Clock Time (vs. Content Time)

July 21, 2012

See also: Content Time

CIMM DEFINITION: Where clock drift may occur, measuring the content by the clock rather than the exact time that the content aired.

2: The clock or time stamping used on a STB. (Source: TIVO)

3: The best available absolute time available from the internal clock in a Set-Top Box. Because of clock inaccuracies and varying stream delays between Set-Top Boxes, FourthWall Media performs clock synchronization to report all event timings relative to the content timing as reported in the as run logs. (Source: FourthWall Media)