FPWD: TV Control API Specification

TV Control API Specification

https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-tvcontrol-api-20160915/

Abstract


This specification defines an API for sourcing audio and video media, such as TV and radio from broadcast, IPTV, or other sources, with associated channel and program metadata, and allows presentation of the media using the <video> and <audio> HTML elements. The API is agnostic of any underlying audio or video sourcing technologies.

Status of the Document


This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. Other documents may supersede this document. A list of current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical report can be found in the W3C technical reports index at https://www.w3.org/TR/.

This document is work in progress and is subject to change. The API is being developed based on requirements from the TV Control Working Group, and previously the TV Control Community Group.

An important issue for the Working Group to address is which functions are appropriate to be accessed from general web applications, and the mechanisms that may be needed to address any security and user privacy concerns.

Changes to this document may be tracked at the specification's GitHub repository.

This document was published by the TV Control Working Group as a First Public Working Draft. This document is intended to become a W3C Recommendation. If you wish to make comments regarding this document, please send them to public-tvcontrol@w3.org (subscribe, archives). All comments are welcome.

Publication as a First Public Working Draft does not imply endorsement by the W3C Membership. This is a draft document and may be updated, replaced or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to cite this document as other than work in progress.

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This document is governed by the 1 September 2015 W3C Process Document.