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UKTV adds voice-enabled search on Amazon Fire TV

UKTV has become the first UK broadcaster to make its on demand programming easy to find through voice-enabled search on Amazon Fire TV. Viewers can find shows by speaking into their Fire TV Stick with Alexa voice remote or the new Amazon Fire TV. Once they’ve found what they’re looking for, viewers will be taken […]

November 24, 2017

TiVo renews property licence with J:COM

TiVo has announced that Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM), one of Japan’s largest cable television operators, has signed a multi-year licence renewal for TiVo’s G-Guide and IP across Japan. The licence agreement, which covers J:COM’s VoD services for cable TV subscribers, has now been expanded to cover OTT subscribers on mobile devices and PCs. This enables J:COM […]

October 31, 2017

Roku reveals new streaming players, OS8

Fresh from a successful IPO, streaming platform and device specialist Roku has announced five new streaming players which it says will give people who enjoy TV better ways to connect to the streaming entertainment they love. The new line-up includes a range of player models that Roku says offer better performance, improved wireless reception, new […]

October 2, 2017

TiVo’s Cubi Solutions for Conax Arena

Conax has pre-integrated TiVo’s Cubi Solutions for its new Conax Arena flexible multiscreen hub. Conax, a provider of content and service protection for digital entertainment services, has developed the Conax Arena multiscreen hub to provide operators with the ability to deploy a flexible, pre-integrated solution that encompasses all of the key components needed to launch […]

September 18, 2017Colin Mann @ IBC

Viaccess-Orca’s COMPASS for Israel’s yes

OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions provider Viaccess-Orca, has announced its latest partnership with yes, Israel’s leading pay-TV provider. Through the new agreement, yes has chosen the Viaccess-Orca COMPASS content discovery platform to build new levels of personalisation into its SVoD and TVoD services, and offer subscribers tailored content recommendations. Viaccess-Orca’s […]

September 15, 2017Colin Mann @ IBC

ThinkAnalytics record results

ThinkAnalytics, the TV search and recommendations engine for pay-TV and OTT, has announced record results for the financial year ending June 30th 2017, with turnover up 25 per cent and profits up 30 per cent year on year. Business highlights include successful launches with Astro (Astro Go and NJOI), CenturyLink, PCCW, Vodafone Kabel Deutschland and […]

September 7, 2017

Ericsson, IMDb metadata distribution deal

Ericsson has signed a global metadata distribution agreement with IMDb, the world’s most popular source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Ericsson will integrate IMDb’s metadata, including ratings and rankings, into its content discovery ecosystem and will become the reseller and integrator of these data sources to service providers worldwide. Steve Nylund, Head of Broadcast […]

September 4, 2017

IBM debuts Watson Media at US Open Tennis

IT giant IBM has launched IBM Watson Media, a new suite of AI-powered solutions on the IBM Cloud that analyse images, video, language, sentiment and tone, at the US Open Tennis Championships. By combining IBM Watson with IBM’s video capabilities, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) will be able rapidly to share highlight videos of […]

August 31, 2017By Colin Mann

Nativ founders launch AI venture

Jon Folland, Gordon Ashworth and Nick Ryan – the founders of media logistics company Nativ, which was acquired by Ooyala in 2015 – have chosen IBC 2017 to debut their latest venture, which harnesses artificial intelligence to identify, process and manage stream-based content. The entrepreneurs have taken a break from the M&E industries to pursue […]

August 30, 2017By Colin Mann

EBS signs metadata deal with ITV

EBS, a full-service provider of EPG and VoD metadata, has announced a major new deal with the ITV that sees EBS providing its extensive range of EPG metadata services to ITV’s portfolio of 10 commercial channels, spanning 17 regions. Key services supplied to ITV by EBS include: EPG data, press listings, image-led weekly and seasonal […]

August 25, 2017