A TV distribution system

Mauro Mereu

The original Idea: exploit user generated content

Everyone can now take a video or a moviewith several different devices

This videos can end up into a video library on the internet

For example on YouTube

Videos can also be put on air by web or traditional TVs, or both, like CurrentTV

Context: web

Keywords: user generated content

Another context: digital signage

Sometimes in boring airports...

...there are some displays that give different kind of information, like videos, texts and so on.

Same kind of displays can be found in public libraries...

...or even in supermarkets, for advertising purposes.

Keywords: Automatic Schedule,

Spatial Layout

Another context:Home TV

If your TV was kidnapped by your children...

... you want to take back your tv remote control and decide what to watch, tv shows, internet

content and so on, with a selfmade tv schedule.

Keywords: Personal Schedule,

Parental Control

With CreaTiVù you can do all these things

CreaTiVù is a web application able to distribute video contents through different platforms

Build custom Channels with spatial layout

Using CreaTiVù you can build TV channels and put them on air on different platforms like:● Web● IPTV● DVB● ...

Basic concepts:

Clips

Format

Basic concepts

Schedule Format

10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 19:00 20:00

Basic concepts

Displays

Layout

Basic concepts

Channel

Layouts

Videos Formats Schedule

Channel

ipTV

Web

DVB

Steps to build a channel:

1. Upload videos and edit metadata, validate etc.

Steps to build a channel:

2. Make a Format: time slots filled with videos, statically or using a set of rules

Steps to build a channel:

3. Build a schedule based on former created formats

Steps to build a channel:

4. Make a layout: set on the main area the video layer and some other layers (image, text, rss)

Steps to build a channel:

5. Put all together: platforms, schedule, layout

Control room

Prova delle trasmissioni

CreaTiVù is on air...

The fast way: Wizard with Smart Schedule

Client Display

Prova delle trasmissioni

Client Displays

Prova delle trasmissioni

Client Displays

Prova delle trasmissioni

Client Displays

Prova delle trasmissioni

Architecture

Frontend

Backend

Browser

Web app

DB

Mediaengine

FileStore

Streaming server

ClientWeb

ClientIPTV

Client DVB-T

Client....

TechnologiesWeb App ● Server side: Django (www.djangoproject.com)● Client side: ExtJS (www.sencha.com)

Media Engine● MediaDART (www.mediadart.org)

Streaming Server● Wowza (www.wowzamedia.com)

TV Clients● Adobe AIR custom player (cross platform)

CreaTiVù will be released under the GPL 3.0 public license.

More info at: www.creativu.it