LCD analysts Meko have speculated the downfall of traditional TV broadcasting. It suggests any person with vague technical ability could set up an IPTV station for $1000 a month. They could then broadcast any channels, like Sky Sports, over the internet to people who don't pay for the channel. By being based in a country outside of the WTO it would be easy to evade copyright laws.

We've heard of pirate TV stations already in existence based in China. They often show expensive Premiership games and films for free, however these stations have terrible bit-rates.

Allofmp3.com should serve as a warning to TV broadcasters – Russia is an ideal country to broadcast IPTV without paying royalties (although this is soon likely to change).

The Slingbox we reviewed earlier this year does this except only one user can recieve the TV stream. The advent of high quality bit-torrent downloads of shows like Lost and Desperate Housewives has also brought down many barriers and satisfied those who don't like waiting half a year to get hit US shows in the UK.