CTAM Members -
View the replay of the OCAP WebCast here.
OCAP, formally known
as the companies, network programmers,
content providers, consumer electronics companies and
others to extend interactivity to television and many
other devices. With the technology comes an array of new
business and revenue opportunities.
But what exactly is OCAP? How does it work? What does
OCAP software enable, and how can cable programmers,
MSOs, applications developers, consumer electronics
companies, and marketers use it to their advantage?
CTAM and CableLabs created this OCAP Primer,
written by veteran cable writers Leslie Ellis and Craig
Leddy, to provide answers — in plain English — to key
OCAP questions. Through the primer you’ll learn how OCAP
is being used to:
- establish a
national (and perhaps international) platform to
easily deploy new interactive TV content and
features;
- ensure that a
programming network’s interactive content will run
on different cable systems, set-top boxes and
consumer electronics devices;
- give content
developers a standard, cost-effective way to “write
once, run anywhere;”
- extend
copyright-protected content and network brands
across more digital devices;
- support a retail
market for digital TVs, set-top boxes and new
gadgets;
- and open new
revenue streams for interactive advertising,
subscriptions, transactions and other business
opportunities.
Learn about OCAP in the
following sections. Links will guide you to additional
resources, technical specifications and other
information.
About the Authors
Craig Leddy, editor of
the OCAP Primer, is
president of Interactive TV
Works, Inc. Based outside of New
York City, Interactive TV Works
provides professional writing,
marketing and sales support,
strategic consulting, and
industry education in support of
advanced cable services. Leddy,
who has more than 20 years of
cable experience, is a veteran
business writer who currently
serves as editor of the CTAM
Business Services Advisor and
lead instructor for How Cable
Goes to Market, a training
course about the inner workings
of cable.
If you have questions or
comments about the OCAP Primer,
contact Craig Leddy at
cleddy@aol.com
Leslie Ellis, lead writer
of the OCAP Primer, is
senior technology advisor for
CTAM, bridging the gap between
cable marketing and engineering.
An independent technology
analyst and author based in
Denver, CO, Ellis writes a
popular bi-weekly column for
Multichannel News called
“Translation Please,” aimed at
demystifying cable and broadband
jargon. Her writing credits
include “Definitive Broadband”
(2001), “Definitive Broadband:
Next Generation” (2005), “The
Field Guide to Broadband”
(2002), and “Planet Broadband”
(2003). She is a regular
contributor to CED Magazine and
a contributing research analyst
for Bear Stearns Inc.
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