Metadata requirements for video-on-demand in cable networks SERIES J: CABLE NETWORKS AND TRANSMISSION OF TELEVISION SOUND PROGRAMME AND OTHER MULTIMEDIA SIGNALS Ancillary digital services for television transmission Study Group 9
This Recommendation describes requirements in a cable operator's headend for Video-on-Demand (VoD)metadata. It enables a consistent level of features and offerings for VoD services that require metadata. As illustrated in Figure 1, this Recommendation, along with other metadata Recommendations to be developed, will facilitate the distribution of content assets from multiple content providers over diverse networks to cable operators to support VoD and other applications at the headend.