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, […]
ThinkAnalytics, developer of a multiplatform TV search and recommendations engine, has unveiled ThinkSports, its comprehensive worldwide sports metadata library. ThinkSports enables broadcasters and pay-TV providers to deliver highly-personalised recommendations to viewers based on their favourite athletes, teams and sporting events. ThinkSports makes it easier for fans to discover, and watch, programming as well as accelerating […]
Viaccess-Orca, a global player in the protection and enhancement of content services, will demonstrate a new user interface for its TV Everywhere (TVE) solution at IBC2013. The new interface allows TV viewers to easily discover compelling content on a wide range of devices — including TVs, PCs, smartphones, and tablets — enabling content service providers […]
Video content discovery solutions provider Jinni, has signed a multi-year agreement with Microsoft to enhance entertainment discovery on Xbox consoles. Jinni’s proprietary Entertainment Genome uses deep knowledge of every show and movie in the Xbox Video catalogue to help the recommendations system intuitively connect Xbox users to content they’ll enjoy. “Creating the most amazing entertainment […]
Entertainment navigation specialist TMS and Verizon have agreed a deal which will see the telco use a range of TMS products in FiOS TV entertainment guides available across multiple platforms. This effort makes it even easier for Verizon FiOS customers to find and watch the entertainment they’re most interested in whether it’s on linear TV, […]