The present invention provides a hyperlinking convention for Internet
Protocol (IP) Television (TV) program content. A hyperlink comprises a
resource identifier that identifies a location of the program content,
and an index to a content segment within the program content. The content
segment corresponds to a portion of the program content that is not
directly addressable using a resource identifier from a defined content
source at which the program content is stored. When user equipment
receives the hyperlink, a user may select the hyperlink, and a request is
routed based on the resource identifier to a content server where the
program content is stored. The content server uses the resource
identifier and the index to identify the content segment. The content
server accesses the program content based on the resource identifier and
selects the content segment based on the index. The content server sends
the content segment to the user equipment in response to the request.