In the old days, things were simpler There were TVs and STBs with a basic embedded operating system that, in broad terms, didn’t give many other features than watching flow TV through multicast and recordings. Easy and convenient, but not very flexible, and no way to provide extra services or benefits to the consumer.

Machine learning and AI are some of the big buzz words these days. With these has come a need for getting as much data as possible, since the more data, the better use for it.