23 August 2000 Review of usage and business models for PDR industry also released Open-standard Personal Digital Recorders (PDRs) and the industry that will serve them take a step closer to reality with publication of the TV-Anytime Forum's first draft specification on Content Referencing. Concurrently, the Forum has published an updated review of usage and business models in the PDR environment. PDRs are set to revolutionise the way media content is distributed and used. The TV-Anytime Forum is developing open specifications for interoperable and integrated systems to allow broadcasters and other service providers, consumer electronics manufacturers, content creators and telecommunications companies to maximise effective use of high-capacity digital storage in consumer devices. Beyond
the current specification on Content Referencing, future publications will
address Metadata and Content Rights Management & Protection. Simon Parnall,
Chairman of the TV-Anytime Forum, reports, "More than 100 organizations from
around the world have joined the TV-Anytime Forum during the last 10 months.
Together, we have been building a vision The draft specification on Content Referencing defines the process whereby PDRs will be able to identify, locate and acquire programmes automatically from a wide range of sources. The specification defines the Content Reference Identifier (CRID) that is used to identify a specific content item. A location resolution process can then use the CRID to identify a 'locator,' which specifies where and when the content item can be acquired. The draft specification and related requirements documents published by the TV-Anytime Forum, together with the updated description of the TV-Anytime Environment, are available from the Forum's website at http://www.tv-anytime.org. This site also contains detailed information on the membership and activities of the Forum. The TV-Anytime Forum encourages all interested organizations to review the draft specification document on Content Referencing, and welcomes responses. These should be submitted by 18 September 2000, addressed to the TV-Anytime Forum's secretariat: Elisabeth Ecoffey About
the TV-Anytime Forum: Formed in 1999, the TV Anytime Forum is developing open
specifications for interoperable and integrated systems that will allow
consumer electronics manufacturers, content creators, telecommunications
companies, broadcasters and other service providers to most effectively utilize
high-volume digital storage in consumer devices. For
further information, contact the chairman Simon Parnall (sparnall@ndsuk.com). Additional
information (including a complete listing of current member companies) is
available at http://www.tv-anytime.org.
Back to Press Release Index |
||
|
||
|