Today’s Internet connected TV experience introduces masses of generic and special interest content from live TV, video on demand and online video services. Content discovery becomes essential, however various related solutions leave consumers with a dilemma of choice. Responding to the increasing importance of content personalisation, international Smart TV solutions specialist Foxxum and TV discovery market […]
FindAnyFilm.com, the easy-to-use gateway to legitimate film, TV and video services, has announced the addition of Distrify titles to its website. This comes as Distrify, which has been at the forefront of the industry in offering direct-to-audience distribution, becomes the first in a host of legal independent film providers to take advantage of the site’s […]
LG Electronics has selected Gracenote to power the On Now service in its latest Cinema 3D Smart TV line-up in Europe. Gracenote eyeQ will provide TV schedules and listings, movie and TV show descriptive metadata, as well as cover art and images to help viewers navigate and find what to watch across both broadcast and […]
Netflix is replacing its queuing system with “My List.” Outside the US, subscribers will notice the biggest change, as they will now be able to curate their own viewing lists instead of relying on just the search function or the service’s automatically generated genre lists. Michael Spiegelman, director of product innovation at Netflix, outlined how […]
ThinkAnalytics, the specialist in multiplatform TV search and recommendations, has announced its 2012 momentum is continuing with the close of a record-breaking financial year. The company expanded its customer portfolio to 52 operators worldwide and nearly doubled its licensed subscriber base in 12 months, from 70 to 130 million licenses. The company also saw 100 […]
According to research from the Computer & Communications Industry Association, recent claims by the recording industry that search engines are a major driver of traffic to copyright-infringing websites are exaggerated. The research paper – The Search Fixation: Infringement, Search Results and Online Content – the first of a series of research pieces to better inform […]
The UK film, TV and video industry has joined forces with the British Board of Film Classification to launch a campaign to provide clarity for parents when it comes to accessing films, TV and video safely, legally and age-appropriately on the Internet. The Industry Trust for IP Awareness, which represents the film, TV and video […]
Online TV network Netflix has introduced ‘Profiles’, a new feature that aims to make it easier for everyone in the household to get the most out of the service. Netflix members can now create a separate ‘profile’ for each member of their household, who will each see a uniquely personalised experience based upon their individual […]
Digitalsmiths the personalised video discovery specialist, announced that that zeebox, the TV companion application, has selected Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery to power key elements of video discovery across all of zeebox’s supported platforms. zeebox users can now enjoy relevant content recommendations in new ways. Launched this week, the zeebox “Recommended For You” feature delivers personalised recommendations […]
Video content discovery solutions provider Jinni has launched ‘Watch together’, claimed as the first effective social discovery feature to recommend content that suits the tastes of more than one viewer. The feature is part of the latest Jinni discovery engine API, and is now available for implementation by the company’s global customers and technology partners. […]