I want to build a widget that needs programmatic access to the subtitles (or other timed text stream) that comes in on the live video feed (either from cable or over-the-air broadcast). Is this possible with the Yahoo! WDK? If not, is it on the roadmap for an upcoming release?
We are not passing on any of the TV information including video stream, closed caption or other show data. We do not currently have plans to share this data from the TV directly to apps. What specifically are you looking to do with your app?
Hi Austin, thanks for the reply.<br><br>The basic idea is to embed timed text into the video stream at the publisher's end. Subtitles are a common example, but imagine what would be possible if the publisher could embed some JSON data in the stream, and then give access to that JSON data to the app running on the TV. It would allow for a new generation of interactive television. When I think "Smart TV", this is exactly the kind of thing I want to see.