Content classification attributes - RokuTV

Feature Requests
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Which product is your request related to?

Player

Description

Roku OS 13.0 includes a new contentClassifier content metadata attribute (Roku) that lets developers optimize the sound and picture on Roku TVs based on different content genres. This helps developers increase app engagement by giving customers a simple, convenient way to optimize their playback experience. Other media enhancements include new Video node attributes that provide developers with accessibility information about audio and subtitle tracks.

Developers can use the contentClassifier content metadata attribute to specify the genre of their content (for example, action, sports, or comedy), and the Roku OS will use this attribute to automatically adjust the sound and picture on Roku TVs (if auto mode is selected for the picture or sound settings).

Right now (11th July 2024) it is partially supported

Issue description: impossible to set new field contentClassifier (Roku) in case source parameter for load function (Bitmovin-Player-Roku-SDK) is object.

It’s properly set if we use content node as source, but in this case DRM-protected content failed to play (looks like DRM httpAgent isn’t initialised).

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Hi Milan,

Thanks for highlighting this. I can see a few other customers have also reported the new contentClassifier attribute. So let me add your company insight to the wider internal product board. It sounds like a good optimisation introduced with the new ROKU update.

Am I correct in thinking you have a second issue here related to DRM content not working when you use content node at source?

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Hi James,

thanks a lot for your response :slight_smile:

Yes you are right. I can share with you internal Bitmovin ticket, where you can find more details about this issue - https://bitmovin.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/21414

If you need additional information feel free to ping me :slight_smile:

Milan