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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Rovi Sues Hulu, Expanding Its Patent Fights Over Online TV Guides
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,…
Latest Rovi Moves Establish Consumer Presence
Rovi Corp., best known for being a behind-the-scenes force in everything from metadata to copyright protection, announced a few moves Tuesda…
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Rovi Buys Sidereel, Expands to the Web
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 To Buy Sonic Solutions, Forming New Force In Digital Distribution
Rovi Corp. declared its intent to acquire Sonic Solutions late Wednesday in a deal worth $720 million. The combined company could have the c…
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Rovi May Finally Get On CE Devices Through Sonic Buy
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 Acquires Recommendations Service MediaUnbound
Rovi, formerly Macrovision (NSDQ: MVSN), has acquired a small content personalization and recommendation software firm, MediaUnbound, for an…
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Rovi Acquires Media Recommendation Firm MediaUnbound
Rovi (s ROVI) is looking to expand its ability to help clients create more personalized recommendation systems, and to do so it…
Rovi Pulls Out Of GuideWorks Venture With Comcast
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) has become the sole owner of interactive program guide firm GuideWorks, as Rovi announced Monday that it has exited th…
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Rovi’s Got the Content, But Will the Customers Follow?
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.
Vid-Biz: Vivendi, BBC iPlayer, Rovi
Vivendi Union Urges Sale of NBC Stake; an agreement would provide Vivendi with as much as $6 billion and allow GE to…
