Sapphire Secure IPTV or television over internet protocol is the broadcasting of television content over IP networks (internet protocol, in other words: the web). In a nutshell, television is broadcast using the internet. Instead of transmitting content in the traditional way that sends signals, by light pulses via a cable (FiberOP), radio frequencies with coaxial cables or radio waves with a satellite, IPTV sends what you want to view via your internet connection. Now for most TV shows + internet = broadcast, but it’s not the same as IPTV.