You would watch the following types of videos in an IPTV subscription.
Live coverage
Let us assume that the president of the United States is giving an important speech to the senators. There would be various press people out there covering the speech live with their cameras. It would be of no use if they edit the video and schedule it for some time in the next week as the information should reach the people right away from the mouth of the president. So, they would choose the option of live streaming of the meet. As the president speaks a word, it will be audible throughout the world through the channels that cover the event. There will not be any extra effects or edits on the video as it is getting transmitted as it is on the spot. Likewise, you can consider the news, sports, and similar events as live coverages if you watch it at the same instance of its occurrence.
Live television
Television shows would run as per the schedule put forth by the television broadcasters. With the live television option of the iptv subscribtion system, you would get to watch the television programs of various countries but at the same duration when the program is actually telecasted in the original place. You could not watch a program running at 7 pm in the American region at the same 7 pm from an Asian country. There will be time differences between nations and the live television option is the most affected because of this difference. So, if you wish to watch a particular show that is telecasted in the live television format, you should wait until that time and watch.
Time-shifted content
Everyone out there could not watch a live television program at the same time as telecasting. You might go for your work or you might be sleeping when the program is aired on the television channel of that particular country. Although the timing could be a peak in that nation, you will be unavailable during that period. So, you should use the time-shift option of your IPTV system to save the content that is getting streamed at the live television timing and play it when you get home and ready. In this way, you can watch any program you want at any time you want.
Video-on-demand
You would have heard the term VOD. It is nothing but the storage of movies and television shows in a central content head and delivering to the user who wishes to watch any of these using his device. You can see tons of movies and series listed on the IPTV dashboard. Once you find the desired movie to watch, you should click on the play button. As you do so, the signals would reach the content head and the data would get ready for transmission to your device. You can watch the video as you like. You can pause, rewind, and resume the video if you wish.
