The WebTV is offered on SaaS (Software as a Service), which provides the highest level of customisation to make your platform as suitable as possible to your company’s needs, and to offer our clients the largest choice of features.
There follows a detailed description of each feature of our WebTV, both from the frontend side, i.e. what people can see and do on the platform, and from the backend side, i.e. what administrators can do to manage every aspect of the WebTV.
Platform languages
The Speakage WebTV platform is multilingual. It offers users the possibility of viewing all contents in an infinite number of languages and international versions of palimpsests.
Video quality and file size management
Speakage’s WebTV offers maximum customisation for each of its features. It is possible to customise the audio and video bitrate, and to adjust the height and the width of FLV files. For iPhones and iPads, the MP4 files generated can be
customised. At the same time, all uploaded files may be retained in their original formats.
Direct video management on the platform - Video Upload
Video display and upload. Users can upload a huge number of video formats that are automatically converted into compatible formats to enable correct viewing for every type of device, including iPhones and iPads.
Direct video management on the platform - Embed Codes
Embedded code management. An embedded HTML code is generated for each video uploaded on the platform, allowing all users to upload its content onto their own websites.
Direct video management on the platform - Video properties
Tags, URLs and descriptions integration for each video or channel
Our platform allows users to add useful information to eachvideo :
- Tags and keywords to simplify searches.
- Descriptive texts.
- Customised URLs for videos according to requirements.
Furthermore, it is possible to create tags, URLs and descriptions for entire channels to facilitate the broadcasting, communication and accessibility of all contents.
Direct video management on the platform - Rating
Rating system for videos and playlists
Users can rank the videos being watched through a simple and intuitive rating system.
RSS feed for each channel
Through an RSS feed system, a user subscribed to the feed of one channel can use a personal feed reader
to view all published contents, doing away with the need to access the website to find out whether there is
new content.
Comments insertion and management system
Individual users can leave their opinion on any video and compare it with the opinions of other users. Through the platform’s cutting-edge system, comment management is simple and quick. An email notification system functions as a sort of traffic light connected to a checkbox where the green light means “publish immediately”, yellow means “message waiting” and red “send to trash”. Videos can also be monitored through social moderation, an automatic system in which users manage messages themselves using a ranking system for their reliability .
Video views number display
Our platform allows users to display up-to-date statistics on the number of persons who have viewed a video up until the moment they open the video page.
Flash player - Fullscreen and Popup views
1. Full screen mode:
- With this option, users can watch a video on the entire screen.
2. Extraction of the player to a new window
- Similar to full screen mode, it is possible to open a new browser window containing only our player.
Flash player - Playback controls
Our player allows users to control every single aspect of video reproduction, such as pausing, restarting reproduction at a later time , moving to different points along the timeline and setting volume.
Flash player - Controls on playlists
Buttons for playing previous and subsequent videos (on demand channels and palimpsest channels)
For on demand and palimpsest channels, it is possible to return to the previous video or move forward to the next video by simply clicking two controls on our platform. This means that users can quickly leave a video they are not interested in and skip to another.
Flash player - Customize
Colour personalisation:
Users can adjust the colours of the player to give a personal touch to their platform by adapting colours to those of their websites, and to make a distinction
between the channels on demand.
Html 5 Player
Compatibility with iPhone and iPad
With the HTML5 player, iPhone and iPad users can also watch all videos.
Playback controls
iPhone or iPad users can enjoy all features of video viewing management, such as video pausing, quick replay, volume adjustment, reading comments, etc.
Palimpsest channels - Tv Guide
Real time palimpsest channel exploration through a TV guide system
With the TV guide, users can find out exactly which programme is on the air and which one will be coming up next the moment they connect to the platform. It is possible to insert more than one TV guide in the system, one for each of a user’s Web-TV channels.
Palimpsest channels - Related Videos
Display of contents of on demand channels and of videos related to the one on air:
Users are informed about the presence on the platform of other videos with contents similar to the video being watched. In the “on demand” section, users can create a folder containing these other videos.
Palimpsest channels - News
Option for displaying WebTV news
Users can display information (latest news) regarding the palimpsest.
On demand channels - Video list
Option for sorting videos list by date, ranking and views
There are many ways to sort videos, allowing users ease of selection according to their requirements.
Option for watching related videos in the RELATED section:
Users are always informed about other videos they may be interested in, and in the “on demand” section they can create filters that select videos dealing with the same issues as the video being watched.
On demand channels - Personal Playlist
Option for adding contents to a playlist
Every registered user can quickly and easily create a playlist using the special button positioned under every video. Playlists can be viewed by all other users within a user’s profile page.
On demand channels - Search
Research
Keywords allow users to search for videos in the “on demand” section. Adding tags and descriptions for each video improves searches on the platform and ensures a more accurate list of results. Each result is matched to its related channel with a particular colour.
Personal section - Customized Palimpsest
Customized Palimpsest
All registered users can create a personal playlist quickly and independently. Users just have to click on the button under every video. Those playlists can be shown to other users inside user profile.
Static page for applications download.
In every WebTV platform is possible to create applications (applets), like a widget to load a channel straight on your desktop instead of using a web browser.
Personal section - Contact Form
Option for suggesting contents to platform staff
Through our contact system, it is possible to write a message directly to the platform administrators (divided by sections such as editorial office, marketing office, advertising services, etc).
Personal section - Polls and Friend Invitation
Option for participating in polls about platform contents
All users can participate in polls run by the platform, regarding not only the video contents of the website, but also to ask other users whether they might be interested in platform innovation.
Option for inviting friends to join the platform
Through the contacts importation system, users can invite their friends to join the platform, thus helping the Web-TV community to grow.
Personal section - Content sharing on SN
Sharing contents on social networks (opportunity to choose from the backend where videos can be shared)
Through our sharing system, users can make platform contents easily sharable on the main social networks. Administrators can decide through the backend which videos are to be shared.
Personal section - Video Download
Option for downloading videos
Administrators can decide whether users can download platform videos in mp4 format to be able to view them offline.
Personal section - Favourites
Option for creating a list of favourites
Through our tools, users can create their own list of video favourites and view them whenever they want.
Personal section - Personal Playlist
Option for creating a playlist
As with the list of video favourites, the platform allows all users to create a playlist that can be consulted by all other users.
Personal section - Avatar and Photogallery
Image gallery
Users can create image galleries and view them within the platform .
Option for uploading an avatar
All users can create an avatar, or rather a recognition image, to be easily recognisable to others.
Personal section - Friendships
Users interaction
Registered platform users can send requests to other users, creating interactive friendships.
Personal section - Newsletter
Email newsletter subscription
With no obligation to register, all users can receive a newsletter with the latest news from the website by simply inserting the appropriate email address. The
newsletter contains information on new videos uploaded to the platform and the most popular videos, and all the latest palimpsest news.
Static pages
Users can create an unlimited number of static pages thanks to the integration of a CMS within the platform.
Report
The platform provides analysis and management along with reports which can be received every day, every week or every month. The reports are all downloadable and are presented in graphic form. They contain accurate updates on all general information regarding the platform, e.g. the total number of views.
Advertising space management
The platform provides space for advertising banners. Every page contains a number of dedicated boxes in fixed positions, and these can be managed from the backend thanks to the integration of OpenX.
Management of these spaces is free and independent: each banner is adjustable according to the channel, while
dimensions are customisable according to the IAB standard.
Furthermore, OpenX offers the possibility of inserting and managing commercial communications within videos: pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll video, and image overlay, with advertising space following IAB and VAST standards.
