Leading Provider of Inflight Entertainment Systems Selects Rovi
Metadata to Manage eXTV Program Guide
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) and Panasonic Avionics Corporation
(Panasonic) today announced a strategic collaboration in which Panasonic
will use Rovi’s metadata to manage the programming guide for its global
inflight television service, eXTV.
Panasonic, the leading provider of inflight entertainment and
communications (IFEC) solutions, selected Rovi because of the company’s
extensive experience working with service providers and consumer
electronics manufacturers in creating personalized entertainment
discovery experiences. As entertainment catalogs continue to grow, Rovi
metadata is the foundation that enables consumers to easily find and
watch their favorite content. In the first phase of this strategic
relationship Panasonic will use Rovi metadata to manage its
entertainment inventory and provide programming information for
internationally recognized live television channels.
“With eight channels of programming, including live news and sports,
eXTV has quickly become one of our most popular passenger services,”
said David Bruner, vice president, global communications services for
Panasonic Avionics Corporation. “Working with Rovi, we expect to not
only create an enhanced experience for passengers, but also further
automate our supply chain to quickly and accurately deploy the most
current programming information for our eXTV service.”
“We are pleased to collaborate with Panasonic Avionics, a leader in
inflight entertainment, to deliver enhanced live TV entertainment
experiences to passengers around the world,” said Kathy Weidman, senior
vice president and general manager for metadata, Rovi. “Our metadata is
the solution of choice and serves as the building blocks for companies
building immersive user experiences. With Rovi, our customers are
driving next-generation entertainment discovery in the home, on the go,
and now, inflight.”
Covering more than 70 countries, Rovi metadata has the largest global
footprint of any other major provider. Rovi metadata provides the
foundation for intuitive search and navigation across the entire
entertainment ecosystem, enabling users to easily find their favorite TV
shows, movies, music, celebrities, books, and games, as well as discover
new ones. It incorporates information on more than half a million
movies, more than six million TV programs and a million celebrities,
along with content-related imagery.
About Panasonic Avionics
Panasonic Avionics Corporation is the world's leading supplier of
in-flight entertainment and communication systems. The company's
best-in-class solutions, supported by professional maintenance services,
fully integrate with the cabin enabling airlines to deliver the ultimate
travel experiences with a rich variety of entertainment choices,
resulting in improved quality communication systems and solutions, and
lower overall costs.
Established in 1979, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, a U.S. corporation,
is a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal
North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC).
Headquartered in Lake Forest, California with over 2,600 employees and
operations in 53 locations worldwide, it serves over 200 customers
worldwide and provides IFEC systems on over 3,700 aircraft. For
additional information, please visit www.panasonic.aero.
About Rovi Corporation
Rovi is leading the way to a more personalized entertainment experience.
The company’s pioneering guides, metadata and recommendations continue
to drive program search and navigation on millions of devices across the
globe. With a new generation of cloud-based discovery capabilities and
emerging solutions for interactive advertising and audience analytics,
Rovi is enabling premier brands worldwide to increase their reach, drive
consumer satisfaction and create a better entertainment experience
across multiple screens. Rovi holds over 5,000 issued or pending patents
worldwide and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Discover more
about Rovi at Rovicorp.com.
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to,” or similar words that describe Rovi Corporation’s or its
management’s future plans, objectives or goals, are “forward-looking
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results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors are further addressed in Rovi Corporation’s
most recent report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015, and
such other documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission from time to time (available at www.sec.gov).
Rovi Corporation assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise
after the date of this release, except as required by law.
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Panasonic
Avionics Corporation
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