What is Whale Live
Whale Live is a video service which provides ad enabled Free Linear digital channels and VOD over the Internet to Smart TV consumers, it simplifies the process to publish contents to Smart TV devices, and enrich the content portfolio of Smart TV consumers.
Whale Live will be pre-installed as a featured app, its hottest and latest contents will be promoted on the recommendation section, it can also be launched through TV guide or virtual source on certain Smart TV models.
Supported Media
| Type | Player | Container | Video | Profile | Audio | Recommended |
| HLSv3 | HTML5 video tag <video> | TS | H264 | Base Main High | AAC HE-AAC AC3, E-AC3 | High profile |
| MSS | HTML5 video tag <video> | frag MP4 | H26 VC-1 HEVC | Main High | HE-AAC wma wma pro | High profile |
Required metadata
| Type | Field | Description |
| Channel Info | Channel ID | ID of the channel |
| Channel Name | Name of the channel | |
| Channel Logo | Logo of the channel | |
| Streaming URL | Media URL for playback | |
| Age Level | Age limitation settings | |
| Authorized Country | Which countries apply to the channel | |
| Audio Language | What is the language of the media | |
| Channel Resolution | UHD, FHD, HD or SD | |
| Channel Category | News, Lifestyle, TV&Movies, Sports ,Kids, Music, Ent.,Comedy | |
| Program Info | Program ID | ID of the program |
| Program Title | Title of the program | |
| Title Language | What is the language of the program title | |
| Program Image | A guiding program thumbnail | |
| Program Synopsis | Short description of the program | |
| Subtitle | What are the available subtitles | |
| Actors | The available actor list | |
| Released Year | Release info of the content | |
| Schedule Info | Channel ID | For mapping Channel ID with Program ID |
| Program ID | For mapping Channel ID with Program ID | |
| Program Start Time | Program start time in UTC | |
| Program End Time | Program end time in UTC | |
| Program Duration | Duration of the program |
