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OpenTV ION app publication for operators

Overview

There are five phases in the OpenTV ION app publication process:

  • Phase 1 – Prerequisites: initiating publication with the app store, understanding roles and responsibilities.

  • Phase 2 – Preparation: organising the content and customising the app with operators' branding.

  • Phase 3 – Verification: E2E app testing and verification with the app store guidelines.

  • Phase 4 – Signing: preparing the app for publication using the operators' legal entity.

  • Phase 5 – Submission: publishing the app.

Parties involved in publishing the OpenTV ION app:

  • Operators – Own the content rights, owns the app store account and is legally responsible for the OpenTV ION app in the app store.

  • NAGRAVISION – The OpenTV ION app developer, provides signed app software.

  • App Store – Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung and LG on each of their respective app stores and have their own submission processes.

Information Flow

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Phase 1 - Enrolling in the App Store Developer Account

  • Operators must initiate the submission process to the app store as the legal relationship is between the app store and the operator.

  • Operators must enrol with each of the app stores (Apple, Amazon and Google) and create a developer account with each store.

  • Operators will be legally and financially responsible for the published app.

Phase 2 - Preparing the App for Submission

Operators to supply:

  • Video content for the app

  • App icons for the launcher

  • Branding and configuration (see the branding and configuration guide)

  • Additional content for the app store catalog:

    • Legal entity

    • App name

  • Content to merchandise the app for app store catalog:

    • Hero artwork

    • App screenshots

    • App description

Phase 3 - App Testing and Verification

  • The application will be tested with the operators' content and metadata.

  • NAGRAVISION has an app submission template that follows each of the store guidelines. 
    Changes that are outside the template risk submission rejection; guidelines can be found here:

Phase 4 - Signing the App

  • The OpenTV ION app is signed using the operator's app store certificate, provided by the app store.

Phase 5 - Submitting the App

Roles and Responsibilities

  • NAGRAVISION acts as the app developer and provides signed software.

  • OPERATORS own the developer account and ongoing relationships with the stores and deployed apps.

  • APP STORES, each organization has its own unique submission processes for their app stores

Operators

Are responsible for:

  • App store account ownership

  • Content/Content rights

  • Legal and financial (in app purchases) contact to the app store

  • Providing app store metadata: app name, legal entity name

  • App store publication

  • Testing the app (together with NAGRAVISION)

  • Making sure the app follows the app store guidelines and regulations

App Stores (Amazon, Apple, Google)

Are responsible for:

  • App store submission guidelines

  • Test suite for app submission process

  • Final deciding body on whether the app can be published in the app store

NAGRAVISION

Is responsible for:

  • Developing, maintaining and delivering signed software (OpenTV ION app) branded and configured for operators.

  • App customisation per operators requirements

  • Helping operators submit app metadata: hero artwork, app screenshots, descriptions etc.

  • System integration validation before final publishing of application.

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