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
Parameter that enables you to add a delay on a linear channel. This is useful when the channel is viewed from a different time zone.
Basic data to describe and contextualize the content or a creative work. For media assets exhibited on streaming video platforms, this type of metadata is usually user-facing and is inclusive of localization. Descriptive metadata also encompasses metadata for temporal association of characters, locations, moods, themes, and objects within a creative . . . Read more
Digital Rights Management is the use of keys and certificates to authorize playback of a video stream to a specific user and/or device over IP streaming like OTT.
A server that provides Domain Name Service (DNS) resolution. Primarily for mapping human-significant names to IP addresses. There are some other data/functions enabled by DNS as well.
Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) is a server-side technology that enables publishers to insert video ads, typically targeted to an individual or household, into live linear programming and video on demand content. DAI does this by fetching ads from one or more ad servers and stitching those ads into the video . . . Read more
A server used for temporary storage of content in multiple locations close to the viewer clients.
