Research from Parks Associates finds 24 per cent of UK broadband households that own a smart speaker with personal assistant would like to control their smart TV via this device, nearly twice as many as any other device. “In the UK, the NPS [Net Promoter Score] of smart speakers is negative, so Amazon, Google Home, […]
TiVo has announced that Foxtel, Australia’s leading subscription-TV platform, has renewed its licence to TiVo’s Search and Recommendation services and will have access to TiVo’s Personalised Content Discovery platform. As a long-term Search and Recommendation customer, the renewal will provide Foxtel’s subscribers in Australia with the latest TiVo innovations to help power entertainment experiences. “We […]
Synamedia, the renamed NDS division that was acquired by Cisco, is back in independent hands. Financed by global investment firm Permira, the buyout from Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions, has completed. Financial terms of the deal were not released. Synamedia’s portfolio of over 200 pay-TV and media customers includes AT&T, Astro, beIN, Bharti Airtel, […]
Connected TV specialist VIZIO has introduced expanded Google Assistant actions for VIZIO SmartCast TVs, granting consumers access to a wider range of voice control features. VIZIO SmartCast TV users with a Google Home or Google Assistant-enabled device, such as the Google Home Hub, will have the ability to use simple voice commands for input selection […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku is expanding its streaming player lineup with the addition of two new devices – the new Roku Premiere and the new Roku Premiere+. The Roku Premiere ($39.99 [€33.06] MSRP) and Roku Premiere+ ($49.99 MSRP) offer picture quality in HD, 4K Ultra HD or 4K HDR. The company also announced […]
In a move that it says will offer more ways to discover and enjoy music, Apple has completed its December 2017 acquisition of Shazam, one of the world’s most popular and highly-rated music apps, used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. “Apple and Shazam have a long history together. Shazam was one of the […]
According to the Connected Devices and Media Consumption survey from IHS Markit, TV content discovery is at the heart of the battle among TV and video providers to convince consumers that their user experience is both easy to use and truly personalised. Even with
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has announced comprehensive support for Android TV with an end-to-end content value protection ecosystem. Following successful Android TV deployments, including Euskaltel in Spain, Canal Digital in Norway, Linknet in Indonesia and SkyLife in Korea all benefiting from its advanced content security solution, NAGRA has now expanded the […]
IBM Watson Media and IRIS.TV, a cloud-based personalised video programming system have launched Video Recommendations, a new AI content personalisation engine designed to help publishers boost viewer engagement through highly relevant video programming recommendations. By combining viewer data with a deep understanding of specific elements within video, publishers are better able to predict and deliver […]
Entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo has added German, Italian and Portuguese language support to TiVo Conversation Services, a module within the TiVo Personalised Content Discovery platform, which provides natural-language understanding technology, highly-relevant results and a personalised entertainment experience. This means that TiVo Conversation is now available in English (including US and UK variants), […]