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| Created Date | 2009/02/20 16:00:00 |
| Version | 1.1 |
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Introduction
This ontology aims at providing a simple vocabulary for describing programmes. It covers brands, series (seasons), episodes, broadcast events, broadcast services, etc. Its development was funded by the 大象传媒, and is heavily grounded on previous programmes data modelling work done there.
This documentation page is a first draft. All feedback on either the ontology or this page is welcomed! Feel free to email the authors mentioned above.
The design of this ontology document is based on the and specification documents.
The Programme Model
The programme model is inspired from the PIPS database schema, used at the 大象传媒. It describes how brands, series, episodes, particular versions of episodes and broadcasts interact with each other.
By going further on, we can associate to each of these episodes a particular version (which would correspond to a Manifestation in terms). This version can then be the factor of a broadcast event, occurring on a particular service (eg. 大象传媒 One London) at a particular time.
A simple depiction of the different modelled concepts and their interaction is the following one:
Ontology Terms
Automatically generated documentation for the ontology terms.
Classes
| AM | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | The AM broadcast band |
| Superclasses | Channel |
| AudioDescribedVersion | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A version holding an audio description. |
| Superclasses | Version |
| Brand | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A brand, e.g. `Top Gear' |
| Superclasses | Programme |
| Broadcast | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A broadcast event. Subsumes the event concept defined in the Event ontology. A broadcast is associated with a service, and with a particular version of an episode. |
| Superclasses | |
| Subclasses | FirstBroadcast, RepeatBroadcast |
| Properties | broadcast_of, broadcast_on, schedule_date, season_broadcast |
| Broadcaster | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | An organization responsible of some broadcasting services. It can hold a set of services and outlets. |
| Superclasses | |
| Properties | broadcaster |
| Category | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A category provides a way of classifying a set of programmes. Such classifications can be performed according to multiple dimensions and taxonomies, e.g. genre, format, places, people, subjects... |
| Subclasses | Format, Genre, Person, Place, Subject |
| Channel | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A physical channel on which a broadcast occurs. A single outlet or service can be associated with multiple channels. For example, Radio 4 LW broadcasts on Analogue Long Wave and on Digital Satellite. |
| Subclasses | LW, DAB, DVB, FM, IPStream |
| Properties | channel, frequency |
| Clip | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A particular clip, e.g. `Clip of Top Gear, first series' |
| Superclasses | ProgrammeItem, Programme |
| Properties | clip |
| DAB | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Digital Audio Broadcasting |
| Superclasses | Channel |
| DVB | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Digital Video Broadcasting |
| Superclasses | Channel |
| Episode | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A particular episode, e.g. 'Top Gear, first episode of the first series' or the film 'A Walk in the Sun' (/programmes/b00gfzdt) |
| Superclasses | ProgrammeItem, Programme |
| Properties | episode |
| FM | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | The FM broadcast band |
| Superclasses | Channel |
| FirstBroadcast | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Specifies a broadcast as being the first one of a particular version. |
| Superclasses | Broadcast |
| Format | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Anchor point for format taxonomies, similar to po:Genre for genre taxonomies. Instances of this concept include documentaries, talk shows, animation, etc. |
| Superclasses | Category |
| Properties | format |
| Genre | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | An anchor point for a programmes' genre taxonomy, e.g. 'Drama'/'Biographical'. |
| Superclasses | Category |
| Properties | category, genre |
| IP stream | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | IP stream |
| Superclasses | Channel |
| LocalRadio | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Radio services aiming at a local coverage. |
| Superclasses | Radio |
| NationalRadio | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Radio services aiming at a national coverage. |
| Superclasses | Radio |
| OriginalVersion | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | An 'original' version, the legacy version of a particular episode. |
| Superclasses | Version |
| Outlet | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Outlet of a particular service, e.g. Radio 4 LW and FM for Radio 4. Outlets are services which do not have variations. The criterion for an outlet is its timeline. For example, Radio 4 LW broadcasts on Analogue Long Wave, but also on Digital Satellite. It corresponds to just one outlet, as they are simulcasts. The two physical channels for broadcasts correspond to po:Channel. |
| Superclasses | Service |
| Properties | outlet |
| Programme | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A programme, can either be a brand, a series or an episode |
| Subclasses | Brand, Clip, Episode, ProgrammeItem, Series |
| Properties | actor, anchor, author, category, commentator, credit, director, executive_producer, format, genre, masterbrand, microsite, news_reader, participant, performer, person, place, producer, service, subject, synopsis |
| ProgrammeItem | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A programme that can have versions, and as such can be broadcast or made available on-demand, e.g. a clip or an episode. |
| Superclasses | Programme |
| Subclasses | Clip, Episode |
| Properties | version |
| Radio | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Services that use a radio medium. |
| Superclasses | Service |
| Subclasses | LocalRadio, NationalRadio, RegionalRadio |
| RegionalRadio | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Radio services aiming at a regional coverage. |
| Superclasses | Radio |
| Repeat | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Specifies a broadcast as being a repeat. |
| Superclasses | Broadcast |
| Season | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A season is a group of broadcasts. |
| Properties | season_broadcast |
| Segment | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Classification of an episode version's region, e.g. 'this track was played at that time'. |
| Superclasses |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A series, e.g. 'Top Gear, first season' |
| Superclasses | Programme |
| Properties | parent_series, series |
| Service | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A broadcasting service. Instances of this concept include 大象传媒 Radio Wales, 大象传媒 Radio 4, 大象传媒 News, etc. A service is a collection of outlets which contain common material, but with some variations, e.g. by region. Hence, a service may have multiple outlets (po:Outlet), e.g. 大象传媒 Radio 4 has 大象传媒 Radio 4 LW and 大象传媒 Radio 4 FM. A hierarchy of services types is defined within this ontology, e.g. radio and TV. A service that is a master brand only (a service that only commissions programmes, e.g. 大象传媒 Switch) should be an instance of the top-level po:Service. |
| Subclasses | Outlet, Radio, TV, Web |
| Properties | broadcast_on, broadcaster, channel, location, masterbrand, outlet, parent_service, service |
| ShortenedVersion | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A shortened version. |
| Superclasses | Version |
| SignLanguage | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A version holding sign language. |
| Superclasses | Version |
| Subject | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Anchor point for subject taxonomies. |
| Superclasses | Category |
| Properties | subject |
| Subtitle | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Classification of an episode version's region corresponding to a subtitle being shown. |
| Superclasses | t |
| Properties | text |
| TV | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Services that use a television medium. |
| Superclasses | Service |
| Version | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A particular version of an episode. Such versions include shortened ones, audio described ones or ones that holds sign language. The version is associated to a timeline. |
| Subclasses | AudioDescribedVersion, OriginalVersion, ShortenedVersion |
| Properties | aspect_ratio, broadcast_of, sound_format, subtitle_language, version |
| Web | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Services that use a Web medium. |
| Superclasses | Service |
Properties
| actor | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programmes to one of its actors - a person who plays the role of a character |
| Superproperties | credit |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| anchor | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A television reporter who coordinates a programme |
| Superproperties | credit |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| aspect ratio | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | The aspect ration of a particular version. |
| Domain | Version |
| Range |
| author | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to its author - the person who created the content |
| Superproperties | credit |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| broadcast | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a season to its constituent broadcasts |
| Domain | Season |
| Range | Broadcast |
| broadcast of | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a particular broadcast to the version being broadcasted. Sub-property of the event:factor one. |
| Superproperties | |
| Domain | Broadcast |
| Range | Version |
| broadcast on | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a particular broadcast to the service or outlet on which it was. Sub-property of the event:factor one. |
| Superproperties | |
| Domain | Broadcast |
| Range | Service |
| broadcaster | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a service to a broadcaster |
| Domain | Service |
| Range | Broadcaster |
| category | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to a particular category, e.g. genre, format, place... |
| Subproperty | format, genre, person, place, subject |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range | Genre |
| channel | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a service to a channel, e.g. Radio 4 LW to Radio 4 LW on Analogue Long Wave. |
| Domain | Service |
| Range | Channel |
| clip | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a brand, a series or an episode to a clip. |
| Superproperties | |
| Range | Clip |
| commentator | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to one of its commentators |
| Superproperties | credit |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| credit | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programmes to a person who is credited in it |
| Superproperties | |
| Subproperty | actor, anchor, author, commentator, director, executive_producer, news_reader, participant, performer, producer |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| director | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to its supervisor. Generally refers to the person responsible for all audience-visible components of a program, film, or show, whereas the producer is responsible for the financial and other behind-the-scenes aspects. A director's duties might also include casting, script editing, shot selection, shot composition, and editing |
| Superproperties | credit |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| episode | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a brand or a series to an episode constituting it. |
| Superproperties | |
| Range | Episode |
| executive producer | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to its executive producer - a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the making process, but who is still responsible for the overall production. Typically an executive producer handles business and legal issues |
| Superproperties | credit |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| format | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to a particular format (eg. 'Animation', 'Documentary', etc.). |
| Superproperties | category |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range | Format |
| frequency | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a channel to its frequency |
| Domain | Channel |
| Range |
| genre | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to a particular genre. |
| Superproperties | category |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range | Genre |
| location | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a service to a geographic location, aiming at capturing what this service aims at covering. |
| Superproperties | |
| Domain | Service |
| Range |
| long synopsis | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A long synopsis of a series, brand or episode. Sub-property of po:synopsis. |
| Superproperties | synopsis |
| masterbrand | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a programme with its masterbrand (its commissioner) |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range | Service |
| medium synopsis | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A medium synopsis of a series, brand or episode. Sub-property of po:synopsis. |
| Superproperties | synopsis |
| microsite | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a programme to its microsite. For example /programmes/b00fm04s and /eastenders/ |
| Superproperties | |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| news reader | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to its news reader |
| Superproperties | credit |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| outlet | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a service to an outlet, e.g. Radio 4 to Radio 4 LW. |
| Domain | Service |
| Range | Outlet |
| parent series | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a series to a series constituting it (eg. 'Waking the dead'). |
| Superproperties | |
| Domain | Series |
| Range | Series |
| parent service | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a service to another service encapsulating it (eg. '大象传媒 One' and '大象传媒 One South') |
| Superproperties | |
| Domain | Service |
| Range | Service |
| participant | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to one of its participants |
| Superproperties | credit |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| performer | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for audience |
| Superproperties | credit |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| person | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to a person |
| Superproperties | category |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range | Person |
| place | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to a place (e.g. 'London') |
| Superproperties | category |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range | Place |
| producer | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to its producer - the manager of an event, show, or other work, usually the individual in charge of finance, personnel, and other non-artistic aspects in the development of commercials, plays, movies, and other works |
| Superproperties | credit |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| schedule date | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | The schedule date of a broadcast event. |
| Domain | Broadcast |
| Range |
| series | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a brand or a series to a series constituting it. |
| Superproperties | |
| Range | Series |
| service | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associate a brand, series or episode to the master brand service. |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range | Service |
| short synopsis | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | A short synopsis of a series, brand or episode. Sub-property of po:synopsis. |
| Superproperties | synopsis |
| sound format | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | The sound format of a particular version. |
| Domain | Version |
| Range |
| subject | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Relates a programme to a subject (e.g. 'Easter') |
| Superproperties | category |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range | Subject |
| subtitle language | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Language of the subtitles embedded in a particular version |
| Domain | Version |
| Range |
| synopsis | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | The synopsis of a series, brand or episode. |
| Subproperty | long_synopsis, medium_synopsis, short_synopsis |
| Domain | Programme |
| Range |
| text | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a subtitle event to the corresponding text |
| Domain | Subtitle |
| Range |
| track | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associates a music segment with a track, as defined in MO |
| Superproperties | |
| Domain | |
| Range |
| version | |
|---|---|
| URI | |
| Description | Associate an episode to a version of it. Different versions of a same episode can exist (shortened version, version designed for the hearing impaired, etc.). |
| Domain | ProgrammeItem |
| Range | Version |