Catch’up TV
The ability for a viewer to play recently broadcast programs on demand, without having to decide to record them first. Typically, the service is proposed from a rolling…
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Interactive Video Service
Interactive Video Service is a managed live streaming service from Amazon Web Services, built on the same tech that powers Twitch.
Read articleLive-to-File
File captured from a linear channel and ready for exporting to an external system for editing purposes. Capture initiated by the operator of the service.
Read articleLive-to-VOD
Asset captured from a linear channel and transferred to a VOD catalog. Capture initiated by the operator of the service.
Read articleStart-Over
The ability for a viewer to rewind to the start/beginning of a program which is currently being broadcast and play it in a timeshifted fashion.
Read articleTimeshift
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…
Read articleTrick Play
Trick play is a feature of digital video systems that mimic the visual feedback given during fast-forward, pause and rewind operations that were provided by analog systems, such…
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Trick mode or trick play is a feature of digital video systems, including digital video recorders and video on demand systems, that mimics the visual feedback given during…
Read articleVideo on Demand
VOD systems allow users to select and watch video content over a network as part of an interactive television system. VOD systems either "stream" content, allowing viewing while…
Read articleVirtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor
A virtual multichannel video programming distributor emulates the content offering of MVPD (cable or satellite TV provider) using IP infrastructure as the method of transmission. Examples include/included DirecTV…
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