Televisionary
Encyclopedia
The concept of a ‘Televisionary’ is being used to describe television
and communication
s network operators who are developing services that provide consumers with more control over when, where and how they consume video and other multimedia
content. The services provided by a Televisionary are the basis for a new consumer experience that has been described as the Individual Television Experience
. The concepts of Televisionary, Individual Television Experience and Personalized TV Experience are closely linked.
The Televisionary concept is closely linked to multi-platform service capabilities for television and communications network operators who deliver video
content to multiple screens (TV, PC
and mobile phone
) seamlessly including high-definition video
. A Televisionary service provider is one that enables consumers to achieve interactivity between the TV, PC and mobile devices, which should be able to talk to each other and have instant, real-time access to the Internet
regardless of their location, supporting services such as user-generated content
, voice services, SMS
, MMS
and Instant Messaging
.
The goal of enabling seamless, multi-screen services is considered the ultimate ambition for telecoms
and broadband
companies offering television services (IPTV
) but is something that is still at the proof of concept stage. It will require a complicated technology and service ecosystem but there are realistic expectations that this will evolve from technologies that are available today.
A Televisionary service provider will help transform the TV set
from something that is considered a dumb terminal today to the controlling apex of consumer homes and mobile communications
and entertainment. A Televisionary service provider enables time-shift television
services such as Start-Over TV functionality and the ability to transfer recorded content from one device to another, such as television recordings taken from home and watched on a PC in the work environment.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
s network operators who are developing services that provide consumers with more control over when, where and how they consume video and other multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
content. The services provided by a Televisionary are the basis for a new consumer experience that has been described as the Individual Television Experience
Individual Television Experience
The Individual Television Experience is a collection of consumer demands and behavioral patterns that includes the personalization of television viewing, including the ability to watch content free of broadcaster schedules and the ability to consume content on video display devices other than the...
. The concepts of Televisionary, Individual Television Experience and Personalized TV Experience are closely linked.
The Televisionary concept is closely linked to multi-platform service capabilities for television and communications network operators who deliver video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
content to multiple screens (TV, PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
and mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
) seamlessly including high-definition video
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
. A Televisionary service provider is one that enables consumers to achieve interactivity between the TV, PC and mobile devices, which should be able to talk to each other and have instant, real-time access to the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
regardless of their location, supporting services such as user-generated content
User-generated content
User generated content covers a range of media content available in a range of modern communications technologies. It entered mainstream usage during 2005 having arisen in web publishing and new media content production circles...
, voice services, SMS
Short message service
Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
, MMS
Multimedia Messaging Service
Multimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from...
and Instant Messaging
Instant messaging
Instant Messaging is a form of real-time direct text-based chatting communication in push mode between two or more people using personal computers or other devices, along with shared clients. The user's text is conveyed over a network, such as the Internet...
.
The goal of enabling seamless, multi-screen services is considered the ultimate ambition for telecoms
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
and broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
companies offering television services (IPTV
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
) but is something that is still at the proof of concept stage. It will require a complicated technology and service ecosystem but there are realistic expectations that this will evolve from technologies that are available today.
A Televisionary service provider will help transform the TV set
Television set
A television set is a device that combines a tuner, display, and speakers for the purpose of viewing television. Television sets became a popular consumer product after the Second World War, using vacuum tubes and cathode ray tube displays...
from something that is considered a dumb terminal today to the controlling apex of consumer homes and mobile communications
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
and entertainment. A Televisionary service provider enables time-shift television
Time shifting
Time shifting is the recording of programming to a storage medium to be viewed or listened to at a time more convenient to the consumer. Typically, this refers to TV programming but can also refer to radio shows via podcasts....
services such as Start-Over TV functionality and the ability to transfer recorded content from one device to another, such as television recordings taken from home and watched on a PC in the work environment.