From Hollywood to Bollywood – Industry’s Leading Metadata Provides
Foundation for Advanced Search and Navigation Connecting Consumers to
Their Favorite Entertainment
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) today announced Rovi has made
significant enhancements to its entertainment discovery portfolio for
India. Rovi has expanded its metadata coverage to the top over-the-top
(OTT) and Indian pay-TV providers, including more than 20 of the most
popular multi-system operators (MSOs) and direct-to-home (DTH) providers.
New features include regionalized metadata, such as program descriptions
and celebrity profiles, written by editors who are located in the
rapidly growing Rovi office in India. With Rovi Video, customers in
India are able to incorporate new features that highlight regionally
relevant actors and actresses with in-depth facts for hundreds of
domestic and international celebrities. Additionally rich images are
available for the majority of movies, TV shows, and celebrities profiled.
“India presents a tremendous market opportunity as service providers
look to enhance user experiences across multiple screens,” said Kathy
Weidman, senior vice president and general manager for metadata at Rovi.
“Rovi metadata is the foundation for entertainment discovery that
connects viewers to their favorite content. By offering a single
database with extensive information spanning multiple languages, Rovi’s
metadata solutions are all the more compelling for companies shipping in
multiple markets and for consumers who want an enhanced, personalized
entertainment experience across all devices.”
Offering the broadest metadata footprint in the industry, Rovi Video is
a leading resource for international markets, powering applications and
devices for the discovery of localized media and entertainment content
in over 70 countries. Globally, Rovi Video encompasses multimedia data
on more than seven million TV programs, more than half a million movies,
and a million celebrities, along with cast and crew bios, photos, and
content-related imagery. Native speakers with domain-area expertise
create local, searchable metadata on movies, TV series and episodes, and
celebrity profiles and descriptors such as moods and themes, making it
easier for customers to integrate localized metadata in their products.
Rovi Video has been widely adopted in the industry across the globe.
Market leaders have chosen Rovi over other options because of its
singular database with consistent, in-depth, and high-quality metadata
based on a common ID structure. This singular database with local
information spanning multiple countries makes it easier for companies
expanding into India. By integrating Rovi Video, customers can enable
consumers to easily discover and connect to entertainment.
Rovi is the only provider offering a unified Personalized
Discovery Solution suite of metadata, advanced search,
recommendations, and natural-language conversation services to drive
service differentiation and help users find and consume content. Rovi
Video serves as the backbone for content discovery across linear TV, On
Demand, OTT, and other popular entertainment services.
About Rovi Corporation
Rovi is leading the way to a more
personalized entertainment experience. The company’s pioneering guides,
data, and recommendations continue to drive program search and
navigation on millions of devices on a global basis. 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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Rovi Corporation
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Source: Rovi Corporation