Leading entertainment metadata available in more countries than any
other major provider
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
International CES — Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) today
announced that Rovi Video is now available in more countries than any
other major provider. Recently reaching a milestone of covering 70
countries, Rovi Video is a leading resource for international metadata
on TV programs, movies, celebrities and sporting events. Powering
applications and devices for discovery of media and entertainment
content, Rovi offers rich, editorial metadata created by hundreds of
trained Rovi editors for video, music, books and games, including plot
descriptions, celebrity profiles, descriptive attributes and an archive
of rich images–localized for multiple markets.
Rovi’s expansive metadata is available in North America, Latin America,
Europe, and more recently in key Asian markets such as China, Japan and
India. The Rovi Video global database encompasses multimedia data on
more than six 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 experience 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 allows our customers to create unique entertainment
discovery experiences by incorporating accurate, rich, and searchable
metadata across the top linear, OTT and web sources,” said Kathy
Weidman, senior vice president and general manager for metadata at Rovi.
“Rovi entertainment metadata is designed to serve as the foundation for
compelling and intuitive program discovery for consumers on the devices
of their choice. When combined with Rovi’s best-in-class search,
recommendations and conversation services, viewers’ experiences are
greatly enhanced and personalized. Rovi’s solutions connect them to the
content they crave.”
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, rich and high-quality metadata that
shares a common ID structure. By integrating Rovi Video, customers can
enable consumers to easily discover, connect to and consume
entertainment across multiple platforms and devices.
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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results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors are further addressed in the Company’s most
recent report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014 and
such other documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission from time to time (available at www.sec.gov).
The Company 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.
Rovi Corporation
Stacey Hurwitz, 408-472-4120
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Source: Rovi Corporation