A television converter device is provided which includes a channel
selector and an Internet Protocol (IP) interface. The channel selector is
configured to receive multiple channels of television programming from at
least one of a satellite, cable, and over-the-air broadcasting source,
select one of the channels from the multiple channels, and deliver the
selected channel to at least one television (TV). The IP interface is
configured to receive television programming over an IP connection, and
to deliver the television programming received over the IP connection to
the at least one TV.