LOCALIZED NEWS & INFORMATION WALLED GARDEN PORTAL
Just exactly what is a “walled garden”?
“A walled garden is a garden which is surrounded by high walls. Whilst these walls may now serve a decorative purpose, their original purpose was to shelter the plants within the garden from winds and frosts. The shelter provided can raise the ambient temperature within the garden by several degrees, thus permitting plants to be grown that would not survive in the natural climate of the location.”In the world of media, a walled garden is a closed environment with a set of controlled content that is managed by a distributor. Historical examples include early services from AOL, Prodigy and Compuserve – and in this era of the open Internet and Google, walled gardens have acquired negative connotations, and are often thought of as being as anachronistic as an old English garden. However, by using modern technology to bring a specific set of content to a specific audience, media walled gardens are able to effectively provide, and even nourish local content that is not surviving in today’s modern media climate. (more)
From Wikipedia
What is DotDaily?
DotDaily is CloverLeaf’s turnkey news & information interactive TV network. With content and applications selected, localized and managed to meet the network operators’ strategic requirements, DotDaily is proud to be called a walled garden. DotDaily is customizable and always localized; DotDaily provides valuable local, national and international content on-demand – the content TV viewers want when they want it, and where they want it – on their TV.
DotDaily is Intuitive & Easy to Use
Available with or without DotDaily branding, CloverLeaf Digital’s easy to use compelling User Interface is designed for interactive television navigation, and can be customized with the operator’s branding.
DotDaily is a Managed Service
CloverLeaf provides ongoing management and updating of the localized portal through continuous publishing and monitoring of all content.
DotDaily Provides Valuable Localized Content
From Associated Press, AccuWeather & other trusted providers around the world.
News content includes world, national, business, and political coverage, as well as lottery results. In selected areas, we also publish content from local newspapers and TV stations.
Sports content includes national top stories and localized coverage of all major pro and college sports.
Weather content includes a complete local package – current conditions, forecast, animating local and regional radar, and severe weather coverage, as well as national radar and out of town weather look-up.
Entertainment Guides include local cinema guides, local entertainment guides and local restaurant guides.
Arts content includes entertainment news, horoscopes and soap opera recaps.