Ncanto default contexts
Ncanto provides the ability to define recommendation types using a configuration known as a context.
As a starting point, OpenTV provides a default set of contexts that is uploaded to Ncanto at system installation by a playbook.
However, one of the benefits of using contexts is that it allows the operator to tailor the recommendation types to suit their own specific needs. For example, a sports-only operator would have very different recommendation requirements from an operator that provided only movies. So the operator is free to edit these contexts, add new ones, or replace them entirely.
Editing and creating contexts can be done using XroadMedia's Piloto tool.
Context | VOD | BTV | Series | Season | Deeplink | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
because-you-watched |
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| Content based on the assets that you have last watched | |||
latest-arrivals |
| VOD assets that have become available in the last seven days (based on Ncanto:availabilityStartTime) | ||||
next-episodes |
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| Recommends the next episode of a series once you’ve watched an asset with series and episode information. | |||
popular-movies-7-days |
| The most-watched VOD assets that have a programType of either "movie", "MOVIE", or "Movie" | ||||
popular-tv-shows-7-days |
| The most-watched VOD assets that have a programType of either "tvshow", "TVSHOW", "TvShow", "TVShow", "episode", "Episode", or "EPISODE" | ||||
related |
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| Used for a media card to show other assets that relate to the current asset | |||
trending-1-day |
| The most-watched VOD assets in the last day | ||||
trending-1-week |
| The most-watched VOD assets in the last week | ||||
trending-4-hours |
| The most-watched VOD assets in the last four hours | ||||
stcu |
| BTV programmes that are currently available to be watched as an STCU (Short-Term Catch-Up) item | ||||
series |
| Recommends content at the series level. For example, because you've watched an episode of Game of Thrones, here are some other series you might like. | ||||
season |
| Recommends content at the season level. For example, because you've watched an episode of Game of Thrones, here are some seasons you might like. | ||||
deeplink |
| Recommends content at the deep-link provider level (for example, all popular items from Disney+). |
