Wiki

Explanation of terms and acronyms related to the media and broadcasting world. Updated every week!

OVP (Online Video Platform)

OVP or Online Video Platforms can use a user-generated content [UGC] model, software as a service [SaaS] business model or a do it yourself [DIY] model. OVP offers an end to end solution from creating a website, uploading video, encoding video, video playback to user management for both video on demand and live streaming. Usually, OVPs have Content Management System [CMS] where users need to login to add content, upload video, setting up monetization plan, view video analytics which may…

Learn more Right Arrow

NVOD (Near Video-On-Demand)

NVOD or Near Video on Demand is a video delivery service. It allows a viewer to choose from a restricted number of broadcast video channels when they are broadcasted. NVOD channels are used for Pay-Per-View services and they have pre-designated schedule times. In NVOD, programs made available for selection are broadcast at staggered intervals (e.g. 20 minutes) on a group of channels, so that the viewer can select the most suitable start-time.  

Learn more Right Arrow

API

API or Application Programming Interface is a set of subroutine protocols, tools and definitions for creating Application Software. In other words, it is a code which makes possible for two software programs to interact with each other. API makes it simpler to develop a software application by providing all the building blocks. Types of API There are different types of APIs for websites, applications or operating systems. APIs take three basic forms: program-like, web-like and local. Popular API Examples: Google…

Learn more Right Arrow

Linear TV

Linear TV is a real-time television service that broadcasts scheduled programs, conventionally over the air or through satellite/cable, not streamed to a specific user. Nearly, all broadcast television services count as linear TV.  

Learn more Right Arrow
Headphone

Can’t find what you’re looking for?

Please drop your query on the contact us form, and our OTT consultant will reach out to you shortly with answers.

Please drop your query on the contact us form, and our OTT consultant will reach out to you shortly with answers.

Upcoming Webinar

How AI is Going to Revolutionize Video Delivery
How AI is Going to Revolutionize Video Delivery

As media libraries expand and viewer demands accelerate, traditional media management methods are struggling to keep pace. In this webinar, we’ll dive into how AI — both today’s practical solutions and tomorrow’s transformative innovations — is going to reshape the way streaming platforms, broadcasters, and enterprises manage, organize, and distribute content across Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Media Asset Management (MAM) systems. This session will give you a clear roadmap for harnessing AI — both current tools and emerging frontiers — to transform your media operations into a faster, smarter, and future-ready ecosystem.

Things the webinar would cover:

  • AI-driven content workflows: Automate captioning, audio-to-text conversion, subtitle translation, and multi-language transcription
  • Smart content discovery: Unlock scene-level video search, automated chaptering, and AI-generated metadata
  • AI-native content creation: Instantly generate training videos, marketing clips, or explainers directly from documents, URLs, or text prompts 
  • Agentic AI for media: Explore how autonomous AI agents can manage content ingestion, quality checks, compliance editing, and metadata enrichment
  • Next-gen video editing: Use simple prompts to mute, blur, annotate, or clip scenes
  • Personalization and localization at scale: Automate dubbing, voice cloning, localized metadata tagging, and audio translation 
  • Intelligent recommendations: From dynamic playlist curation and personalized ad insertions to predictive analytics 
  • Next-gen distribution intelligence: Learn how AI optimizes encoding ladders, predicts CDN traffic patterns, suggests smarter storage strategies, and enables dynamic playout based on device and bandwidth conditions.

Upcoming Webinar

May 29

9:00 AM PST

30 Minutes