Rovi buys Veveo for $62M so your cable box finally starts to listen
Media data specialist Rovi (S ROVI) is acquiring Andover, Mass.-based semantic technologies startup Veveo for $62 million in cash, with an option to pay…
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Media data specialist Rovi (S ROVI) is acquiring Andover, Mass.-based semantic technologies startup Veveo for $62 million in cash, with an option to pay…
Traditional models for entertainment discovery and recommendations are in the midst of a dramatic shift that began over a decade ago.
Rovi Corp’s moves to make money off its patents related to online TV guides are starting to look like an industry-wide campaign. In January,…
Rovi Corp., best known for being a behind-the-scenes force in everything from metadata to copyright protection, announced a few moves Tuesda…
Sidereel has been scooped up by Rovi for an undisclosed amount, and Rovi is also launching a new consumer-facing website for media recommendations. However, the real end game seems to be bringing all of this web content to the next generation of connected devices.
Rovi Corp. declared its intent to acquire Sonic Solutions late Wednesday in a deal worth $720 million. The combined company could have the c…
Rovi has been trying to reshape itself as a metadata and program guide specialist for the next generation of connected devices, but with little success. But through its planned acquisition of Sonic Solutions, it might finally find some customers for its technology.
Rovi, formerly Macrovision (NSDQ: MVSN), has acquired a small content personalization and recommendation software firm, MediaUnbound, for an…
Rovi (s ROVI) is looking to expand its ability to help clients create more personalized recommendation systems, and to do so it…
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) has become the sole owner of interactive program guide firm GuideWorks, as Rovi announced Monday that it has exited th…
Rovi (formerly Macrovision) arrived at CES with its new TotalGuide digital programming guide (formerly “Liquid”) and a slew of new content partners, hoping to win over the hearts of CE manufacturers looking for a way to integrate TV content with broadband video.
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