ION (IPTV)

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iON
Private company
Industry Broadcasting
Founded2008 (NEXTV America)
2015 (iON)
Headquarters San Diego, California
ProductsEthnic TV, IPTV
Owner eMedia Network & GSS Media
Website iON

iON is a United States-based IPTV provider that delivers digital television services via broadband. It launched in 2015 as a joint venture between eMedia Network and GSS Media, the Broadcasters Representative for North America; responsible for the overall Communication and Distribution Strategy of the media offering.

United States Federal republic in North America

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial, satellite, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media, IPTV offers the ability to stream the source media continuously. As a result, a client media player can begin playing the content almost immediately. This is known as streaming media.

In telecommunications, broadband is wide bandwidth data transmission which transports multiple signals and traffic types. The medium can be coaxial cable, optical fiber, radio or twisted pair.

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History

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It originally launched in 2008 as NEXTV America, a joint venture between EuroWorld Network and Ethnic Channels Group.

eMedia Network, Inc. (EWN) is an American-based media company that markets and distributes various international television and radio services to ethnic viewers in North America as well as Australia & New Zealand. It was founded in February 2005 and is based in San Diego, California.

In 2015, EuroWorld Network underwent a corporate re-branding, the company was renamed eMedia Network. [1] As a result of the corporate re-organization, the IPTV service was re-launched as iON with eMedia Network taking over full control alongside new broadcast partner GSS Media.

Requirements

In order to receive the services offered by iON, consumers require a high-speed Internet connection with a speed of at least 1.5Mbit/s and a set-top box which can be rented or purchased from iON.

Internet Global system of connected computer networks

The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web (WWW), electronic mail, telephony, and file sharing. Some publications no longer capitalize "internet".

Availability

iON is available to subscribers in North America (Canada & United States) as well as in Australia.

Canada Country in North America

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Canada's southern border with the United States is the world's longest bi-national land border. Its capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. As a whole, Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Consequently, its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, many near the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.

Australia Country in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

Channel packages

iON currently offers over 40 channels from Canada, Northern America Provinces Plus Cities Europe and Asia. They offer packages catering to the following ethnic groups:

BHT 1

BHT 1 is a Bosnian national public mainstream TV channel operated by Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT). The channel broadcasts on a daily basis for 20 hours in one of the two alphabets with equal use of each of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This television channel broadcasts a variety of programs such as news, talk shows, documentaries, sports, movies, mosaic, children's programs, etc. BHT 1 also broadcasts teletext services.

RTV BN is a Bosnian radio-television company based in Bijeljina. The company was founded on 5 May 1998. RTV BN is currently the highest rated TV channel in Republika Srpska entity of BiH. RTV BN has over 120 employees with news correspondents in BiH, Belgrade, London, and Vienna, as well as other cities. RTV BN is currently available in Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand via satellite.

BN Music (television channel) television program

BN Music is a Bosnian commercial cable television channel based in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This television channel is part of RTV BN television network company and it broadcasts pop, rock and turbo-folk music and music shows from BN Radio. Viewers can via text message choose preferred music video which will be broadcast during the program.
BN Music is available via cable systems throughout the former Yugoslavia, via satellite and exclusive IPTV platform offering a special "BN package." The channel has special programs intended for members of the Bosnian and Serbian diaspora living in EU countries.

The following packages are only available to subscribers in Australia & Canada, Northern America Provinces Plus Cities :

See also

References

  1. Euro World Network renamed eMedia Network