Announcing a raft of licensing agreements, taste-and-mood based entertainment discovery engine specialist is now claiming to be the biggest discovery provider for Tier-1 providers worldwide, and that its semantic approach will be at the forefront of next-generation entertainment experience. Jinni says the deals represent aggressive worldwide growth and the beginning of market transformation from the […]
At CES, Video content discovery solutions provider Jinni has unveiled a new NLU (natural language understanding) discovery engine to power voice-activated video guides that understand natural human language. The Jinni NLU engine leverages the company’s Entertainment Genome to interpret natural human speech and derive the underlying meaning to enable intuitive interaction between users and their […]
Cox Communications has announced enhancements to its premium TV product, Cox Advanced TV Plus, with an upgrade to the Trio Programme Guide. The enhanced Trio Guide will allow users to receive personal recommendations for up to eight users in a household, based on the movies and shows they already enjoy watching “We are making significant […]
CASBAA and international media and technology law firm Olswang have launched Singapore’s first online directory of digital content available from legitimate sources. The pilot directory is available to all at finddigitaltv.com and allows users to search for content by genre, device or just search for content that is free. The directory is being launched in […]
ThinkAnalytics, the company behind the world’s most widely deployed multiplatform TV Search & Recommendations Engine, has increased its customer base by 75 per cent over the past six months with 15 new operator customers. With a global customer base that now stands at 35 operators and more than 80 million licensed subscribers, ThinkAnalytics is benefiting […]
Google has announced details of additional channels available on its Kansas City high-speed fibre network. Writing in the Google Fiber blog, Larry Yang, Product Manager, Google Fiber, said: “Whether you’re searching for stock tips or workout tips; whether you’re looking to check off your holiday shopping lists or looking for shows for the kids; whether […]
The new PlayStation Store has gone live in the UK, after initial “teething problems” meant last week’s roll-out was stalled in Europe. The store – which offers games, movies and TV shows to rent or buy – is now more visually-oriented and carousel-based to make it quicker and easier to browse. The UI makes use […]
Input device specialist ruwido has secured a major supply deal with Canadian telco TELUS. The Austrian firm will provide the remote controls for TELUS’s Optik IPTV service. The deployment supports ruwido’s efforts to expand to new markets and regions outside Europe. ruwido has supplied TELUS with its r107 remote control, designed to meet TELUS’s objective […]
The BFI – lead body for film in the UK – and copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness, have announced a new era for FindAnyFilm.com. The website, which helps connect movie fans with the films of their choice, will now come under the stewardship of the Industry Trust to play an […]
blinkx , the online video search engine, has unveiled an open beta of the next generation of its flagship product, blinkx.com. The new site has been designed to enhance the video discovery and viewing experience for audiences, with powerful personalisation and recommendation capabilities, and simple integration across users’ social graph. It was built from the […]