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CableDEV – the Next Chapter in Cable’s Outreach to Future ITV App and Service Developers
Welcome to CableDEV, the new name of the OCAP/EBIF Developer Network (OEDN). We’ve changed our name – but not our focus on coordinating resources to bring the tools and software necessary for students to learn how to build and test ITV applications and services at US universities.
What has changed is that CableDEV is no longer tied exclusively to supporting education efforts around Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) or the Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP – also known by the consumer-facing name “tru2way”).
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Read moreCableDev – a part of Cable’s history of academic/educational outreach
Over the years, the cable industry has reached out to both local communities and the professional communities-of-interest it serves with basic and continuing educational programs tailored to suit a variety of needs.
S&T Installation at Ball State
CableDev presents a documentary, in installments, of the installation of a complete testing solution for ITV apps at CMD Insight & Research Media Lab. Ball State is the first university campus in the U.S. to have a complete, localized development and testing environment for ITV apps. The lab will provide the hardware and infrastructure to test studen-written ITV applications. This install was made possible by new CableDev sponsors Strategy & Technology, Ltd, and ADB.
Click here for the video of day 1.
CableDev presents three downloadable EBIF tutorials courtesy of Luxoft
We're grateful to Luxoft (luxoft.com), an OCAP/EBIF developer based in Russia, for allowing us to repost several tutorials (including code), with links to download the source code for each.
These tutorials assume a basic knowledge of EBIF technology and all sample applications were developed and tested using TVWorks XDK, Eclipse IDE and Tomcat Application Server.
Dynamic Content in EBIF Applications Using Two-Way Communication
Building a simple EBIF application featuring dynamic content using two-way communication.
Complete EBIF Application Example Using Two-Way Communication
An extension of the 'Dynamic Content' tutorial, create a complete EBIF application using two-way communication
Insert Characters Into Text Fields Using the Remote Control in EBIF Application
When using the textinput widget, you can easily send numeric characters by pressing the digits on the remote control, but to send alpha-characters to the user interface, an additional programming effort is required - this tutorial presents a simple solution to this issue
CableDev @ the 2010 Cable Show, Los Angeles, May 11-13
This May, at the 2010 Cable Show in Los Angeles, CA, we were proud to demo a prototype CSPAN EBIF application from Ball State University.
CableDev @ The TV of Tomorrow Show 2010
CableDev is a partner sponsor of the TV of Tomorrow Show 2010. We would like to thank [itvt] for the great event and EBIF Intensive day with the following highlights video:
It's Working: NYU's Twitter ETV Test Application
Introducing the Twitter proof-of-concept app, an EBIF app created by Shawn Van Every of NYU. With EnableTV's help to get this app running and accessible via SlingPlayer, this the the first example of and end-to-end test that CableDev has facilitated.
More about this application:
This is a bound application (tied to an MPEG-2 stream) that puts up a button that says "Get Last Tweet". If you push the "Select" button on the remote, a Java CGI application which is used for EBIF 2-Way Packaging triggers a PHP script, which returns XML for packaging. The PHP script uses the Twitter API and pulls up the latest message to Twitter. When the EBIF application receives a response from the Java CGI app, it displays that message over the top of the video.
SI Tablet - a premium TV experience?
Time Inc’s Sports Illustrated and design partner, The Wonderfactory, are introducing the SI Tablet, a tablet magazine for 2010. There's a long list of rich media features, including a tablet-to-tv game for live TV events. Watch the demo:
Ball State and CableDev
One year ago, CableDev announced today the formation of an Academic ITV Software Developer Kit (AISDK) program with the Center for Media Design at Ball State University as its first participating school.
Ball State has been prototyping various interactive television applications using OCAP and EBIF tools over the past few months. With the help of Vinayak Tanksdale, Instructor of Computer Science, we're pleased to bring you regular updates from the program. Vinayak has designed vital software for a variety of groundbreaking projects since starting at Ball State in 2001. He's been able to work with faculty across disciplines on projects involving art, journalism, music and telecommunications.
CableDev Speaks to ITVT RE:Success in 2012
Tracy Swedlow wants to know: What was the single most significant factor that led to iTV's success in 2012?
In today's ITVT, Swedlow published responses from Time Warner Cable senior director and founder of CableDev, Will Kreth, and Ball State University's Mike Bloxham, who is a charter CableDev academic partner.
While Mike ponders the proliferation of NextGen Remotes, Will analyzes new customer behaviors to tell his story.
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