A routine that ties IPTV viewing to specific, fixed times of day survives a school term far better than one based on a vague overall allowance that gets negotiated every evening. Fixed windows remove the daily argument about whether time is up, because the schedule itself answers that question before anyone has to ask it.
Pick windows, not totals
Instead of "thirty minutes a day," try "cartoons while getting dressed before school" and "one show after homework is checked." These are concrete, observable moments rather than a countdown a child has to track themselves, and they tend to produce far less resistance because the boundary is tied to an activity, not a clock they feel is working against them.
Keep the homework window protected
If your household has struggled with a child wanting the TV on during homework time, it is worth ruling out a technical cause before assuming it is purely a behaviour issue — buffering that happens specifically in the early evening, when the whole neighbourhood's internet use peaks, is a real and common pattern. See fixing homework-hour buffering for what is actually happening during that window and how to reduce it.
Use the morning slot deliberately
A short, low-stimulation window before school can work well as background viewing while children get dressed and eat breakfast, rather than fighting to keep screens off entirely during a rushed morning. See using IPTV for morning-routine background viewing for which kind of content works for this specific slot without becoming the main event that slows everyone down.
Review it each term
A schedule that worked in September often needs adjusting once extracurriculars start, clocks change, or a child moves up a school year with more homework. Treat the routine as a living arrangement you revisit a few times a year, and connect it to broader screen-time management so the fixed windows and any device-level limits stay consistent with each other.