Archive for August 28, 2010

Brown IPTV brings you entertainment and educational content right to your residence hall computer!

Posted in Internet TV, Internet TV Peripherial, John Landino, Message from the CEO, Phantom Lapboard on August 28, 2010 by jlandino

http://www.brown.edu/cis/services/television/iptv/index.php

Brown IPTV brings you entertainment and educational content right to your residence hall computer! Just click Watch TV on this page to begin.

IPTV carries a total of 32 channels including all those currently available on the former cable TV system (major networks, PBS, BET, MTV, and others). There are also four channels dedicated to Brown programming: campus announcements, BTV, VF1, and VF2. The last two will be used to air recordings of selected campus speakers and events as well as student video works.

Residence Hall rooms are equipped with IPTV (Internet protocol television), which allows students to watch television via their personal computer.

The University no longer supports cable television. Students who wish to bring a television to campus, for their personal use, will need to rent an IPTV converter box.