTV software solution based in Russia and derived from <a href="/wiki/BitTorrent" title="BitTorrent">BitTorrent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tribler" title="Tribler">Tribler</a> – linked to <a href="/w/index.php?title=P2P-Next&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P2P-Next (page does not exist)">P2P-Next</a>, relies on <a href="/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)" class="mw-redirect" title="BitTorrent (protocol)">BitTorrent</a> protocol</li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P2PTV&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Discontinued services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Babelgum" title="Babelgum">Babelgum</a>.com (non-live, used peer-to-peer technology <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110403045401/http://gigaom.com/video/goodnight-burbank-spins-off-to-babelgum/">until March 2009</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_iPlayer" title="BBC iPlayer">BBC iPlayer</a> (live and non-live, used peer-to-peer technology <a href="/wiki/BBC_iPlayer#Download_service" title="BBC iPlayer">until December 2008</a>)</li> <li>CoolStreaming (discontinued service)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joost" title="Joost">Joost</a>.com (non-live, live trials)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LiveStation" title="LiveStation">LiveStation</a>.com (Windows, Linux, Mac) – based in United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pando_(application)" title="Pando (application)">Pando</a></li> <li>Sopcast<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Streamtorrent<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVUnetworks" class="mw-redirect" title="TVUnetworks">TVUnetworks</a> – P2PTV software (Windows and Mac OS X) and network (Discontinued, Service is shut down)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P2PTV&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_streaming_media_systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparison of streaming media systems">Comparison of streaming media systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_video_services" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparison of video services">Comparison of video services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_television" title="Digital television">Digital television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet television">Internet television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IPTV" class="mw-redirect" title="IPTV">IPTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_streaming_services" class="mw-redirect" title="List of music streaming services">List of music streaming services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_streaming_media_systems" title="List of streaming media systems">List of streaming media systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multicast" title="Multicast">Multicast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peercasting" title="Peercasting">Peercasting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portable_application" title="Portable application">Portable application</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protection_of_Broadcasts_and_Broadcasting_Organizations_Treaty" title="Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations Treaty">Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations Treaty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Push_technology" title="Push technology">Push technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Software_as_a_service" title="Software as a service">Software as a service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">Streaming media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webcast" title="Webcast">Webcast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Web_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Web television">Web television</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P2PTV&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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