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NVoD – Near video-on-demand; pay-per-view scenario where multiple channels are used to broadcast the same piece of content with a
short lag between start times
Open gateway – open network platform that can be access with a PC or other Internet-enabled device over the open Internet.
P2P – peer-to-peer; communications applications in which Internet users can exchange files with each other directly
PPV – Pay-per-view television
PVR – Personal Video Recorder; consumer recording device that stores programmes on a hard disk rather than conventional tape.
SVoD – Subscription video-on-demand, VoD services offered for a subscription fee
Transcoding - direct digital-to-digital conversion from one encoding scheme to a different encoding scheme.
Upload – transfer of content or data from a personal device to the Internet
VoD – video-on-demand
Walled Garden – a closed network where the service/platform operator defines content available to its users and limits access to
content outside of this environment.
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