content             distribution        curation


                         Ecosystem


                            social


Smart TV content converged service & social media
       智慧電視內容匯流服務與社群發展

               Chen JingFung (Grace)

     at The Department of Communication, National
               Chung Cheng University
                      2012/10/18

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outline

• What’s TV?
  – World wide connection
• Content issue
  – Web, native, Hybrid Apps
  – Distribution -> sync -> monetization
• Social media
  – Some case studies
• Conclusion

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Computer == TV (?)

• Super computing in one device




        or




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Hybrid TV




                          Cord-cutters?




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HbbTV development
             HbbTV 1.0 TS 102 796



TS 102 809       CEA-2014          Audio &     DAE
                                    video
                (CE-HTML)          formats




              W3C specs
                            HbbTV                                               HbbTV 1.5
                            TS 102 796                                          (2012)
                                                               Vol 7
                                       CEA-2014       Vol 2  Content & Vol 5
                      TS 102 809                      Media
                                      (CE-HTML)               service DAE          DVB-SI
                                                     Formats Protection        (EIT-Schedule)




                                                                                 ISO/IEC               DRM1
                                      XHTML     DOM2    CSS2                   MPEG-      Common
                                                                                DASH      Encryption
                                                                               23009-1     23001-7     DRM2

                                                                                                       DRMn           5
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More applications cause more bandwidth needs

100000                                                                                         Enhanced, high-
                                                                    Gaming or                   speed Internet
                                                                    Enterprise                 (10 ~ 100 Mbps)
                                                                   Applications
                                                                  (1 ~ 10 Mbps)               Multimedia Web
 10000
                                                    Telecommuting                               Interaction
                                 Video Conferencing  (1 ~ 5 Mbps)                        HDTV (10 Mbps)
                                (384 kbps ~ 3 Mbps)             SDTV (2 Mbps)        (7.5 ~9 Mbps)
                                                                             Basic High Speed
  1000                                           Internet streaming               Internet
                                                 video (1 ~ 2 Mbps)              (5 Mbps)
                                        Web Browsing
                                      (1 or more Mbps)
   100
                            Music Streaming
                            (28 ~ 300 kbps)


                            Text based E-mail
    10                       (10 ~ 20 kbps)
             Mobile voice call
              (6 ~ 12 kbps)

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         0              2              4            6             8            10               12              14     6
                                                                                Ref: Rysavy research associaction
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More devices will be embedded Internet connectivity
             (over 570 million house by end-2016)


• 48.3% people think IP-delivered video
  have on traditional TV (ref: Informa)




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CE manufactures – value chains will change !!




                                                    • Cable operators
                                                    • Satellite operators
                                                    • Free-to-air TV
• TV manufacturers                                    operators
• Other service
  providers (e.g. Hulu,
  Youtube)                  • Broadcasters
• Content providers         • ISPs
• Games console
  manufacturers
• Other device
  manufacturers
• Internet companies
• IPTV operators                                       ref: Informa                 8
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Multi-faced Approach in a connected world

  Content                   OTT
 producers                                       Online
                            aggregator
   (right                                         video                          Connected-
                            (Pay-TV                                  CDN
  holders)                                   platform, App                           TV
             Broadcaster    operator)                               content
                                                platform                         integrators
                                                                  distribution



                                               Video ad
                                               network

               Media
Advertiser
               agencies
                                                                                       customer
                           Video    Payment         Service
                                    engine                             Device
                           ad                       distribution
                                                                       manufacturer
                           server                   platform


                                                                      Retail support
                                                                      provider
                                                   ref: Informa                                    9
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Content: Multi-screen displayers
               (many devices)




                                    TV

PC
                                            infortainment systems



                    Smart phone
     Tablet


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Content: Metadata flows for capturing

                       User defined (static info.)


                                                                 Contextual
                             interface                 put       production
Production                                                       information
device
metadata
Camera Unit
Lens Unit            Live camera for dynamic downloading
Microphone
Unit
                              interface                get
                                                                        Lists for
                                                     Technical,         selection
                                                     dynamic
                                                     descriptive &
                                                     production info.
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                                                                  ref: EBU technical
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Different Streaming Applications

• Multiple resolutions
                    resolution      bandwidth   Home
                                    available   network
        Netflix     SD(480p)        1.5 Mbps
                    DVD             3Mbps       3.0+ Mbps
                                                ~ more
                    HD(720p)        5Mbps
        PS3         HD              5+Mbps      5.0+ Mbps
                                                ~ more
                    1080p           8+Mbps
        Hollywood   Blu-ray         4-8Mbps
        Film        (1080p24)
        youtube     1080p           3.6Mbps
                    iPad            2.37Mbps
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Content issue

• Web, native, Hybrid Apps
  – TV Apps
• Distribution
  – Network balanced (CDN, multiple rate…)
  – Sync solution (video, audio…)
    • Introduction some applications
    • Content sync services
  – Application Monetization


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More apps has been in the world

         # of       # of           App be
         Apps       devices        downloaded
Google   675,000    500            25 billion
                    millions
Apple    700,000    400            21 billion
                    millions
Microsoft 100,000
RIM      105,000




                                                     Ref: google       14
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Web App vs. native App
           Web Apps                         Native Apps
           Browser-based for smart          Built for a particular device & its
Explains
           phone & tablet                   operating system
                                            Java, Object C or some other
           HTML, CSS & Javascript
                                            programming language
Core tech. •   Downloaded from a
                                            Download from a web store &
               central web server
                                            install on the device
           •   support offline use
           Cross-platform                   Leverage device-specific
           compatibility                    hardware & software
                                            •   Can integrate with on-board
Pros                                            apps (calendar…)
           Can access & bookmark a
                                            •   More compelling user
           URL via mobile browser
                                                experience(GPS…)
                                            •   Run offline
           Require a connection             Across multiple devices, separate
Cons
           function                         version of the app
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                                                                                     (III)
hybrid App
                                       Hybrid Apps

Explains     Native Apps with Web Apps inside

             HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and reuse it across different
             devices
Core tech.   •   HTML5 support on-board functionality
             •   HTML5 is supported on the big three platforms (iOS,
                 Android, RIM)
             A custom native apps for different mobile platforms or
             creating a single less-capable web app on any device via its
             browser
Pros         •   reduce development time and cost, minimizing custom
                 coding work
             •   To the user, a well-designed hybrid app looks very
                 similar to a native app
             •   A local storage can support to run offline
             Design issue: The web-based and native functionality
Cons
             should blend together seamlessly
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                                                                               (III)
TV Apps

                                                         Control the
                                                       application via
                                Controller             smart phone or
                                  Apps
                                                           tablet




   Seamless
   connection                                                      Play TV content
among TV, smart                                                     (ex. Behind the
 phone or tablet                                                   scene) via smart
                                                                    phone or tablet

               Interactive                              Companio
                  Apps                                   n Apps



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Apple's "closed ecosystem"




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Digital television distribution

                                                                              Multi- type
      3rd   party apps services                                               of devices

                      Multi-screen middleware             Portal traffic
                                  Apps       proxy        Server-side push     Web
                      Core         VoD                                         TV
                                   LTV        CDS
                      service      PPV                    Client interface
                                   PVR
Provisioning                      search      CBA
                                                                              Mobile TV
  service




  Content                                                                    IPTV/hybrid
                      Content management
                                                          Content            /cable TV
                          system VOD
                                                          delivery
                                                          network
                            Live TV
                                                                                Tablets 19
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User request via OpenCDN
         a network balanced work



                  Content
                  servers
                  (content
                  mediation)


          cache
                  Connection
                  plane
                                                  get
                  (network
origin            mediation) Content Mediation servers


                  Physical              ISP
                  network                            ISP
                  (content
                  forwarding)                                Consumer
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Open CDN – cache deployment
Origin Content
Servers




                                    cache
                                    CDN
    3rd parties networks
       & international
          networks

  Transit link

           Regional




                               Mile
                               CDN Last
          & National                        Open
           network                          Interface btw
                                            all catches



           Access &
           backhaul                         Congestion
           Networks                         control btw
                                            caches & users
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                                                                  (III)
Dynamic Adaptive Streaming - 2012 Olympics
                                (Belgian public broadcaster VRT) -1
    • Deploy 5 encoded/packaged streams & an Http
      server

                                                  Audio
          Video                         Fram
    Video                   resolutio             codec
           BR                           e rate
    codec                      n                    &
          (kbs)                         (fps)
                                                 BR(kps)
1                    1500   960*540
     H264 baseline




2                    750    640*360
                                         25       AAC-LC
3                    500    480*720
                                                    64
4                    250
                            320*180
5                    128                12.5
6    NA              NA        NA        NA



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Dynamic Adaptive Streaming - 2012 Olympics
                    (Belgian public broadcaster VRT) -2


                            Wowza
        ProMedia
IP                        Media server                                      iOS app
          Live
                             origin

                             Unified
SDI      HERO               Streaming
                                                                         Android app
                           server origin
                                                  http Cache


                             KeyOS                                       PC & Mac
                                                                        Adobe Player

SDI     Elemental                                                           Android
           Live                                                              Adobe
                                                                            browser
                                                      CDN
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2nd screen audio & video sync
   • Compose both from different resource


           DVB-T
           (broadcasting)



                               Application



                          sync
Internet
radio

     Christopher Howson, Eric Gautier, Philippe Gilberton, Anthony Laurent and Yvon Legallais, “Second Screen TV
     Synchronization”, 2011 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Berlin (ICCE-Berlin)
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2nd screen sync applications
Video recognition: match
                                                Audio recognition
live & pre-recorded content




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                                                                    Ref: Nicolas Weil
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Fingerprinting & watermarking co-work

    • fingerprinting                                              • watermarking
      Ref.
  fingerprint


                                       Pick up
                                       TV sound
                        2nd screen
                                                                     Special                 Modify        A/V
                                   Analyses
                                    content                          detector                content


                                     Extract                                                Hide info.
                    identifies




                                                                   Imperceptible
                      Match




                                     unique                                                (embedded
                                                                       info.
                                   feature to                                             imperceptible)
                                    identify
                                                                     decoder                 encoder
                                       名稱               Media                      技術特徵
                                  Fingerprinting     Audio           需要參考資料庫+2nd screen架構需支援
                                  watermarking       Audio/video     需要修改內容(編解碼都要配合)
Ref: digital2disc                                                                                          26
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Content sync: Other applications




         Samsung SmartHome WiFi Washer
         & Dryer Android APP



                                                                               Voting application




http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/samsung-
smarthome-wifi-washer-and-dryer-hands-on-video/




                                                         http://blog.eltrovemo.com/529/synchronized-second-     27
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Content sync: Tavess’s customer service
                       Ad          Publishers/
                    Networks       Aggregators                                  Biz
                                                                              members
            OEMs                                  operators
                       Mobile                                         App
                     platforms                                       Stores
                                    App                Content
                                 Developers           providers


Inquire
(online)




Customer
 service
(passive)                                                                                   28
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                        Tavess http://www.tavess.com/mac/index.php
                                                                                        (III)
Content sync: Interactive advertising service
                                                     Interactive
                                                     spot
  Interactive
  spot




                                   Advertising agent                     IDTV provider

advertiser
                                                         Id
                Feedback info
                User’s profile,                                                Interactive
                interactions…                                                  spot




                                                  STB       User’s
                                                         preferences
                                  iSpotManager
                                                         (dictionary)   Ref: IEEE
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Application Monetization
     Existing Advertising methodologies
                                    Experimentational dynamic Ad-insertion
                                    approaches

                                    MS                ← playlist approach (server vs.
                                    windows           client)
                                    media             Event switching btw live
                                                      streams & on-demand stream;
                                                      only for MS
                                               BIFS   ← MPEG4’s binary language,
                                                      Object Descriptors; Complexity
                                                      Use to define behavior of
                                    Standard          objects (2D-3D) on a MPEG4-
                                                      Part11
                                               SMIL ← combine animation & media
                                               (1998 objects to provide Ad in Hybrid
                                               ~     content delivery network to
                                                     extend media as video, audio,
                                                     images & text..
Ref: Tech Mahindra 2010
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Google + VOGUE FashionTube




                                                   jump




                                                                   Key point: Monetization

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In-app Ad service: Google vs. Apple
                                         In-app purchase
                                         system (Apple)




  In-app billing
  system (Google)
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In-app Ad: Samsung AdHub



   advertiser           publisher           user




       Samsung Adhub                                                 Interactive ads can
                                                                     support many click-
                  match the right ad
                  with the right channel                             to actions




Ref: marketingdirecto.com                                                                      33
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Social media

• History of social media
• case study
  – Facebook TV, mobile application, cloud
    computing
  – Social marketing example
  – Mobile Gamification Solution




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History of social media



                                           Social                             Biz Grows up
            The Infant
                                        networking’s                         (curation+social
              years
                                        Adolescence                                +biz)


                             •   Classmates.com: a
                                 virtual space, not create
•   BBS : text-only
                                 profile (boasts 540
    exchanges of data
                                 million accounts)
•   CompuServe :
                             •   SixDegrees.com: first to
    business-oriented,
                                 allow its users profiles,
    share files & access
                                 invite friends, organize
    news
                                 groups…
•   AOL as a pilot of
                             •   BlackPlanet.com: for
    today’s social network
                                 niche, demographic-
                                 driven markets (3 million
                                 visitors/month)
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Zeebox: a Facebook TV application
                                                                            do all the
                                                                            hard work

                                                                            advanced video
                                                                            fingerprinting to
                                                                            recognise ads as
                                                                            they appear on TV



                                                                 the click-to-buy tags
                                                                 sync with things
                                                                 playing on TV

                                              2nd screen as
                                               a controller            Which friends are watching?
                                                                       What are people saying?
                                                                       Who plays online-game?
                                                                       Where can I buy the T-shirt?

Zeebox analyses                        Internet-driven
  audio/video                           experiences                     Augments every
signal of live TV                     (involve social feature)             TV show
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                    Ref: zeebox Ltd                                                            (III)
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Zeebox – iPad showtime

                                                                                Twitter config
                                                                                • Focus on
 Show branding                                                                      particular
 • Matching the                                                                     Twitter
    TV show                                                                         streams

                                                                               Zeetags
                                                                               • Triggering pop-
Plug-in Zone                                                                      ups, websites,
• “programme” &                                                                   purchases,
   “playground”                                                                   videos
   zones contain                                                               • Pre-time
   partner HTML                                                                   against
• Playalong                                                                       timecode /
   games, video,                                                                  operator
   social media                                                                   triggers live
   curation, voting,
   polling …                                                   tCommerce
                                                               • Apps & download
                                                               • Zeetags links to tCommerce
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                       Ref: zeebox Ltd                                                           (III)
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Could-service for provisioning –
                       Zeebox on a Amazon Web Service (AWS)
                           AWS resources can                 Deployment of 25
                                                                                           Requirement:
Services available             be managed                   sub-systems entirely
                                                                                          Pro-active(auto)
     via APIs              programmatically by                  automated,




                                                                                                >
                               open source                 repeatable & across 3
                                                                                        reactive fire-fighting
                            boto python library                environments




                                  ELB                                                       Simple DB
                                                               Route 53
                       •    Auto-scaling load                                       •    Lightweight BigTable
                                                       •     Highly scaled DNS
Toolkit for building        balancer                                                     NoSQL with simple
                                                       •     Cheap & integrated
scalable services      •    便宜                                                           HTTP interface
                                                             with ELB
                       •    As a HA proxy網站                                         •    Non-relational data
                                                       •     500 entries
                            分流 + logging…                                                store



  Network &                Have zeebox                OS/application         No late night call-outs
hardware layer             hardware 1.0                   layer                 to data centres

     • AWS-Zeebox case supports 100 deployments/ week                                                          38
                            Ref: zeebox Ltd                                                                (III)
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Pinterest Marketing




           http://www.viralblog.com/social-media/how-to-get-your-pinterest- 39
           marketing-data/                                              (III)
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Chiquita’s FanFun app
                    Mobile Gamification Solution
• Earn 2012 IBM
  LEADER Award
• FanFun app for
  both iOS &
  Android
• In-app “banana
  finder”
   – Focus on retail
     locations &
     interactive games




                                                    Ref: funmobility.com       40
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Conclusion
                        Much content


                              Many devices


                              carriers




                              Mobile-social
                                Moms




Social media
linkage
together


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APPENDIX


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Media and Broadcast




http://ovum.com/section/media-and-broadcast/                     43
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Explosion of Social Media Marketing




http://mediamaxweb.com/?page_id=83
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Ref: http://www.slideshare.net/jmacofearth/8-steps-to-social-media-success
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Smart TV content converged service & social media

  • 1.
    content distribution curation Ecosystem social Smart TV content converged service & social media 智慧電視內容匯流服務與社群發展 Chen JingFung (Grace) at The Department of Communication, National Chung Cheng University 2012/10/18 1 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 2.
    outline • What’s TV? – World wide connection • Content issue – Web, native, Hybrid Apps – Distribution -> sync -> monetization • Social media – Some case studies • Conclusion 2 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 3.
    Computer == TV(?) • Super computing in one device or 3 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 4.
    Hybrid TV Cord-cutters? 4 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 5.
    HbbTV development HbbTV 1.0 TS 102 796 TS 102 809 CEA-2014 Audio & DAE video (CE-HTML) formats W3C specs HbbTV HbbTV 1.5 TS 102 796 (2012) Vol 7 CEA-2014 Vol 2 Content & Vol 5 TS 102 809 Media (CE-HTML) service DAE DVB-SI Formats Protection (EIT-Schedule) ISO/IEC DRM1 XHTML DOM2 CSS2 MPEG- Common DASH Encryption 23009-1 23001-7 DRM2 DRMn 5 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 6.
    More applications causemore bandwidth needs 100000 Enhanced, high- Gaming or speed Internet Enterprise (10 ~ 100 Mbps) Applications (1 ~ 10 Mbps) Multimedia Web 10000 Telecommuting Interaction Video Conferencing (1 ~ 5 Mbps) HDTV (10 Mbps) (384 kbps ~ 3 Mbps) SDTV (2 Mbps) (7.5 ~9 Mbps) Basic High Speed 1000 Internet streaming Internet video (1 ~ 2 Mbps) (5 Mbps) Web Browsing (1 or more Mbps) 100 Music Streaming (28 ~ 300 kbps) Text based E-mail 10 (10 ~ 20 kbps) Mobile voice call (6 ~ 12 kbps) 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 6 Ref: Rysavy research associaction © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 7.
    More devices willbe embedded Internet connectivity (over 570 million house by end-2016) • 48.3% people think IP-delivered video have on traditional TV (ref: Informa) 7 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 8.
    CE manufactures –value chains will change !! • Cable operators • Satellite operators • Free-to-air TV • TV manufacturers operators • Other service providers (e.g. Hulu, Youtube) • Broadcasters • Content providers • ISPs • Games console manufacturers • Other device manufacturers • Internet companies • IPTV operators ref: Informa 8 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 9.
    Multi-faced Approach ina connected world Content OTT producers Online aggregator (right video Connected- (Pay-TV CDN holders) platform, App TV Broadcaster operator) content platform integrators distribution Video ad network Media Advertiser agencies customer Video Payment Service engine Device ad distribution manufacturer server platform Retail support provider ref: Informa 9 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 10.
    Content: Multi-screen displayers (many devices) TV PC infortainment systems Smart phone Tablet 10 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 11.
    Content: Metadata flowsfor capturing User defined (static info.) Contextual interface put production Production information device metadata Camera Unit Lens Unit Live camera for dynamic downloading Microphone Unit interface get Lists for Technical, selection dynamic descriptive & production info. 11 ref: EBU technical © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 12.
    Different Streaming Applications •Multiple resolutions resolution bandwidth Home available network Netflix SD(480p) 1.5 Mbps DVD 3Mbps 3.0+ Mbps ~ more HD(720p) 5Mbps PS3 HD 5+Mbps 5.0+ Mbps ~ more 1080p 8+Mbps Hollywood Blu-ray 4-8Mbps Film (1080p24) youtube 1080p 3.6Mbps iPad 2.37Mbps 12 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 13.
    Content issue • Web,native, Hybrid Apps – TV Apps • Distribution – Network balanced (CDN, multiple rate…) – Sync solution (video, audio…) • Introduction some applications • Content sync services – Application Monetization 13 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 14.
    More apps hasbeen in the world # of # of App be Apps devices downloaded Google 675,000 500 25 billion millions Apple 700,000 400 21 billion millions Microsoft 100,000 RIM 105,000 Ref: google 14 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 15.
    Web App vs.native App Web Apps Native Apps Browser-based for smart Built for a particular device & its Explains phone & tablet operating system Java, Object C or some other HTML, CSS & Javascript programming language Core tech. • Downloaded from a Download from a web store & central web server install on the device • support offline use Cross-platform Leverage device-specific compatibility hardware & software • Can integrate with on-board Pros apps (calendar…) Can access & bookmark a • More compelling user URL via mobile browser experience(GPS…) • Run offline Require a connection Across multiple devices, separate Cons function version of the app 15 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw Ref: 2012 Lionbridge (III)
  • 16.
    hybrid App Hybrid Apps Explains Native Apps with Web Apps inside HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and reuse it across different devices Core tech. • HTML5 support on-board functionality • HTML5 is supported on the big three platforms (iOS, Android, RIM) A custom native apps for different mobile platforms or creating a single less-capable web app on any device via its browser Pros • reduce development time and cost, minimizing custom coding work • To the user, a well-designed hybrid app looks very similar to a native app • A local storage can support to run offline Design issue: The web-based and native functionality Cons should blend together seamlessly 16 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw Ref: 2012 Lionbridge (III)
  • 17.
    TV Apps Control the application via Controller smart phone or Apps tablet Seamless connection Play TV content among TV, smart (ex. Behind the phone or tablet scene) via smart phone or tablet Interactive Companio Apps n Apps 17 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 18.
    Apple's "closed ecosystem" 18 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 19.
    Digital television distribution Multi- type 3rd party apps services of devices Multi-screen middleware Portal traffic Apps proxy Server-side push Web Core VoD TV LTV CDS service PPV Client interface PVR Provisioning search CBA Mobile TV service Content IPTV/hybrid Content management Content /cable TV system VOD delivery network Live TV Tablets 19 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
  • 20.
    User request viaOpenCDN a network balanced work Content servers (content mediation) cache Connection plane get (network origin mediation) Content Mediation servers Physical ISP network ISP (content forwarding) Consumer 20 Ref: openCDN (III) © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw
  • 21.
    Open CDN –cache deployment Origin Content Servers cache CDN 3rd parties networks & international networks Transit link Regional Mile CDN Last & National Open network Interface btw all catches Access & backhaul Congestion Networks control btw caches & users 21 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw Ref: openCDN (III)
  • 22.
    Dynamic Adaptive Streaming- 2012 Olympics (Belgian public broadcaster VRT) -1 • Deploy 5 encoded/packaged streams & an Http server Audio Video Fram Video resolutio codec BR e rate codec n & (kbs) (fps) BR(kps) 1 1500 960*540 H264 baseline 2 750 640*360 25 AAC-LC 3 500 480*720 64 4 250 320*180 5 128 12.5 6 NA NA NA NA 22 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    Dynamic Adaptive Streaming- 2012 Olympics (Belgian public broadcaster VRT) -2 Wowza ProMedia IP Media server iOS app Live origin Unified SDI HERO Streaming Android app server origin http Cache KeyOS PC & Mac Adobe Player SDI Elemental Android Live Adobe browser CDN 23 http://dashpg.com/?page_id=194 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    2nd screen audio& video sync • Compose both from different resource DVB-T (broadcasting) Application sync Internet radio Christopher Howson, Eric Gautier, Philippe Gilberton, Anthony Laurent and Yvon Legallais, “Second Screen TV Synchronization”, 2011 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Berlin (ICCE-Berlin) 24 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    2nd screen syncapplications Video recognition: match Audio recognition live & pre-recorded content 25 Ref: Nicolas Weil © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    Fingerprinting & watermarkingco-work • fingerprinting • watermarking Ref. fingerprint Pick up TV sound 2nd screen Special Modify A/V Analyses content detector content Extract Hide info. identifies Imperceptible Match unique (embedded info. feature to imperceptible) identify decoder encoder 名稱 Media 技術特徵 Fingerprinting Audio 需要參考資料庫+2nd screen架構需支援 watermarking Audio/video 需要修改內容(編解碼都要配合) Ref: digital2disc 26 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    Content sync: Otherapplications Samsung SmartHome WiFi Washer & Dryer Android APP Voting application http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/samsung- smarthome-wifi-washer-and-dryer-hands-on-video/ http://blog.eltrovemo.com/529/synchronized-second- 27 screen-technologies-panorama/ © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    Content sync: Tavess’scustomer service Ad Publishers/ Networks Aggregators Biz members OEMs operators Mobile App platforms Stores App Content Developers providers Inquire (online) Customer service (passive) 28 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw Tavess http://www.tavess.com/mac/index.php (III)
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    Content sync: Interactiveadvertising service Interactive spot Interactive spot Advertising agent IDTV provider advertiser Id Feedback info User’s profile, Interactive interactions… spot STB User’s preferences iSpotManager (dictionary) Ref: IEEE 29 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    Application Monetization Existing Advertising methodologies Experimentational dynamic Ad-insertion approaches MS ← playlist approach (server vs. windows client) media Event switching btw live streams & on-demand stream; only for MS BIFS ← MPEG4’s binary language, Object Descriptors; Complexity Use to define behavior of Standard objects (2D-3D) on a MPEG4- Part11 SMIL ← combine animation & media (1998 objects to provide Ad in Hybrid ~ content delivery network to extend media as video, audio, images & text.. Ref: Tech Mahindra 2010 30 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    Google + VOGUEFashionTube jump Key point: Monetization 31 Ref: http://www.youtube.com/user/FashionTube2011 (III) © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw
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    In-app Ad service:Google vs. Apple In-app purchase system (Apple) In-app billing system (Google) 32 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    In-app Ad: SamsungAdHub advertiser publisher user Samsung Adhub Interactive ads can support many click- match the right ad with the right channel to actions Ref: marketingdirecto.com 33 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    Social media • Historyof social media • case study – Facebook TV, mobile application, cloud computing – Social marketing example – Mobile Gamification Solution 34 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    History of socialmedia Social Biz Grows up The Infant networking’s (curation+social years Adolescence +biz) • Classmates.com: a virtual space, not create • BBS : text-only profile (boasts 540 exchanges of data million accounts) • CompuServe : • SixDegrees.com: first to business-oriented, allow its users profiles, share files & access invite friends, organize news groups… • AOL as a pilot of • BlackPlanet.com: for today’s social network niche, demographic- driven markets (3 million visitors/month) 35 http://www.digitaltrends.com/features/the-history-of-social-networking/ (III) © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw
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    Zeebox: a FacebookTV application do all the hard work advanced video fingerprinting to recognise ads as they appear on TV the click-to-buy tags sync with things playing on TV 2nd screen as a controller Which friends are watching? What are people saying? Who plays online-game? Where can I buy the T-shirt? Zeebox analyses Internet-driven audio/video experiences Augments every signal of live TV (involve social feature) TV show 36 Ref: zeebox Ltd (III) © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw
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    Zeebox – iPadshowtime Twitter config • Focus on Show branding particular • Matching the Twitter TV show streams Zeetags • Triggering pop- Plug-in Zone ups, websites, • “programme” & purchases, “playground” videos zones contain • Pre-time partner HTML against • Playalong timecode / games, video, operator social media triggers live curation, voting, polling … tCommerce • Apps & download • Zeetags links to tCommerce 37 Ref: zeebox Ltd (III) © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw
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    Could-service for provisioning– Zeebox on a Amazon Web Service (AWS) AWS resources can Deployment of 25 Requirement: Services available be managed sub-systems entirely Pro-active(auto) via APIs programmatically by automated, > open source repeatable & across 3 reactive fire-fighting boto python library environments ELB Simple DB Route 53 • Auto-scaling load • Lightweight BigTable • Highly scaled DNS Toolkit for building balancer NoSQL with simple • Cheap & integrated scalable services • 便宜 HTTP interface with ELB • As a HA proxy網站 • Non-relational data • 500 entries 分流 + logging… store Network & Have zeebox OS/application No late night call-outs hardware layer hardware 1.0 layer to data centres • AWS-Zeebox case supports 100 deployments/ week 38 Ref: zeebox Ltd (III) © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw
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    Pinterest Marketing http://www.viralblog.com/social-media/how-to-get-your-pinterest- 39 marketing-data/ (III) © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw
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    Chiquita’s FanFun app Mobile Gamification Solution • Earn 2012 IBM LEADER Award • FanFun app for both iOS & Android • In-app “banana finder” – Focus on retail locations & interactive games Ref: funmobility.com 40 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    Conclusion Much content Many devices carriers Mobile-social Moms Social media linkage together 41 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    APPENDIX 42 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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    Explosion of SocialMedia Marketing http://mediamaxweb.com/?page_id=83 44 © 2012 Grace@iii.org.tw (III)
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