advanced computer group meeting 20 may 2014 phil verity mike hender technology directions in 2014...
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Advanced Computer Group Meeting
20 May 2014Phil Verity
Mike Hender
Technology Directions in 2014 Part 2
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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TV TECHNOLOGY?
Mike Hender
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TV – A Shared Experience?
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A Revolution Underway – 1
Non-linear TV
• VCRs/Time shifting
• Multi-channel and EPGs
• Freeview, Sky Digital, Freesat
• Disk based recorders
• TV in every room
• Remote record
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A Revolution Underway – 2
IPTV
• Catch-up TV
• Box sets
• EPG goes back in time
• TV on the go
• The ‘Second Screen’
• Live, Social TV returns!
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TV Streaming Demo
Apple TV
Now TVby Sky
GoogleChromecast
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Comparison of Streamers
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ONLINE PRIVACY AND SECURITY
Phil Verity
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Think Defensive Rings1. Physical access• Burglars• Lost phone• USB Sticks• Written passwords
2. Network access• Wi-Fi security• Passwords on devices• Firewalls• VPNs
3. Device and file access• Passwords• Antivirus• Backup
4. Common sense• Phishing• Scams• Backup
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End
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Backup Slides
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Types of TV Catch-up
Content Owners
• BBC iPlayer
• ITV Player
• 4OD
• Demand 5
• Sky On Demand
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Added Value Services
Platforms
• Sky On Demand
• YouView (Freeview)
• Sky Go
• Now TV by Sky
• Apple TV
• Smart TVs
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IPTV on your Tablet
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The Future for BBC iPlayer
• Series stacking – save an entire series
• Exclusive content e.g. Sherlock mini-episode
• Extend watching window from 7 to 30 days
• Pause on one screen and pick up on another
• Personalised recommendations
• Purchase BBC historic content?
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What’s this new 4K UHD TV thing I see in John Lewis?
• Ultra High Definition
• 4 x as many pixels
• Virtually no content
• No way of playing content anyway
• You can’t see the difference at normal viewing distances
• Very expensive but the price is falling
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Some Overlapping Definitions
• Non-linear TV– Watch what, when and where you want
• EPG– Electronic Programme Guide
• Catch-up TV– BBC iPlayer, ITV player, 4OD . . .
• IPTV– Download programmes from the internet
(e.g. iPlayer, Netflix)
• Content– Programmes