CMCD (Common Media Client Data) was originally more focused on VoD applications, but exploring live applications has become an attractive avenue for those seeking to apply the project’s benefits to TV. This comes as CMCD, an open specification from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), blows four candles on its birthday cake and prepares for release of its second version. Notably, TV industry standards-setter DVB announced its intentions earlier this summer to enable use of CMCD – aiming to create a common language between players and CDNs. For now, live is not CMCD’s strong suit. For example, there is only one iteration of the content ID metric from the start to end of a VoD asset, and one session ID issued…