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Release 6.0.0.1 (1-18-2018)

• Simplified SDK API: This will allow clients to have a simple interface to pass metadata to the sdk and reduce the number of api calls. This feature will currently be available for AppSDK only. New API (trackEvent) is introduced to simplify SDK integration for clients. New API will be implemented as a wrapper for the existing SDK API. Clients will be able to use either new or old SDK API.
• Viewability: Viewability is as an online tracking mechanism introduced in Nielsen SDK for representing the visibility of a video in the player along a playback that are actually viewed by the customers.
• SegA/B/C Fix: If empty values are provided for segA, segB, segC in the loadmetadata call, then SDK will use the default values from the config.
• Appname Removal: Client will no longer need to pass Appname as part of SDK initialization because SDK will be retrieving the name from the manifest file using PackageManager API. Even if client continues to pass the Appname, SDK will ignore it.
• Default Privacy Url: Return default US privacy url instead of “nil” or blank string for userOptOutURLString.
• Event Data Reporting: Sending event data in milliseconds compared to seconds for more granular reporting.
• Bug Fix For DTVR: Fix for DTVR short ping having at parameter as “timer” instead of “sfview” during channel change scenario. iOS fox for 1 trans ping per ID3 tag.
• Session Id Change: Updated the Session id format to align the AppSDK with the DAR/Browser SDK logic which generates 39 chars sessionid/uaid.
• Stop Event Requirement Change: ST event will be reported at the end of the content, on End API call regardless of playhead position and channel change.
• Common Playhead Error: SDK will no longer send view ping if the first playhead position is 0 and if the playhead position is not incrementing. SDK will check if the playhead position will increment from 0 and then only send the view ping.

Release 5.1.1.26

• Genre parameter will be a part of DCR pings and the value is reflected as part of c44 parameter.
• Merged adModel and adLoadType flags
• Fix for stop event data carried to next session’s duration ping
• Fix for last playhead call that is not processed (when there is no time-gap between the last playhead and end call)

Release 5.1.1.24

• Enhanced support for Digital Audio
• Ability to pass adloadtype as “linear” or “dynamic”
• Ability to detect end of content and static material through duration pings
• Acceptance of empty parameters with a warning message triggered, if a required parameter is missing
• Acceptance of case-insensitive JSON key values
• Configurable feature to show Ad view counts in the duration pings
• Automatic Pause Detection and Debug build detection
• Change of default ‘type’ from “ad” to “content”
• Removal of “Static” Launch Ping for Non-Static product implementations
• Fix for metadata carry over between channels after a channel change

Release 5.1.1.18

• Ability to opt-out using “Limit Ad Tracking” feature
• Improved CPU Performance through encryption process change
• Opt-Out pages can be served based on user’s language and locale from device

Release 5.1.1.14

• Support for Nielsen TV Brand Effect
• Ability to set CMS parameters at a more global level
• Collection of additional device information
• Opt-out pages based on locale and country
• Opt-out based on the ‘Limit Ad Tracking’ flag
• Issue a warning in client developer’s console when an ad is being played for more than 5 minutes
• Reduced load time of Android SDK, caused due to encryption.
• Limit the duration reported for App launch
• Modification to accept non-JSON strings
• Fixed
  • Incorrect DRM placement ID
  • DRM pings sent in bursts in case of time change

Release 5.1.1.10

• Fixed an issue where SDK will send a burst of data pings in Android.

Release 5.1.1.7

• Support for Android N
• Usage of stop API call is made optional when switching between content or advertising occurs.
• General bug fix and performance improvements

Release 5.1.1.4

• Support for Pause timeout (from 30 minutes to 5 minutes)

Release 5.1.1.3

• Sending event level (button press data) data to census collections.
• Changes in OTT when switching from mobile to Chromecast
• General bug fix and performance improvements

Release 5.1.0.4

• Combined SDK for DCR US and International (Germany)
• API to signal end of content (end API)
• Changes to use of stop API
• Support for OTT measurement
• Support for Pause timeout
• Offline viewing
• Updated API to support JSON object instead of string.
• Reporting of media URL and bundle ID
• Updated ping retry logic
• Changes in OptOut process behavioral
• Enhanced Debugging and SDK logging
• Changes to API signature
• Introduced new API updateOTT to report current OTT status.

Release 4.0.0.8

• Support for Nielsen DCR product (Digital Content Ratings)
• All the products should be migrated to the latest SDK.
• This SDK distribution does not have a native library component or shared object.
• Support for Nielsen App static measurement
• Support for Ad measurement
• Removal of Native C++ code
• Removed singleton restriction
• Support for Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• General bug fix and performance improvements