Digitalsmiths has reported record growth resulting in market leadership in the US. Seven of the top ten US pay-tv providers have selected Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery platform to power their video discovery needs. The top 10 pay-tv providers in the US represent 94 per cent of all US Subscribers, and 86 per cent of all North […]
Ed Richards, Ofcom’s Chief Executive, has suggested the government’s review of communications policy should include an assessment of the prominence the UK’s Public Service Broadcasters are afforded on Electronic Programme Guides in the converged age. Delivering an address at the Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar: Assessing the Government’s communications strategy: ‘Connectivity, Content and Consumers: Britain’s digital […]
Horowitz Associates’ latest consumer survey among broadband Internet users 15+, Multiplatform Content & Services 2013, highlights the undeniable benefits of a strong social media presence in cultivating loyal, active network viewership, particularly among younger age groups. Younger viewers are the most socially engaged with their TV content; nearly one-third (30 per cent) of online 15-17 […]
Research sponsored by Veveo, a provider of semantic technologies designed to bridge the usability gap in connected devices and applications with intelligent search, discovery and personalisation solutions, reveals that pay-TV users perceive content discovery in television to be inadequate for their needs. Furthermore, the research found that pay-TV usability is not keeping pace with the […]
IRIS.TV, a video recommendation service, has formed a partnership with Unicorn Media, an expert in Internet video solutions. The partnership allows publishers to serve video ads to all IP-enabled devices and enables them to deliver personalised video streams to any platform, while utilising the native mobile video player. “Given the overall video consumption growth in […]
Google has enhanced its search capabilities for TV programmes adding listings and episode information. In a Google Plus post, the company says: “Now when searching for your favourite TV shows, you can get more information about specific episodes. For example, say that you’re wondering when the next season of The Walking Dead starts. Try searching […]
Research from Parks Associates into European TV viewing habits finds strong demand in Western Europe for TV solutions that personalise and prioritise content. TV subscribers in France, Belgium, the UK, and Germany all expressed strong interest in an EPG (electronic programme guide) feature that displays a viewer’s favourite channels first. The following percentages of broadband […]
Sky+ is making it even easier for customers to find content with the latest update to its Sky+HD box. The new search functionality, which is being rolled out to customers over the coming months, lets them search by title, actor, event, channel, sport or any key word. The updated Search uses technology that collates results […]
Digitalsmiths, a specialist in personalised video discovery solutions, gas announced that Foxtel has selected Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery to provide metadata management in support of its subscription television services. Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery will support a variety of Foxtel services across its broadcast and IPTV platforms in Australia. Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery and Unified Data Service enables personalised […]
TMS, the entertainment navigation expert, and ThinkAnalytics, a specialist in multiplatform TV search and recommendations, have entered into a new agreement. Under the deal, TMS will provide its On Entertainment metadata to ThinkAnalytics for use in the ThinkAnalytics Recommendations Engine which delivers individualised multiplatform content recommendations to consumers, helping them discover the live linear TV, […]