Streaming Service Vocabulary

Hulu

Entertainment Company that is primarily oriented towards instant streaming of television series, carrying current and past episodes of many series from its owners' respective television networks and other content partners.

OTT

Over the top device (Apple TV, Amazon Fire Stick, Xbox One).

Apple TV

a digital media player and microconsole developed and sold by Apple Inc.

Roku

a series of digital media players manufactured by Roku, Inc. The name comes from the Japanese word 六 meaning "six" and was named so because it was the sixth company that Anthony Wood started.

Netflix

a streaming service that allows our customers to watch a wide variety of award-winning TV shows, movies, documentaries, and more on thousands of internet-connected devices.

YouTube

a video-sharing website in which users can upload, view, and comment on videos

Licensed non-first window content

content that has been shown on another network first

Licensed original first-window content

content that is shown on the network/streaming service first, but not created by the network.

Non-linear TV

non-traditional means of viewing that enables place- and timeshifting

Owned original first-window content

original content that is owned and created by the streaming service

Advanced TV

several forms of streaming TV content, including connected TV, TV everywhere, linear addressable and video on demand (VOD) addressable

TV Everywhere

the ability to watch TV everywhere or anywhere

Connected TV

using a smart TV to watch content through an over-the-top (OTT) device like Apple TV, a Blu-ray player, a streaming stick like Amazon Fire TV Stick, a gaming console like Xbox One or even just through the smart TV interface itself.

Linear TV

when viewers must watch a scheduled TV program at the time it's broadcasted, and on the channel it's presented on

Video On Demand

when you watch video content after its official release date or original air date and time.