BBC iPlayer connection

Does someone know how the BBC iPlayer app gets the video it plays?



I had assumed it was over Internet (TCP/IP), but the FAQ at

http://ift.tt/1FspCfA



says

Quote:

Does BBC iPlayer affect my broadband connection? The BBC iPlayer is played out to you through a dedicated TiVo connection in your TiVo box.

What's that suppose to mean?