ION North America feature matrix
Feature name | STB | Mobile phones | Tablets | Browsers | Other home media devices | |||
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Android | Android | iPhone | Android | iPad | Chromium Based | Safari | Fire TV | |
Playback controls | ||||||||
Streaming format support Live: HLS | ||||||||
Streaming format support Live: DASH | ||||||||
Streaming format support VOD: HLS | ||||||||
Streaming format support VOD: DASH | ||||||||
DRM: Fairplay | ||||||||
DRM: DASH Widevine | ||||||||
DRM: DASH PlayReady | ||||||||
Play/Pause/Resume | ||||||||
Start-Over | ||||||||
Fast Forward and Rewind | ||||||||
Thumbnails during Trick Mode | ||||||||
Subtitles and CC | ||||||||
Multi-Audio tracks | ||||||||
Video Resolution Capping | ||||||||
EPG 2.0 | ||||||||
EPG channel lineup | ||||||||
Favouriting channels | ||||||||
Record from EPG: | ||||||||
14 Day Future EPG | ||||||||
7 Day Reverse EPG | ||||||||
Filter by favourites or genre | ||||||||
Basic live features | ||||||||
Direct Channel Tuning | Full RCU | |||||||
Channel Up/Down | Full RCU | |||||||
35+ RCU support: support of full RCU button set (based on Android specification) | ||||||||
Saved showing CU and VOD favourited events | ||||||||
Saved showing recorded content (nPVR) | ||||||||
Series recording (nPVR): | ||||||||
Reminders | ||||||||
ION experience features | ||||||||
STILL WATCHING: stop playback after a set time of non-use | ||||||||
Timeline: includes channel browsing and recents | ||||||||
Video preview: when UX navigation stops on LIVE screen, the content goes to video preview mode | ||||||||
Magazine – content recommendations: live and VOD | ||||||||
Channel surfer: browse through live channels | ||||||||
Live menu: categorical view of currently airing content | ||||||||
Search: search across title, description, cast across all sources (live, VOD, etc.) | ||||||||
Search: recent searches (with ability to delete) | ||||||||
Browse: access to full operator catalogue | ||||||||
Notification support | ||||||||
Mobile and TV app features | ||||||||
Push to preview: channel surfing UX on mobile | ||||||||
Notification integration: native integration with OS | ||||||||
Mediacard | ||||||||
Channel info: display channel name, number, and logo | ||||||||
Poster/image: display appropriate image for the title | ||||||||
Title: display content title | ||||||||
Description: display synopsis of the program | ||||||||
Duration: display the running time of the program, for live content display start/end time and date | ||||||||
Genre: display the associated genre(s) for the content | ||||||||
Season/episode: when appropriate, display the season/episode number | ||||||||
Parental rating: display the parental rating for the content | ||||||||
Cast and crew: display the relevant cast and crew | ||||||||
Related content: display recommended content based on that event | ||||||||
Episode picker: view all available episodes for a TV show | ||||||||
Better Together | ||||||||
Continue Watching across devices | ||||||||
Internationalisation | ||||||||
Character set support: user experience to support various character sets | ||||||||
Language sets: user experience to be translated into different languages like French, Russian, English, Spanish, Arabic, etc. | ||||||||
Icon and labels: ability to modify Icons and labels for localisation | ||||||||
RTL support in the UX: support for UX that has similar IA but right-to-left navigation and layout (e.g., Arabic) | ||||||||
Language Fallback support | ||||||||
Branding and configuration | ||||||||
Branding: operator can brand ION with logo, fonts, and colours | ||||||||
Settings, first use, system | ||||||||
Basic device-only settings | ||||||||
Basic first use: basic setup flow for first-time users (provisioning, network setup, parental controls) | ||||||||
Account Login: By Username & Password | ||||||||
User welcome/on-boarding: help users get started using the app/device | ||||||||
Parental Control PIN | ||||||||
Parental Control Age Ratings Restrictions | ||||||||
Link to self-service portal | Displayed | Displayed | ||||||
Operator notifications to the device | ||||||||
Endpoint deployment and operations | ||||||||
Meets App Store Requirements | ||||||||
Sign-in and sign-out | ||||||||
User Entitlements Validated upon sign-in | ||||||||
Purchase, subscription, monetisation | ||||||||
Web Purchases: Purchases made via a Self Service Portal are reflected in ION | ||||||||
Promote Future Events | ||||||||
Upselling via Display of unsubscribed content | ||||||||
Promotions discover magazine: operator can define specific item and rank in magazine view | ||||||||
Promotions discover category: operator defines a specific category row | ||||||||
Advertising VAST | ||||||||
Geoblocking | ||||||||
Geofiltering | ||||||||
On net/off net | ||||||||
In-Home Blocking | ||||||||
Metrics (for use with analytics) | ||||||||
Content usage: what is being played (channel, VOD, etc.), rate of video, buffering, etc. | ||||||||
UX usage: track where and how long users are spending time in the UI, device type | ||||||||
Region-specific features | ||||||||
Emergency Alert System support | ||||||||
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