Allowing non-specialist to create, deploy, browse and download applications for interactive TVs

In the last decades two revolutions have occurred in technology: first: mobile devices are no longer calling and texting devices with some embedded extra features (such as calculators and email) but have become closer to computers with text processors, media players, cameras and navigation systems; the second, social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and so on have made the Internet a friendlier environment for people to interact with and, thereafter, to use these new channels to share experiences of their lives with others. These two facts changed people’s routine and, also, the requirements for these devices. One of the newest devices being revolutionised is the television.Big TV manufacturers and telecoms are already changing the way people interact with televisions. Mostly investing on 3D technology, gesture-based input, applications and content on demand. So, computers, mobile phones and television will become more similar to one another. Based on this context, the CCP project aims to allow non-technical users to create applications for satellite-connected interactive televisions, to preview & test applications during development and to publish applications in the application store. It is also possible to download and browse applications from the application store and filter applications by categories or search keywords.