Consumer Opinions on Short-Interval Charging for Pay-TV over IPTV

The short-interval charging model is a customer-oriented charging model for pay-TV over Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). In contrast to conventional pay-TV models such as subscription-based pay-TV, pay-per-view and video on demand, this model allows charging for very short viewing intervals in the range of seconds. This paper presents the results of a survey in order to assess the acceptance of this charging model. About 33% of the survey participants favor short-interval charging over traditional models such as subscription, video on demand, and pay-per-view.