What is BS EN 62766-3 - IPTV metadata about?
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over internet protocol networks. BS EN 62766 series discusses consumer terminal function for access to IPTV and open internet multimedia services. The OPEN IPTV FORUM specifies the user-to-network interface (UNI) for consumer terminals to access IPTV and open internet multimedia services over managed or non-managed networks.
BS EN 62766-3 specifies the aspects concerning content metadata. Metadata can be linear TV metadata, CoD metadata, interactive services metadata, stored content metadata, or file delivery metadata. Metadata describing interactive applications that may be available to the users.
BS EN 62766-3 provides schema descriptions of those elements and attributes that are extended from the original schema defined in ETSI TS 102 034 for SD&S, or ETSI TS 102 539 for BCG. The extension rule adopted in BS EN 62766-3 follows the forward compatibility constraints specified in order to be able to extend the BCG schema in ETSI TS 102 822-3-2.
Who is BS EN 62766-3 - IPTV metadata for?
BS EN 62766-3 on IPTV metadata is useful for:
- Providers of IPTV multimedia services
- Multimedia companies
- Software / IT firms
- IT engineers/professionals
- Entertainment and communication sectors
Why should you use BS EN 62766-3 - IPTV metadata?
An IPTV system is used to provide video content over a private network in an enterprise. IPTV includes streaming services to watch TV shows and movies. This metadata includes values such as parental guidance warnings, cast and creator information, date of release, etc.
BS EN 62766-3 describes how to deliver metadata to the client and how the client may handle it, including how to manage metadata updates.
BS EN 62766-3 provides you with the protocols that are used to deliver Broadband Content Guide (BCG) metadata information for multicast and unicast. For the delivery over the multicast, the DVBSTP (DVB SD&S Transport Protocol) protocol shall be used. For unicast delivery, the HTTP protocol shall be used.
BS EN 62766-3 specifies how the media format of the content is signalled in the metadata. BS EN 62766-3 helps you to provide a high-quality entertainment experience to your customers.