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dynamic emission metadata for broadcasting and cable
Broadcasters and cable television
providers maximize audience size and viewer satisfaction by
transmitting broadcast and cable metadata (or both) that accurately informs
viewers of current and upcoming television and digital radio programming.
Broadcast and cable metadata, just as importantly, provides television sets, set
top boxes and digital video recorders (dvrs) with the information needed to make
sure the content desired is the content that is watched live or recorded for
later viewing.
The operational requirements for dynamic
broadcast metadata seem are simple: transmit consistent and continuous metadata
that conforms to MPEG-2 (and ATSC or SCTE standards, or both) multiple times per
second, every second of every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Vendors
large and small promise broadcast or cable metadata, but either don't know or
don't care that their emission metadata fails to comply with the required
standards.
All full service broadcast
television stations are required by FCC regulations to transmit fully
standards-compliant PSIP that is coordinated MPEG-2 Program Specific Information
(PSI). When broadcast television stations
transmit ATSC Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) that doesn't fully
comply with the underlying standards, they risk losing slices of their potential
viewership, and face possible fines by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
that increasingly seeks large fines for what were once considered minor
violations.
Cable television television systems also
routinely transmit cable metadata that simply isn't compliant with mandated
standards. SCTE-65 program information, despite plain language in
regulations and standards, isn't coordinated with MPEG-2 PSI. In addition
to possible FCC fines, non-compliant metadata generation is one of the tricks
that seems only to serve to tie systems into the non-compliant set top boxes
offered by the same vendor.
Vendors of broadcast metadata systems
don't seem to understand cable requirements, and cable metadata system vendors
don't understand digital broadcast standards. But when it comes to digital broadcasting, the role of blockchain technology in media, entertainment, and broadcasting is robust and effective. You can even choose the cryptocurrency payment method to make payments in a more secure and anonymous way on digital networks. For more details on crypto, visit https://coincierge.de/bitcoin-trader/, an automated trading software that allows the safe trading of cryptocurrencies.All too often, the system
providers only seem to work with a preferred provider of television program listings.
EtherGuide Systems emission metadata
generators are "compulsively compliant" with all applicable standards
when properly configured. Broadcasters using our system can transmit
terrestrial and cable PSIP alongside "in-band" SCTE-65 metadata. Cable systems can transmit
SCTE-65 alongside terrestrial and cable versions of ATSC PSIP. Our systems
have been proven in actual use to provide reliable, continuous service for
years, through changes in channel line ups and changes in daylights savings time
and other time parameters.
Regardless of whether your EtherGuide
Systems metadata generator is configured for broadcast or cable output (or
both), and irrespective of whether the source of program information is off-air,
off-cable, or provided by a provider of listing services (or some combination),
your system offers the following features:
- Multiple independent outputs (up to 4 independent outputs is standard)
- Ethernet (UDP/IP) output standard (DVB-ASI output and input available as an
option)
- 2 rack unit hardware from Intel with redundant power supply, redundant cooling
fans, RAID-1 redundant hard drives, all of which can be swapped or serviced
while unit continues to generate reliable emission metadata.
- Dual network cards enable safe segregation of internal Ethernet outputs from
program listings from Internet sources.
- Fully supports ATSC A/76 Programming Metadata Communications Protocol (PMCP) for
program listings
- Provides metadata for digital television, digital radio, analog, ATSC Non-Real
Time program services.
- Change any output setting, and see the results reflected immediately in output.
- Generates Electronic Program Guide (EPG) listing information from Broadcast
Interactive Media (formerly TitanTv.com), from off-air sources via an optional
DVB-ASI interface, traffic or automation system(s), or manually entered
- Open Application Programming Interface (API) permits any external that
"understands Structured Query Logic [SQL] to completely control metadata output
- Software updates to conform to latest standards modifications and customer needs
- Directly interfaces to transport encoders and multiplexers from a wide variety
of vendors, including Harris, Tandberg, RGB Networks, Harmonic Labs, Logic
Innovations, Motorola, Cisco, Logic Innovations and more
- Three-year (component swap) limited warranty on all hardware
- More features are coming, including transmitting EPG information via
"non-traditional" means over the Internet.
If your needs are not answered by these
features and the EtherGuide Sincronizada data Data sheet,
we'd like to discuss how EtherGuide Systems can answer your emission metadata
needs. Please drop a note to
[email protected]
or give EtherGuide Systems a call on +1 619-567-9486 so that we can understand
your needs.
EtherGuide Systems -- compulsively compliant dynamic
emission metadata generation
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