Posts for 'Jinni'

  • Jinni to Power Xbox Video Discovery

    In a big win for the company, Jinni has been selected by Microsoft to help power video content discovery solutions on Xbox. Jinni categorizes TV shows and movies using its "Entertainment Genome" project which assigns metadata such as mood, style and plot to each title. In the Xbox implementation, these will be combined with Xbox signals such as viewing history, to build and present content recommendations to users. The deal is for a multi-year period, suggesting Jinni will be a part of Xbox One, launching in November. Microsoft is positioning Xbox One equally as an entertainment device and gaming console.

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  • Complimentary Webinar Today at 2pm ET: Next-Gen Video Discovery

    Please join me for a complimentary webinar today at 11am PT / 2pm ET "Next-Gen Video Discovery: Make the Guide Your Catalyst for Growth." Colin Dixon, senior partner at research firm The Diffusion Group, Yosi Glick, CEO/co-founder of taste engine Jinni and I will discuss how the proliferation of video choices and devices is creating huge challenges for viewers to find what they really want to watch - and what's being done to address this problem. If understanding how discovery will work in the online video era is important to you, then this webinar will be very worthwhile. There will be plenty of time for audience Q&A.

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  • Complimentary Webinar, Thurs., Nov. 3rd: Next-Gen Video Discovery

    Please join me for a complimentary webinar on Thurs., Nov. 3rd at 11am PT / 2pm ET, as Colin Dixon, senior partner at research firm The Diffusion Group, Yosi Glick, CEO/co-founder of taste engine Jinni and I discuss how the proliferation of video choices and devices is creating real challenges for people to find what they really want to watch - and what's being done to address this problem. As one example, just yesterday Belgian IPTV provider Belgacom announced that Jinni would be integrated with its Movie Me VOD service rolling out on Samsung Smart TVs.

    As video continues to proliferate, there are numerous solutions to address the navigation challenge, each with its own pros and cons. Solving this problem will have huge benefits for viewers, and implications for content providers and device makers. In this timely webinar we'll explore key trends, different technology approaches being deployed and what the future holds. If understanding how discovery will work in the online video era is important to you, then this webinar will be very worthwhile.

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  • Complimentary Webinar, Thurs., Nov. 3rd: Next-Gen Video Discovery

    Please join me for a complimentary webinar on Thurs., Nov. 3rd at 11am PT / 2pm ET, as Colin Dixon, senior partner at research firm The Diffusion Group, Yosi Glick, CEO/co-founder of recommendation engine Jinni and I discuss how the proliferation of video choices and devices has made it harder than ever for people to find what they really want to watch - and what's being done to address this problem.

    It wasn't that long ago that the on-screen electronic program guide provided by pay-TV operators served as the most convenient way to discover what was available on TV, which was of course the primary place to access video programming. Now, however, there's a whole separate universe of programming available outside the pay-TV operator's scope of services (e.g. Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, web-only series, branded entertainment, etc.). And there's a huge range of connected and mobile devices (e.g. iPad, Roku, gaming consoles, Android smartphones, etc.) being used to watch this programming.

    A range of different solutions has sprung up to address the navigation challenge, each with its own pros and cons. Solving this problem will have enormous benefits for viewers, and implications for content providers and device makers. In this timely webinar we'll explore key trends, different technology approaches being deployed and what the future holds. If it's important to you to understand how discovery will work in the online video era, then this webinar will be very worthwhile.

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  • Microsoft Licenses "Taste and Mood" Video Discovery Technology From Jinni

    Jinni, whose "taste and mood" video discovery technology allows viewers to get personalized TV and movie recommendations, has announced a license deal with Microsoft. Though Microsoft didn't disclose how specifically it would use Jinni, the company has been broadening its Xbox gaming platform for video entertainment, so it would fit well there. Jinni could also be integrated across Microsoft's online and mobile properties and in different devices like the Zune.

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  • Jinni Raises $5 Million Series B For Video Discovery

    Jinni, whose video discovery engine is based on "taste and mood," is announcing that it has raised a $5 million Series B round led by Belgacom (Belgium's leading telecom) and an undisclosed tier 1 consumer electronics company. The company had previously raised $1.6 million in December, 2009.

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