Slide 1 19 May 2004DigiNews consortium DigiNews – An European project about digital newspaper...

19 May 2004 DigiNews consortium Slide 1

DigiNews – An European projectabout digital newspaper

Prepared by

Alain Bouffioux

Philips Digital Systems Laboratories - Leuven


Progresses in e-paper technology was the

motivating factor to initiate the DigiNews

project

Progresses in e-paper technology was the

motivating factor to initiate the DigiNews

project


The vision !

From e-ink Website

A lot of work has still to be completed in order to enable this vision (Caution: No unrealistic expectation !)

Focus of Diginews: Analyse, architect and demonstrate a solution (IT infrastructure) enabling the deployment of the digital newspaper


Agenda

• What is DigiNews• Electronic newspapers – What? Why? • Project focus - Objectives• Project approach• Consortium overview• Flemish contribution• Conclusions


Agenda



DigiNews in short

• Project definition initiated by Philips Leuven on 20th Jan 2003

• European ITEA (Eureka) project labelled in Nov. 2004 (ITEA projects: IT related Eureka projects)

• Project led by Philips Leuven• Focus: Electronic Newspaper (from edition to

consumption)• 20 european partners• Manpower: about 140 Man-year • Duration: about 2,5 years (begin-2004 to mid-2006) • Kick-Off : In Leuven on 10th & 11th Feb.2004


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SYSTEM VIEWCONSUMER VIEW

PROGRESSIVE VIEW

INVESTOR VIEW

BUSINESS VIEW

SOCIAL VIEW

ECOLOGICAL VIEW

The Digital Newspaper System

Editorial process, serviceinfrastructure &Publishing tools

NetworkInfrastructure

DigiNewsTerminal


What is an Electronic Newspaper ? (2)• Published

– Complex publishing tools– Time-critical environment

• Distributed– Broadcast (e.g.DAB,DVB-T) / Unicast– With / Without return channel

• Stored locally & consumed– Lightweight, always-on, low-power, dedicated terminals – Accessible to everybody

The system viewThe consumer viewThe investor viewThe progressive viewThe business viewThe social viewThe ecological view


DigiNewsTerminal

Editorial process, serviceinfrastructure &Publishing tools


What is an Electronic Newspaper ? (3)

Terminal • Accessible to everybody

(as paper version)Plug-and-play, No configuration,Flexible terminal,Not an additional PDA

• Usage as similar as possible to the one of classic newspaper

• Extended user experience (e.g. interactivity) & new services




Limit the risc and the initial investment • Format open & based on open

standards(XML, MPEG-7, NewsML)

• Based on current infrastructure(fast deployment, reduced initial investment) (e.g. DAB, DVB-T, WiFi Hotspots…)

• Access and copy-controlled (DRM)(Asset protection, security of revenue stream)




Also additional services (digital age)• Multiple update and fresh information

(stock market, weather, traffic...)• User profiling (filtering or navigation)• Location-based services• Return channel & database access• Easy worldwide distribution via

point-to-point (as for internet radios)• Combined with TTS (Text-To-Speech) for car usage• Touch & voice activation: usage in the car (No display needed)

Complementarity with legacy radio (passive vs interactive)




Legacy newspaper: rigidity

Electronic Newspaper: flexibility• No link between advertisment & articles

(Assembling in real-time at reading according to user profile).

• Subscription rate as a function of advertisement tolerancy

• Billing scheme (per issue, subscription...)• Revenue/cost distribution between actors

(publishers, advertisers, broadcasters, product manufacturers...) via micro-payment




For visually impaired people:- Larger font size- With Text-To-Speech synthesizer




• Low transport cost (existing infrastructure during low-activity period)

• Environmental friendly (no-ink, no paper, no physical transport)



Why an Electronic Newspaper ? (1/2)

• Digital revolution: everything becomes digital Audio, Video, Photography...

• Next step: Newspaper ? – Excellent candidate: based on current

infrastructure, current technologies INCREMENTAL (if replacement only)

– Current usage pattern compatible with legacy newspaper ( e-book: gift, long-lasting value)

– E-paper (flexible display), last (until now missing) enabling technology, is nearly ready to enter the market.


Why an Electronic Newspaper ? (2/2)

• Other advantages– Faster distribution (deadline of publishers moved)– Just-in-time delivery (Reliability)– Cheaper for the consumer ?– Additional services for the consumer– Social role– Environmental friendly

• Digital Newspaper vs Digital camera– No big change (same usage mode for legacy and new

device)– More functionalities justify the larger initial investment– Cheaper at long term or for intensive use ?Success digital camera Success digital newspaper ???


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Project focus - objectives

• Investigation of the various business models &proposal for successful introduction

• Definition for a basic electronic newspaper:replacement of current newspaper (keep it simple)

• Specify & demonstrate a complete end-to-end solution (using DAB/DVB-T/hotspot infrastructure)

• Exploration of possible augmented uses & validation/demonstration of some of them


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Work Breakdown Structure

WP2 - System analysis

Services,Scenarios

State-of-the-artConstraints

SystemRequirements

Contents representation, Security, copy protectionUI, personalization, location awareness, billing

WP4- Architecture for extended services

Architecture Definition(Publisher platform, Data transport, User terminal)

Conceptsvalidation

Demonstratorspecification &validation plan

WP3- Architecture for basic services

WP5 - Demonstrator definition, implementation and validation

Basic ServicesExtended Services

BusinessModels

Architecture Definition(Publisher services, End-to-end services, Userservices)

Conceptsvalidation

Demonstratorspecification &validation plan

WP1 -Management,Standardization &technicaldissemination


Global planning


WPs in short (1)

• WP2 - System analysisSystem requirements defined from the three point-of-views:– User: usage scenarios for user & publisher– Business: Business models (consumption & remuneration

models)– Technology: State-of-the-art: current distribution

infrastructure, current technologiesRequirements about:– Delivery process & actor interface– Content representation– Security issues, billing & payment– User interface, Interactivity, Personalization, Location

awareness…


WPs in short (2)

• WP3 – Architecture for basic services(i.e. provided on a broadcasting channel, simply replacing the classical newspaper) e.g. DAB or DVB-T based end-to-end architecture

• WP4 – Architecture for extended services(i.e. Additional services made possible by the digital character of the information: TTS for visually for visually-impared & car usage, user- and geo- based services...)

• WP5 – Demonstratorse.g. Broadcast-based end-to-end demonstrator + validation of some selected extended services


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Consortium overview

• Countries:Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Sweden, Spain, UK

• SME, Industries, Research labs, Universities• Publishers, infrastructure providers, consumer

appliances...• 3 end-to-end demo’s: Sweden, Belgium, Spain


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The Flemish sub-consortium

• Concentra media – Publisher side & expertise in user & advertiser needs

• Philips Leuven – Terminal & experience in consumer electronics

• dZine – Terminal, distribution & experience in professional news application

• KULeuven – Theoretical support, middleware, • Distribution channel – Solution currently

investigated


Flemish demonstrator in the European context (1)


DigiNewsTerminal

Publishingenvironment

FlemishDemonstrator

Sub-ConsortiumDemonstrator 1

Sub-ConsortiumDemonstrator 2

Interoperabilitytest

Interoperabilitytest


Flemish demonstrator in the European context (2)

DigiNewsTerminal

Publishingenvironment

IP-networkInfrastructure

Back-endServer

CertificationAuthority

BillingServer

Case: distribution via IP


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Some conclusions !

• Due to its usage model the e-newspaper seems an excellent candidate for next step of the digital revolution

• A multi-national approach is ideal to get a wide product acceptance

• Flanders contribute significantly to this project by the realisation of a full end-to-end demonstration.

• Beyond promising business opportunities, DigiNews may also have a social role (visually-impaired, economy of natural resources (paper, energy...)...


Questions ?

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Thank you for your attention !

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