1. DIGITAL MEDIA
Digital Media Platforms

2. Contents
• DMP Explained
• Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting
• Broadband
• Cable
• Satellite
• Media Platforms

3. DMP Explained
• A digitized platform for media
• Allows real-time and/or delayed delivery of video,
audio and/or data to multiple networks such as
telco, cable, satellite, digital terrestrial
broadcasting and broadband.
• Delivery can be made via a variety of devices
possibly including mobile phones, set-top boxes,
PDAs and computers.
• Source: http://www.itvdictionary.com

4. Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting
• Digital television transmission without the use
of satellites.
• Provides a clearer picture and superior sound
quality when compared to analog TV, with less
interference.
• Further Reading: DTTV Defined

5. Broadband
• A type of data
transmission in which a
single medium (wire)
can carry
several channels at
once.
• Further Reading: Webopedia
What is Broadband?

6. Cable
• The use of a cable modem you can have
a broadband Internet connection that is
designed to operate over cable TV lines.
• Further Reading: Webopedia

7. Satellite
• A communications
satellite or comsat is an
artificial satellite sent to
space for the purpose
of telecommunications.
• Source: Wikipedia
How do satellites work?

8. Media Platforms
• There are many
services used to create,
store and share digital
media.
• These media platforms
form the basis for the
ways we interact with
each other.

9. Media Platforms
• Blogs
– Blogger
– Word Press
– Tumblr
• Social Networking
– Facebook
– Google Plus
– LinkedIn
– Quora
– Xing
• Publishing
– Scribd
– Slideshare
• Video Channel
– Vimeo
– Youtube
– Netflix
• Viral
– ShareThis
• Message- Twitter

10. Media Platforms
Activity: After viewing
discuss the following:
In what ways have digital
media platforms
improved:
• Governance
• Commerce
• Religion?