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A “Jinni” to Find “I Dream of Jeannie” and more
The shortcomings of the traditional television grid guide is what drove Yosi Glick’s push to find a better way for people to discover content. Jinni’s approach uses algorithms to extract meaning from the synopsis of television shows. With 2,200 tags, their genome approach creates a user-centric guide. As such, they are looking to provide content…
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Digital Logistics Suppliers for the World
“Incredible change…more in the last 10 years than the earlier 100 years”, is how Geoff Hollingworth of Ericsson characterizes the impact of technology on society. As an interesting proof-point, Hollingworth’s son makes an appearance talking about the high expectations that the customers of tomorrow have. Companies will need to transform their businesses in order to meet…
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Beyond the DVR
Enabling a TV Cloud strategy, particularly when it comes to the User Interface for the TV and multiple screens, is what TiVo provides service providers. TiVo’s Evan Young briefly talks about the importance and challenges of presenting content in the right way to the right customer at the right time in this video interview. Young’s…
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A Comprehensive Cloud Synchronization Solution
Working with service providers is a cornerstone of SugarSync’s strategy to move their product into the mainstream. In this interview, SugarSync CFO, Peter Chantel, explains how SugarSync is working with various partners such as Samsung, Korea Telecom and Orange (France Telecom) to spread their cloud-based file management, synchronization and back-up service to the prosumer, consumer and…
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From Physical to Digital Distribution
Content of all type is moving from physical to digital distribution, so says Pietro Macchiarella, Research Analyst with Parks Associates. Macchiarella adds that content protection and the rich data that digital distribution provides are common discussion points regardless of content type (e.g. video, music, gaming). He also provides his views of the recent E3 gaming conference.…
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Enabling the Operator to Become the Home CTO
Over-the-top services are driving investment by cable operators to be the CTO of the home, says Melissa Simpler, CEO of Affinegy. Recognizing this trend, Affinegy acquired a provider of TR-069 Auto-Configuration Server to help the operators understand the composition and health of the home networks. By doing this, it enables the operators to offer simple…
