Dedicated to digital TV networks (satellite, cable, IPTV…), Prime//Mosaic is an IP based solution that tiles several channels within a single video stream but also offers many interactive functionalities (navigation, EIT, links to iTV services, i-ads,...). This ALL IN ONE compact mosaic system dramatically reduces the cost of video mosaic and offers total flexibility with full interactivity.

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httv’s solution is composed of 2 elements:

  • a mosaic builder: to construct a mosaic (up to 20 videos per page) from channels already encoded and present on the transponders. The audio feeds are synchronized with the video feed audio when users navigate between thumbnails.
  • an interactive application: with Prime//Mosaic authoring solution, TV networks can design and manage their own interactive mosaic with a drag and drop tool (add/remove thumbnails, create links, change look and feel, change video background, etc.).

Video mosaic is a new way to navigate through the numerous channels available. It enables network operators to segment their offer and create "themed" portals.

news channels portal
  • Mosaic of channels within the same group: for example by subscription portal packages, by region, etc.
  • News mosaic: to display all the news channels and provide real time dynamic information (news, weather, stock prices).
  • Kids portal: to visualise all the kids channels available, to promote the unsubscribed pay-tv channels and give access to interactive games.
  • Sports channels: to simultaneously visualise all the sports events broadcast on the sports channels and to target i-advertising on the portal.
  • Multi-feed: to access several matches or multi-camera visualisation with statistics.

Technology

Prime//Mosaic is an IP based solution and includes hardware, software and authoring :
  • Input source streams are MPTS or SPTS. Streams are unscrambled.
  • Streams come to an ASI or IP interface. Result of the builder is transmitted to a MPEG-2 SD encoder or to a MPEG4.
  • Result of the multiplexer is a SPTS including: Video, several audio tracks, DVB SI, Interactivity.
  • Interactivity and authoring are based on httv’s PrimeTV™ technology (OpenTV™, Mediahighway™, MHP, IPTV technologies,..).