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Rovi
DISH taps Rovi for TV voice controls
US pay TV provider DISH has partnered with Rovi to add the latter’s Conversation Services’…
Rovi appoints chief revenue officer
Rovi has appointed former Alcatel-Lucent executive Dave Longaker to the newly created role of chief…
Rovi open to more acquisitions
Rovi will look to continue to grow the business through “strategic acquisitions and organic growth…
A+E Networks taps Rovi for ad targeting
A+E Networks has partnered with Rovi in a bid to improve advertiser performance by better…
DivX plans mobile push with app launch
DivX is looking to make a push into the mobile space with the launch of…
Cisco leads growing video infrastructure business, Arris catching up
Cisco remains the global leader in both video infrastructure software and hardware, with a global…
Rovi buys content discovery firm Fanhattan
Rovi Corporation has bought venture-backed content discovery and navigation firm, Fanhattan, in an all cash…
Client software leads video infrastructure market
Client software is the fastest growing software category within the video infrastructure software market, followed…
Rovi names head of new discovery unit
Interactive TV technology provider Rovi has named Omar Javaid as senior vice-president of discovery. As…
Court dismisses eighth Rovi patent claim against Virgin Media
An eighth patent claim by Rovi against Virgin Media, related to pausing and resuming programming,…
Rovi extends Samsung deal
Rovi has renewed and extended to new territories a multi-year patent licence agreement with Samsung…
Rovi appoints former Arris exec Burke as COO
Rovi has appointed former Motorola Home and Arris executive John Burke as executive vice president…
Brightcove and Rovi partner on HEVC and 4K
Brightcove and Rovi are partnering in a bid to “accelerate the adoption of next-generation video…
Microsoft agrees Xbox One data deal with Rovi
Microsoft has struck a deal with Rovi, which will provide data for the OneGuide electronic…
Toshiba TVs using Rovi DivX Plus Streaming for Knowhow
Rovi has announced the availability of a range of Toshiba DTVs that use Rovi’s cutting-edge…
Rovi and Nuance team up for voice-enabled content
Rovi and Nuance Communications have teamed up to advance voice activated guidance and content discovery…
Netflix not infringing Rovi patents, judge rules
Netflix has been found innocent of infringing patents for interactive programming guides owned by TV…
Connected TVs move into mainstream
The audience for connected TVs is shifting according to a new study by digital TV…
Toshiba and Rovi partner for DivX TV streaming
Toshiba has partnered with Rovi Corporation in a deal that will see it launch a…
Facebook partners with Rovi to boost media data
Facebook has partnered with video distribution specialist Rovi to draw on information about TV shows,…
Rovi launches DivX Video Service
Rovi has launched an end-to-end service for multi-screen delivery based on it DivX video technology…
Rovi signs Chinese DivX deals
Rovi has signed two Chinese DivX deals that will see the video technology integrated into…
Tango taps Rovi for TV and VOD data
Belgacom-owned Luxembourg mobile service provider Tango has tapped TV technology provider Rovi to supply TV…
Rovi releases new version of DivX Plus
Technology company Rovi has released its new DivX Plus software. The DivX Plus software for…
Sony to use Rovi’s Advertising Network in Europe
TV manufacturer Sony is to use TV technology provider Rovi’s Advertising Network to make money…
Rovi launches polling for ad network
Interactive TV specialist Rovi has launched a new Rovi Advertising Network polling feature that is…
Rovi signs IPG patent licensing deal with Google
Rovi has signed a multi-year patent licensing agreement with Google that will allow the latter…
Streaming habits vary across Europe, but PC still rules
Streaming via a PC is more popular than connected TVs and other devices across Europe’s…
Rovi research shows high demand for video apps on Smart TVs
Smart TV apps that deliver video content are among the most popular for UK consumers,…
Sony to license Rovi’s interactive programme guide
Interactive TV technology specialist Rovi is to license its interactive programme guide to Sony under…