Personalized TV channel technology (Aalto University)

The aim is to develop and commercialize Aalto University owned system that enables an individual user or a broadcasting corporate to create a personalized Over The Top (OTT) TV channel with a fully customized program and dedicated to a specific audience. Channel owners gain important incentives depending on the size and the activity level of their channel audience. The system also provides commercial brokers with accurate statistics on the viewership of their commercials. The system can support abundance of personalized media services, ranging from online learning to entertainment to personalized online OTT TV channels. It defines a new concept of video/channel-centric social networking, connecting individuals interested in viewing the same channel/video and enabling them to interact and socialize around the same video/channel content.
A prototype has been developed. A patent has been filed. It got granted in USA and is still pending in EU and China.