Re: TV Glossary
From: Craig A. Finseth (fin@finseth.com)
Date: Tue, Aug 31 1999
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 22:11:52 -0500 (CDT)
Message-Id: <199909010311.WAA28204@isis.visi.com>
From: "Craig A. Finseth" <fin@finseth.com>
To: miked@tbt.com
Cc: www-tv@w3.org
Subject: Re: TV Glossary
Here's a crack at some definitions. I suspect there will be a few
minor variations on this, as these may be a little ATSC-centric. But
having these in place will help us all speak the same language at
least. If you have comments on these definitions, or have other
terms to add, lets do it here first, then we can publish the results
to the W3C site in a little more beautiful form.
...
Content Author - usually a studio (Disney, ABC Studios) that creates
video, audio, and "data" or some aggregation of these.
In my opinion, this example is a little confusing. We're talking
about Disney, ABC, etc. wearing their "studio" hat, not their
"network" hat. Content Authors can also be ad agencies, independant
producers, or just about anyone with Adobe After Effects (:-).
...
Network - company that authors and aggregates content and distributes
it (ABC).
Networks provide editorial control or selection and related services.
Companies that are networks may also have content authoring
capabilities, but those are separate hats.
Transport Company - a company that aggregates and emits (usually in
cable or satellite) a collection of channels (DIRECTV). This is also
sometimes referred to as a "network", but usually confuses folks when
it is.
For the moment, only cable and satellite companies qualify in the US.
With ATSC, any broadcaster may also be a transport. There may be
multiple transport "hops" (e.g., an over-the-air broadcaster's signal
can be picked up by a cable company and reaggregated).
...
Craig