Conditional Access System (CAS) is the technology used to control subscriber access to digital television by encrypting the program signal and providing access to the authorized user based on entitlement policy. This is predominantly broadcast/multicast.
Content is the information and experiences that are directed toward a viewer or audience. Content is “something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing or any of various arts”. Content can be delivered via many different media including the Internet, cinema, television, radio, smartphones, audio CDs, . . . Read more
Content Delivery Network is a data network optimized for the delivery of content, e.g. video, at a large scale. Comprised of both hardware and software components.
The Content ID is used as a singular reference to metadata, which is often composed of many name-value pairs within a defined schema.
A product designed from the content publisher’s point of view, a CMS is a system that allows users to create, edit and publish content and metadata.
A content operation is the set of processes, people, and technologies for strategically planning, producing, distributing, and analyzing content. When properly implemented, it unifies the customer experience across all departments and channels and allows the business to focus on authentic, resonant messaging that drives revenue and growth.
The creation of multiple releases of content that are customized for different instances of publishing. Different versions of a title could be used for broadcast television, cable television, publishing in different countries or in different languages, or for other purposes.
A content metadata identifier used within the TiVo/Rovi.
A schema is the organization, structure and rules used to describe a set of data. Multiple schema or ‘schemata’ together can be represented in graphical forms such as snowflake and star.
A timeshifting service offers to the users the possibility to go backward on the live content by using the trick play functions (pause, fast rewind, seek). The live program is typically recorded by a cloud DVR service. A second definition of timeshifting refers to ability to watch the same programming . . . Read more
