There have been many changes in TV technology since the first transmission in 1926, but everything we have experienced so far uses a technology called Broadcast Television. TV channels use terrestrial, satellite or cable to transmit a series of programmes one after another. How many times have you said there's nothing worth watching on TV tonight or I wish I could choose the programmes on my own television channel, well now you can. Smart TV is based on streaming instead of broadcast technology; This means that the viewer can request the programme they want to watch when they want to watch it, completely separately of every other viewer of the same services. Online TV is the online version of a large video library rather than the more established TV stations. Virtually all TV makers are introducing models that can integrate wirelessly to your home broadband in order to be able to access the Internet TV services but these models tend to be more costly than the ordinary models at present. Online Set-Top Boxes are also available, these will change your existing television so that it can receive Internet TV services even if you aren't ready to buy a new TV. Eventually every TV will be Smart in much the same way people use to access Freeview using a set top box and now every new tv's comes with Freeview built into its functionality. Smart TV isnt limited to your tv set; You can also use Online TV through your desktop PC, laptop and most common games consoles. If you are out and about you can use your tablet computer or even your Smart Phone to view the programme and some of the services even let you pause a programme on your Television and resume from the same point on your Smart Phone. Smart TV services can be split into 3 different categories: -. Commercial Services organisations such as LoveFilm and NetFlix have a collection of many thousands of movies and tv programmes which you can access through your Smart TV. Fees for these services are either charged on a monthly fee model or a pay per view model. Catch-Up TV These services are operated by the Broadcast Television services and allow you to watch programmes that have been broadcast in the past week or month (depending on the channel). The best know and longest standing services is BBC iPlayer. Social Media Services such as YouTube permit people to share videos, now with online TV you can watch these in the same way as you can any other internet TV service. In August 2011 the competition commission indicated that it was intending to take action against Sky for of its dominance in the pay per view TV marketplace. By May 2012 they had decided that the increase in the internet TV sector was so rapid that Sky no longer had a dominant position and no action was required. Competition between providers of movie services on pay-TV has changed materially and, as a result of these changes, consumers now have much greater choice, said Laura Carstensen from the commission. Lovefilm and Netflix offer services which are attractive to many consumers and they appear sufficiently well-resourced to be in a position to improve the range and quality of their content further. . Sky is also due later this year to introduce its own online TV service, called Now TV, which will offer films on a pay-as-you-go or contract basis, without the need for a full subscription. Given that we no longer find there to be an adverse effect on competition in relation to movies on pay-TV, we are not now proposing any remedial action, Ms Carstensen said. The speed of growth of the Smart TV industry is so quick it even overtook the earlier decision of the competition commission. The sector is not yet mature and at the current time not every online TV or set-top box will allow access to every service. About This Article is an article produced by to help people understand the latest technology. 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