With broadcast TV, an antenna picks up radio waves to transmit pictures and sound to your television set. With cable TV, wires connect to a set-top box or to your TV itself. …Internet TV, in simple terms, is video and audio delivered over an internet connection. Hence it is known as Internet Protocol Television, or IPTV. The system is delivered over a packet-switched network such as a LAN or the internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.