Less is more for TV recommendations

There is a great interview with Sheena Iyengar on the BBC’s website at the moment: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009060l You can read how we apply her research to TV Content Discovery on our white paper here: http://www.tvgenius.net/resources/white-papers/recommended-viewing-approaches-promoting-ondemand-programming/

Want the World Cup but Not All the Documentaries

The recent World Cup caused quite a furore but not just in the world of sport. The major sporting event had a massive impact on TV search results as people tried to find when the next game was on and on what channel.

BBC iPlayer Gets a Social Makeover

The award-winning BBC iPlayer has undergone a facelift that will see the service become more social and tailor recommendations to your viewing habits.

Google Launch TV Service for the Autumn

Well it has been over two months since we reported that rumours of a Google TV  search platform were intensifying and now it appears that those rumours were indeed accurate.

Broadband Users Control What They Watch and When

According to new research, one in ten broadband users rely on VOD (video on demand) to watch their favourite programmes and less than 50% actually watch these programmes when they are first broadcast on TV.

Personalised EPG for the Set Top Box

Today’s TV viewers are faced with an unprecedented level of programme choice with hundreds of channels and thousands of TV shows to choose from. Navigating this space can present a real problem. Viewers get lost, confused and end up sticking to a few channels, frustrated by repeats of old shows without knowing what is available [...]

TV Recommendations Engine

These days television viewers are often overwhelmed by a vast array of channels available to them.  Subsequently, viewers often stick to watching the few channels that they are most familiar with and they quickly begin to question whether they are getting value for money. TV genius’s recommendations engine goes a long way to solving this [...]

Personalised Web EPG

In light of the vast array of TV channels now available to the viewer, fewer people are relying on the old print version of TV listings still found in newspapers and magazines. There are just too many benefits to going online.

TV Genius

TV Genius is a leading provider of a content discovery platform providing TV search, personalisation and TV recommendation technologies. These are valuable and essential tools that enable growing TV platforms to market and distribute content in a personal, quick and affordable manner.

More People Watching VOD Using Over The Top Viewing

Advances in IPTV technology and internet connected TV’s are influencing a rise in people watching TV episodes online. According to Knowledge Networks 22% of people now watch whole episodes online either streamed or downloaded.

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