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Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
Autonomous System Number (ASN)
Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT)
Common Access Token (CAT)
Electronic Programming Guide (EPG)
Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
Server-Guided Ad Insertion (SGAI)
Server-Guided Ad Insertion (SGAI) Diagram

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Advertising-based Video-on-Demand

A streaming video service that offers consumers access to on-demand video content which includes advertisements. This term is typically associated with a streaming service delivering TV though an application on a Connected TV.

Ad Identifier

The Ad Identifier (Ad-ID) is the advertising industry standard unique identifier for all commercial assets airing in the United States. Previously the industry used the ISCI system until 2003.

Dynamic Ad Insertion

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

Server-side Ad Insertion

Server-side ad insertion (SSAI) 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. SSAI does this by fetching ads from one or more ad servers and stitching those ads into the video

Smart TV

A subset of Connected TV, a television set that is connected to the Internet via built-in internet capabilities

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