IPTV Session Management

A session managing method, comprising:

• registering, in a registration table, at least one Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)-related application that can be invoked at a set top box present in a home network such that the registration table comprises a respective identifier of the at least one IPTV-related application;
• detecting an IPTV-related event requiring invocation of an IPTV-related application at the set top box;
• and
• selecting, based on the IPTV-related event, an IPTV-related application registered in the registration table to be invoked during an IPTV session.

A session manager for a set-top box, comprising:

• an application register arranged to register, in a registration table, at least one Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)-related application that can be invoked at the set top box such that the registration table comprises a respective identifier of the at least one IPTV-related application;
• an event detector arranged to detect an IPTV-related event requiring invocation of an IPTV-related application at the set to box;
• and
• an application selector arranged to select, based on the IPTV-related event, an IPTV-related application registered in the registration table to be invoked during an IPTV session at the set top box.