Abstract: High definition panoramic videos may be facilitated by, e.g., assigning video controllers to respective panoramic videos or portions thereof; activating a first video controller assigned to a first one of the panoramic videos; and producing a first view-point perspective from the first panoramic video utilizing the activated controller.

Abstract: A survey providing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a survey participation signal, from a user device, related to the broadcasting program that is being reproduced in a broadcasting device, a user authentication unit configured to authenticate a user based on identification information of the user device included in the received survey participation signal and user information that is previously stored in a database, a transmission unit configured to transmit a survey list for the broadcasting program to the user device and a survey result generation unit configured to generate a survey result based on a survey response to the survey list and the user information, wherein the transmission unit is further configured to transmit the generated survey result to the broadcasting device.

Abstract: High definition panoramic videos may be facilitated by, e.g., assigning video controllers to respective panoramic videos or portions thereof; activating a first video controller assigned to a first one of the panoramic videos; and producing a first view-point perspective from the first panoramic video utilizing the activated controller.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a method performed under control of an apparatus includes dividing video content into a plurality of sections; selecting a plurality of candidate thumbnail images in each of the sections; transmitting, to a plurality of end devices, the plurality of candidate thumbnail images serially, along with the video content; receiving, from the plurality of end devices, user input to select various ones of the plurality of candidate thumbnail images; and changing a display time period of the plurality of candidate thumbnail images, based on the received user input.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a mobile device includes a data receiving unit configured to receive metadata regarding television content that is played by a television device; an icon displaying unit configured to: display a plurality of icons that are associated with the television content based at least in part on the metadata, and receive a touch input via at least one icon from among the plurality of icons; and a signal generating unit configured to generate a control signal regarding an operation of the television device based at least in part on the received touch input.