CreaTiVù is a web application that can distribute video content through different platforms like web, IPTV, and DVB. It allows users to build custom TV channels by uploading videos, creating formats and schedules, and designing layouts. The application provides tools to control channel programming and broadcast video content on different client displays.

1. A TV distribution system
Mauro Mereu

2. The original Idea: exploit
user generated content

3. Everyone can now take a video or a movie
with several different devices

4. This videos can end up into a video library on the
internet

5. For example on YouTube

6. Videos can also be put on air by web or traditional
TVs, or both, like CurrentTV

7. Context: web
Keywords: user
generated content

8. Another context:
digital signage

9. Sometimes in boring airports...

10. ...there are some displays that give different kind
of information, like videos, texts and so on.

11. Same kind of displays can be
found in public libraries...

12. ...or even in supermarkets, for advertising
purposes.

13. Keywords:
Automatic Schedule,
Spatial Layout

14. Another context:
Home TV

15. If your TV was kidnapped by your children...

16. ... you want to take back your tv remote control
and decide what to watch, tv shows, internet
content and so on, with a selfmade tv schedule.

17. Keywords:
Personal Schedule,
Parental Control

18. With CreaTiVù you can do all these things
CreaTiVù is a web application able to distribute
video contents through different platforms
Build custom Channels with spatial layout

19. Using CreaTiVù you can build TV channels and
put them on air on different platforms like:
● Web
● IPTV
● DVB
● ...

20. Basic concepts:
Clips
Format

21. Basic concepts
10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 19:00 20:00
Schedule Format

22. Basic concepts
Displays
Layout

23. Basic concepts DVB
Channel
ipTV
Layouts
Channel
Web
Videos Formats Schedule

24. Steps to build a channel:
1. Upload videos and edit metadata, validate etc.

25. Steps to build a channel:
2. Make a Format: time slots filled with videos, statically or using a
set of rules

26. Steps to build a channel:
3. Build a schedule based on former created formats

27. Steps to build a channel:
4. Make a layout: set on the main area the video layer and some
other layers (image, text, rss)

28. Steps to build a channel:
5. Put all together: platforms, schedule, layout

29. Control room
CreaTiVù is on air...
Prova delle trasmissioni

30. The fast way: Wizard with Smart Schedule

31. Client Display
Prova delle trasmissioni

32. Client Displays
Prova delle trasmissioni

33. Client Displays
Prova delle trasmissioni

34. Client Displays
Prova delle trasmissioni

35. Architecture
Client Client Client Client
Frontend Browser Web IPTV DVB-T ....
Backend
Web app Streaming
server
DB
Media File
engine Store

36. Technologies
Web App
● Server side: Django (www.djangoproject.com)
● Client side: ExtJS (www.sencha.com)
Media Engine
● MediaDART (www.mediadart.org)
Streaming Server
● Wowza (www.wowzamedia.com)
TV Clients
● Adobe AIR custom player (cross platform)

37. CreaTiVù will be released under
the GPL 3.0 public license.
More info at: www.creativu.it