A computerized system and method for distributing video conference data
over an internet protocol television (IPTV) system are disclosed
including structures and methods for allocating an IPTV video conference
channel to groups of video conference participants' set top boxes (STBs),
accessing STB data at the server indicating a group of video conference
participants' STBs in the groups of video conference participants' STBs,
the group of STBs being associated with one video conference data,
mapping at the server, the video conference channel to the group of video
conference participants' STBs and to one IP address for the one of the
video conferences data, and delivering from the server over the video
conference channel from a first one of the of IP addresses, the first one
of the video conferences data to the first group of video conference
participants' STBs.