OpenTV ION feature matrix
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Streaming format support Live: HLS |
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Streaming format support Live: DASH |
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Streaming format support VOD: HLS |
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Streaming format support VOD: DASH |
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DRM: Fairplay |
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DRM: DASH Widevine |
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Play/Pause/Resume |
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Start-Over |
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Short-Term Catch-up (STCU) / Long-term Catch-up (LTCU) |
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Fast-forward and rewind |
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Thumbnails during trick mode - Image sprites based VOD/STCU/LTCU/Recordings |
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Subtitles and CC |
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Multi-audio tracks |
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Video resolution capping |
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Airplay |
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HLS Fast Channels |
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EPG channel lineup |
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Favouriting channels |
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14 day future EPG |
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7 day reverse EPG |
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Filter by favourites or genre |
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Channel launch point for OTT apps Netflix, Amazon |
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Direct Channel Entry on Guide |
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Video PIP window |
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Direct channel tuning |
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Channel up/down |
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35+ RCU support: support of full RCU button set (based on Android specification) |
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Saved showing CU and VOD favourited events |
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Saved showing recorded content (nPVR) |
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Series recording (nPVR): |
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Reminders |
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Broadpeak Nano CDN compliance |
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Dynamic screen addition to main menu |
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Content discovery (rails) Recommendations, live ,VOD , recordings, catchup, generic deeplink to third-party contents (Amazon Prime, etc.), deeplink/rails, content badging, ad banners |
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Rails blueprint support:
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Enhanced search interface: Suggestions, history, rails-based grouping based on sources (live, title, VOD, etc). Integrated with Elastic search engine. |
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Video preview: when UX navigation stops on LIVE screen, the content goes to video preview mode. |
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Timeline: includes channel browsing and recent |
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Channel surfer: browse through live channels |
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Live menu: categorical view of currently airing content |
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Browse: access to full operator catalogue |
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Binge-watching – catch-up, VOD, recording |
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Keep-watching warning: stop playback after a set time of non-use |
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Notification support |
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VOD – trailer playback |
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Short-term preview – preview a content for X minutes |
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Download to Go – download catch-up and VOD content and play back offline |
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Android TV operator tier | ||||||||||
Boot to ION UX app: STB starts up into operator experience |
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Integrate Google Apps and Games: Google Apps and Games tab that is populated by Google |
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Integrate Google Assistant: integrate Google search and voice search (if available on the RCU) |
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Google search with operator results: search that incorporates the operator's content in the search results |
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First use integration: incorporates Google requirements in first use flow – Google terms and account setup |
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Settings with Android advanced settings: integration of Android settings into ION system settings |
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Notifications integration: notifications centre present on home screen, integrated to Google notifications server |
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Wifi settings integration: integration of wifi settings into ION system settings |
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Offline functionality: Apps and Games should be navigable without network |
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Media card | ||||||||||
Channel info: display channel name, number, and logo |
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Poster/image: display appropriate image for the title |
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Title: display content title |
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Description: display synopsis of the program |
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Duration: display the running time of the program, for live content display start/end time and date |
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Genre: display the associated genre(s) for the content |
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Season/episode: when appropriate, display the season/episode number |
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Parental rating: display the parental rating for the content |
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Cast and crew: display the relevant cast and crew |
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Related content: display recommended content based on that event |
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Episode picker: view all available episodes for a TV show |
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Better Together | ||||||||||
Continue watching across devices |
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Internationalisation |
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Character set support: user experience to support various character sets |
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Language sets: user experience to be translated into different languages like French, Russian, English, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, etc. |
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Icon and labels: ability to modify Icons and labels for localisation |
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RTL support in the UX: support for UX that has similar IA but right-to-left navigation and layout (e.g., Hebrew or Arabic) |
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Language fallback support |
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Branding and configuration | ||||||||||
Branding: operator can brand ION with logo, fonts, and colours |
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Configure features in ION: add/remove menu tabs and features |
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Settings, first use, system | ||||||||||
Basic device-only settings |
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Basic first use: basic setup flow for first-time users (provisioning, network setup, parental controls) |
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Account login: by username and password |
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Account login: by device Identifiers (CASN and DAS) |
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Account login : QR code |
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User welcome/on-boarding: help users get started using the app/device |
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User profile management |
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Consent management – Didomi integrated |
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Parental control PIN |
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Parental control age ratings restrictions |
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Link to self-service portal |
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Operator notifications to the device |
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Endpoint deployment and operations | ||||||||||
Meets App Store requirements |
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Sign-in and sign-out |
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User entitlements validated upon sign-in |
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Purchase, subscription, monetisation | ||||||||||
Web purchases: purchases made via a self-service portal are reflected in ION |
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Promote future events |
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Upselling via display of unsubscribed content |
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In-app purchase TVOD, |
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Promotions discover magazine: operator can define specific item and rank in magazine view |
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Promotions discover category: operator defines a specific category row |
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Advertising SSAI |
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Geoblocking |
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Geofiltering |
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On-net/off-net |
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In-home blocking |
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Metrics (for use with analytics) | ||||||||||
Content usage: what is being played (channel, VOD, etc.), rate of video, buffering, etc. NPAW compliance UAV compliance |
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UX usage: track where and how long users are spending time in the UI, device type |
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Emergency Alert System support (US only) |
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Shared system | ||||||||||
Login to multiple operators (Umbrella) |
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