CONTENTS

Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
 1     Introduction
 2     The envisioned global platform for the broadcasting service
 3     Usage scenarios for the global platform
 4     Broadcasters’ general requirements for a global platform
        4.1     General requirements
        4.2     Specific requirements
 5     High-level end-to-end user requirements for a global platform
        5.1     Reception/consumption situation for TV/radio/data broadcast services
        5.2     Terminals used
        5.3     Broadcast services offered as linear TV/radio/data broadcasts via broadcast networks
 6     Deployment examples of global platforms
        6.1     General
        6.2     4K broadband service
        6.3     Internet radio services
 7     Technical elements
 8     Related ITU texts
 9     Bibliography
Annex 1  Technical elements of a global platform
 1     Introduction
 2     Delivery of IP-based broadcasting services over broadband networks
        2.1     Overview
        2.2     Differences between broadcast channels and broadband networks
        2.3     Experiment on delivery of 8K programmes over broadcast and broadband
        2.4     Experiment on convergence of broadcast and broadband using ATSC 3.0
        2.5     Conclusion
 3     Content delivery model using a distribution status management server
        3.1     Overview
        3.2     Distribution status management server
        3.3     Implementation of the content delivery model
        3.4     Receiver system with an application control technology
 4     Measuring reception quality of broadcast and mobile broadband in the field
        4.1     Measuring reception quality
        4.2     Improved service availability by combined use of broadcast and broadband
        4.3     Improved video quality by use of broadcast
        4.4     Summary of advantages of using broadcast and broadband based on measured reception quality
 5     Simultaneous delivery of broadcast content using integrated broadcast-broadband (IBB) systems
 6     Retransmission of received broadcast content to home or private network
7              Broadcast offload use case
Bibliography
Annex 2  Componentized content versioning and packaging for a global platform
1              Introduction
2              Purpose of a componentized content system
3              Background
4              The need for componentized content
5              The Interoperable Media Format (IMF)
5.1          IMF overview
5.2          Concepts
5.3          Compositions
5.4          The Composition Play List
5.5          Track Files
5.6          How Compositions Work
6              Packaging
6.1          Package options
6.2          Componentized Media
7              Timecode and file names
7.1          Timecode
7.2          File Names
8              IMF Applications
8.1          Technical specifications
9              Using Componentized Content Workflows
9.1          Versioning and Selling content
9.2          IMF for Acquired content
9.2.1      Linear Playout Files
9.2.2      Component Content Packages
9.3          Componentized Content for Archives
10           Componentized content workflows and access services
10.1        IMF subtitles/captioning
10.2        Audio description/described video service
10.2.1    Using fully rendered audio
10.2.2    Using separate dialogue and a control signal
10.3        Signing services
11           Tools
12           Global platform use case examples
12.1        BBC Studios documentary use case example – Perfect Planet
12.1.1    Versioning
12.1.2    Versioning content
                  12.1.3     Versioning map
                  12.1.4     IMF Workflows
                  12.1.5     IMF Supplemental packages for production re-calls
                  12.1.6     Quality Assessment Review (QAR)
                  12.1.7     Wish List (at the time on production)
       12.2     ITV drama pilot use case example – Vanity Fair
      12.3      Creation and package verification worked example
                  12.3.1     Package Creation Example
                  12.3.2     Compliance tools
13     IMF documents
14     Conclusion