Build a "Channel"

Ionatan5 Aug 2011 12:45 AM
Hello, how can I build a channel for Yahoo Connected TV?
I need to create a TV Widget to add my VOD on Yahoo TV? I don't understand exactly how I can publish my video content on Yahoo Connected TV.
Austin Teames10 Aug 2011 5:52 PM
Yahoo! Connected TV has an open Widget Developer Kit (WDK) for developers to build apps for the platform. You can get the latest WDK on the Yahoo! Connected TV website at:&nbsp;http://connectedtv.yahoo.com/developer/#frmContact<br><br>If you have any questions or would like to contact a developer to help you build a VOD app go to the official Y! Connected TV forums at:&nbsp;http://developer.yahoo.com/forum/Connected%20TV<br><br><div class="quote "><div class="quotetop ">QUOTE<cite>(Ionatan @ 5 Aug 2011 12:45 AM)</cite><blockquote class="quotemain">Hello, how can I build a channel for Yahoo Connected TV? <br>I need to create a TV Widget to add my VOD on Yahoo TV? I don&#39;t understand exactly how I can publish my video content on Yahoo Connected TV.</blockquote></div></div>
Vivek Jani16 Aug 2011 4:59 AM
Hello,<br><br>Yes, you will need to create a TV widget to add your videos on Yahoo Connected TV. Check out the sample mediaplayer widget provided along with the WDK(available at http://connectedtv.yahoo.com/developer/), to get a basic idea of a simple widget that plays videos.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Vivek<br><br><div class="quote"><div class="quotetop">QUOTE<cite>(Ionatan @ 5 Aug 2011 12:45 AM)</cite></div><blockquote class="quotemain">Hello, how can I build a channel for Yahoo Connected TV? <br>I need to create a TV Widget to add my VOD on Yahoo TV? I don&#39;t understand exactly how I can publish my video content on Yahoo Connected TV.</blockquote></div>
buddy22 Sep 2011 9:28 AM
Dislosure : &nbsp;I&#39;m not affiliated with Yahoo! and they may know more than me<br><br>Essentially, what you do is create a widget/app that uses the KONtx media player to stream content from your site/host. &nbsp;You can&nbsp;limitedly&nbsp;skin the widget to match any brand you&#39;ve created. &nbsp;It depends on the TV, but I&#39;ve found most containers that use H.264/AAC to work nicely. &nbsp;I&#39;m not wildly&nbsp;knowledgeable&nbsp;when it comes to video so&nbsp;other&nbsp;containers/encoding might work. &nbsp;From there you simply hardcode or import a feed into your widget and let Y! do it&#39;s thing<br><br><div class="quote "><div class="quotetop ">QUOTE<cite>(Ionatan @ 5 Aug 2011 12:45 AM)</cite><blockquote class="quotemain">Hello, how can I build a channel for Yahoo Connected TV? <br>I need to create a TV Widget to add my VOD on Yahoo TV? I don&#39;t understand exactly how I can publish my video content on Yahoo Connected TV.</blockquote></div></div>