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TECHNOLOGY AND WORKFLOWS FOR MULTIPLE CHANNEL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION
Technology and Workflows for Multiple Channel Content Distribution
Infrastructure implementation strategies for converged production
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Philip Cianci, Philip Cianci was involved in the development of Advanced Television Systems, culminating in the Grand Alliance HDTV prototype. He is the Editor of the Transition to Digital Broadcast Engineering Magazine e-Newsletter and is collaborating in the development of an HDTV archive with the Smithsonian Institute.

Description
This book addresses the emergence of multi-channel broadcasting. Televisions, PCs, handheld and mobile reception devices now all receive content hat was once solely distributed by broadcast TV.

No book currently on the market addresses the production infrastructure necessary to efficiently produce content for multi-channel delivery to a variety of reception platforms/devices.

Readers will acquire an overview of not just the technology, but processes that impact the creative process and new cross-platform advertising sale/buy model.


Audience
Television: Broadcast Systems Engineer, Support Technician, Technical Manager, System Architect, Software developer, Creative Services Technology Personnel

Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction The New Broadcasting Reception/consumption devices Multi channel distribution Converged Production Agile Broadcasting Media Systems Engineering Business Models Creative Techniques The Content Lifecycle Chapter 2 A Streamlined History of Digital Production & Distribution Chapter 3 Multi-layered Broadcast Operation Center Technology Real-time Systems Media Networks and Storage Application Security Service Oriented Architecture Chapter 4 Production Infrastructures and Processes Ingest/Playout Content Storage Automation (PMCP/BXF/AXF) Commercial Content User Interaction Chapter 5 Production for Multiplatform Distribution Content sources Prepurposing & Repurposing User Generated Content Transcoding Issues Presentation Issues and Techniques Multi-platform Content Production Software Integrated PCR & MCR Chapter 6 In-house Asset Management Metadata & Search Platform Versioning Chapter 7 Distribution DTV OTA, Cable, Satellite, Broadband (IPTV & FiOS) Web/Broadband Handheld Mobile TV Content Delivery Networks Chapter 7 X-platform Ads & Commercials Sales & Buys Audience profiles Cross-platform ad sales Ads & Commercials Electronic Content Delivery Digital Program Insertion Chapter 8 The Future: Personalization Interactivity Targeting Privacy Chapter 9 The Multi Platform Consumer Home Media Center DTV Internet Handheld Mobile Cross Platform Search & Rights Management Chapter 10 Emerging Technology Solutions Standards Work Emerging Distribution Channels Digital Signage Taxi/Elevator/?TV Dig

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 360 pages, publication date: APR-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-81172-7
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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