The Java TV application programming interface provides an ideal development and deployment platform for the emerging class of interactive television services. The Java programming language provides content developers with a high degree of control and flexibility over the look and feel of their applications, enabling them to deliver the most dynamic and compelling interactive television experiences to their audience.
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May 8, 2007 - JavaOne
Java Technology for TV and Blu-ray Disc - Open Source Kick-off Events at JavaOne
BD-J Application Developer Contest Launch
In conjunction with "Java Technology in TV: Blu-ray Disc and Cable
Day" on May 10th at JavaOne this year Twentieth Century Fox is
sponsoring a BD-J Application Contest to encourage developers to
showcase their ideas for interactive features such as might be found
on future Blu-ray Disc titles. Fox has created an entry kit
(available in the Digital Living Room) featuring the On-Q Studio BD-J
development environment from Ensequence and a variety of movie clips
and graphical assets from Fox movies. Prizes include a Panasonic
1080p plasma television, Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Disc player, and a
library of Blu-ray Disc titles from Fox. For more information on the
contest please see
http://www.foxbd.com/javaonesweeps/ and
https://bd-j-application-contest.dev.java.net/.
Sun kicks-off Open Source Projects for Java technology in TV and Blu-ray Disc
Blu-Dahlia Users Group, is aimed at developers of Blu-ray Disc Java based applications (BD-J), and applications for other Globally Executable MHP (GEM) TV platforms, such as OCAP and MHP and GEM-IPTV. Blu-Dahlia is a place to exchange ideas and best practices amongst the TV content and authoring community. It is intended to be an open group for sharing of best practices in application development, including tools, techniques, frameworks, and shared code.
Project HD Cookbook is an open, collaborative place to gather code for BD-J applications, and other GEM TV platforms. This project includes
GRIN - a framework for GRaphical INteractivity. This framework manages the display of "features" that are arranged into a "show", and provides simple remote control handling. Project HD Cookbook can be found at
https://hdcookbook.dev.java.net/.
April 2007
Java Technology in TV: Blu-ray Disc and Cable Day
In recognition of the tremendous rate of growth for Java technology in the television market and the skyrocketing demand for developers skilled in these API's, on Thursday, May 10th the 2007 JavaOne conference will feature a special track of sessions and events targeting developers interested in gaining an understanding of digital television software technologies and markets. Produced in conjunction with CableLabs and major motion picture studios, Blu-ray Disc and Cable Day.
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