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Place Shifting

Technology that enables any viewer with a broadband Internet connection to view television channels from their home television to the screen of any other device.

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Cookie OTT/CTV

Files sent by a server to a web browser that are stored on the hard drives of users' devices. These files allow the collection of information about the user's browsing activities on the website that created the cookie.

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Streaming / Streaming On Demand OTT/CTV

Type of audiovisual consumption in which users can immediately view content through the Internet, without previously downloading it.

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CDN (Content Delivery Network)  OTT/CTV

Network of servers located in countries that serve the content according to the location of the users. It is used to optimize the loading speed and guarantee the optimal experience for the end user.

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Time Shifting OTT/CTV

Function of a video-on-demand service that allows the user to suspend viewing, pause or schedule playback for a specific moment.

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Aspect ratio OTT/CTV

Ratio of width to height of a screen. The NTSC standard uses a 4: 3 ratio that is closest to a square, and HD televisions most often use a 16: 9 wide format.

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HEVC OTT/CTV

Stands for High Efficiency Video Coding. Video compression format that converts high-quality video files into others with their size reduced by half but maintaining image quality without notable alterations.

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Open Source OTT/CTV

Free program or set of code for public use, and modification by developers.

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MPEG-DASH OTT/CTV

Flexible bit rate transmission technique that enables the transfer of high quality multimedia content over the Internet.

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