IPTV glossary

The terms you meet while setting up IPTV, explained in plain English.

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Amazon FireTV: Amazon FireTV is a streaming media player. Actually, it is a link between the Internet and streaming sources and your TVs.
Android Box: It is a mini PC device running the Android operating system which can be used for watching IPTV.
Apple TV: Apple TV is a powerful media device that is used for streaming media contents including the live stream.

Bouquet: When the channels list is divided into particular groups such as movies, sports, documentaries and etc. it is called Bouquets. This feature facilitates the process of channel…

Catch-up in IPTV: Catch-up is a type of VOD (Video On Demand). Catch-up can often be considered of recording your TV which you can watch later. Most IPTV services provide some sort of catch-up…
Chromecast: Chromecast is a streaming dongle produced by Google and is used to directly stream contents from users’ smartphones as well as control playback of Internet-streamed audio and…

Enigma Firmware Image: Enigma2 is an open source software which is compatible with the Linux operating systems.
EPG: An electronic program guide (EPG) is a feature utilized with most digital IPTV devices and modern televisions to post current and cataloged programs that are or will go live on…

History of Media Streaming: Streaming media over the Internet back to the mid-1990s when the users connected to the Internet via dial-up connections.

IPTV: IPTV stands for Internet Protocol Television. This new low-cost technology is superseding the traditional satellite and cable subscription for many users around the world.
IPTV Script or Video Format: If you are operating your IPTV service on a smart tv, enigma 2 box, PC, tablet or even a smartphone, almost positively you have installed the service using a streaming line.

Kodi Addon: You can think of a Kodi Addon as a base application that increases the functionality of the main application.

M3U List: The M3U list is a text file format which contains information regarding the channel list such as the name of the channels, the URL of the channel source and channel reference…
MAC Address in Enigma2: A media access control address of a device is an individual identifier attached to a network interface controller for communications at the data link layer of a network section.
MAC Address on MAG Box: MAC, an acronym of Media Access Control address , is a unique feature which identifies device manufacturers’ registered number and will be usable when the device has to be…
MAG: Infomir’s MAG is one the common IPTV devices in the world. After 2007, Infomir produces Set-Top Boxes following the brand name MAG.
MAG Portal: A stalker portal is a link between your MAG device and the IPTV feeds which supplies all the necessary information to get the stream from the IPTV providers to your TV

Picon: PICON stands for personal icon file: the small channel logos that Enigma2 receivers show next to each channel in the list and info bar.
Plex: In the past, Kodi was called XBMC and some of the Kodi codes come from XBMC2008 . Plex a part of Kodi which is more user-friendly but is not an open source app.

Roku: Roku is a Media Streaming Box by which users can easily stream and watch movie, music, TV series on their TV screens. It can be connected to the Internet by both WiFi or Ethernet…

STB: STB stands for Set-up Box is a device that turns the input signals to the one that can be displayed on a TV screen or other devices.

STB: STB stands for Set-up Box is a device that turns the input signals to the one that can be displayed on a TV screen or other devices.