DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION SUBSCRIBER ACTIVITY

摘要

A method and apparatus are provided that interact with an IPTV product deployed in a communication network. The method and apparatus of the present invention collects subscriber activity data, such as channel changes generated by the subscriber while watching video or TV in an IPTV system. The system and method of the present invention collects, parses and processes this consumer activity data. The method and apparatus of the present invention collects and aggregates the IPTV consumer activity data from multiple IPTV consumer activity data collection systems. The aggregated data, collected over a national or global basis can then be used to generate metrics. The metrics are then analyzed by business rules to generate marketing data reports that can be used as a strategic analysis tool for communication network operators, content providers and advertisers to determine consumer usage of the IPTV systems and viewing of programming and advertising.