: Define IPTV as a system where digital television services are delivered using Internet Protocol over a network.

: Explain how traditional broadcasting is shifting toward unicast and multicast internet streaming.

: Introduce M3U (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 Uniform Resource Locator) as a plain text file format used to store a list of media URLs for streaming. 2. Technical Architecture

Paper Title: The Evolution and Technical Architecture of IPTV: A Study of M3U Streaming Protocols 1. Introduction