TV Genius

• Content Discovery Platform:{{Cite news| title = TV Genius launches converged three-screen search and recommendation engine | url = http://www.itvt.com/story/6182/tv-genius-launches-converged-three-screen-tv-search-and-recommendation-engine |website=InteractiveTV Today |last1=tracyswedlow |date=December 7, 2009 | accessdate = 16 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228161644/http://www.itvt.com/story/6182/tv-genius-launches-converged-three-screen-tv-search-and-recommendation-engine |archive-date= Dec 28, 2011 }} delivers a content personalized TV search that provides relevant recommendations for viewers. The TV Genius Content Discovery Platform has been deployed in 8 different languages.
• TV and VOD Search: Searches television listings and Video on Demand content, enabling search by keyword, actor, genre and time.
• TV Content Recommendations: promotes targeted TV recommendations based on Bayes' theorem that are contextual and relevant to the viewer.
• Remote Record: allows multiple users to remotely record TV shows or TV series on a set top box using SMS or a smartphone application.
• Online TV Guides: includes recommendation, remote record, push-reminders and personalisation features.
• Connected EPG: includes personalisation features can be deployed on Wii, PlayStation and other connected devices.
• Mobile app development: includes interactive elements, personalisation, and remote record features for TV-based mobile apps.
• Social Content Discovery: uses social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to offer real-time recommendations and personalisation.

• Founded in 2005
• On 10 February 2010, TV Genius joined the NDS Group Recommendations Engine Partner Programme.{{cite web|url=http://www.openpr.com/news/120380/TV-Genius-Joins-NDS-Recommendations-Engine-Partner-Programme.html|title=openPR TV Genius Joins NDS Recommendations Engine Partner Programme |work=openpr.com|date=11 February 2010 |accessdate=2 October 2015}}
• On 17 February 2010, Freeview used TV Genius listings software in its iPhone app.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/technology/freeview-uses-tv-genius-in-iphone-app/5010980.article |title=Freeview uses TV Genius in iPhone app|work=Broadcast |date=17 February 2010 |first1=Ann-Marie |last1=Corvin |accessdate=2 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240324213426/https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/freeview-uses-tv-genius-in-iphone-app/5010980.article |archive-date=Mar 24, 2024 }} On 15 March IP Vision announced their use of TV Genius' Content Discovery Platform in their FetchTV service.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/03/15/fetch-tv-chooses-tv-genius-navigation/|title=Fetch TV chooses TV Genius navigation|author=Robert Briel|work=Broadband TV News|date=15 March 2010 |accessdate=2 October 2015}}
• On 29 April 2010, GeniZenterio, the Swedish IPTV specialists, integrated the TV Genius Content Discovery platform into their own platform{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2010 |title=Zenterio integrates TV Genius platform |url=http://www.digitaltveurope.net/news_articles/apr_10/30_apr_10/zenterio_integrates_tv_genius_platform |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712213354/http://www.digitaltveurope.net:80/news_articles/apr_10/30_apr_10/zenterio_integrates_tv_genius_platform |archive-date=Jul 12, 2010 |website=Digital TV Europe.net}}
• In October 2010, SES incorporated TV Genius' Content Discovery Platform into its new website.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/10/05/astra-adds-tv-genius-to-relaunched-website/|title=Astra adds TV Genius to relaunched website|author=Julian Clover|work=Broadband TV News|date=5 October 2010 |accessdate=2 October 2015}}
• In January 2011, Amino Communications and Intel partnered to launch a "companion" set-top box at CES. The device (called the Freedom Jump) was designed to complement existing cable and satellite set-top boxes with OTT content. TV Genius developed the EPG for the Freedom Jump.
• On 29 March 2011, TV Genius added a backwards scrolling feature to their EPG solutions, allowing catch up content to be mapped into the TV guide
• In April 2011, TV Genius deployed an online TV guide for Scottish Television
• On 6 June 2011, TV Genius released a new social TV statistics service, allowing Twitter to be integrated into content discovery solutions.{{Cite web |title=Twitter Becomes a Content Discovery Layer: Implications for Marketers |url=https://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/twitter-becomes-content-discovery-layer-implications-marketers |date=Nov 12, 2013 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Social Media Today |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714100024/https://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/twitter-becomes-content-discovery-layer-implications-marketers |archive-date= 2023-07-14 }}
• On 11 July 2011, TV Genius added a Facebook-integrated TV Guide to the Content Discovery Platform software.{{cite web|url=http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=4115|title= TV Genius unveil Facebook-integrated TV Guide |work=Digital TV Group News |date=2011 |accessdate=2 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329061528/http://www.dtg.org.uk/news/news.php?id=4115 |archive-date= Mar 29, 2012 }}
• On 3 August 2011, it was announced that TV Genius was being acquired by Red Bee Media.{{cite news|last=Clover|first=Julian|title=Red Bee buys TV Genius|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/08/03/red-bee-buys-tv-genius/|accessdate=3 August 2011|newspaper=Broadband TV News|date=3 August 2011}}

• On 4 June 2010 TV Genius was selected for a Top 100 Red Herring Europe Tech Start-Up Award
• On 13 September 2010 TV Genius was amongst The Guardian's Tech Media Invest 100 companies in the 'Advertising and Search' category{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/tech-media-invest-100/top-100-technology-innovators | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Tech media invest 100 | date=13 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129192730/https://www.theguardian.com/tech-media-invest-100/top-100-technology-innovators |archive-date= Nov 29, 2014 }}
• On 26 October 2010 TV Genius won the Content, Entertainment, Applications and Services section of the Broadband InfoVision Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101026006001/en/Broadband-InfoVision-Awards-Winners-Announced|title=CORRECTING and REPLACING Broadband InfoVision Awards Winners Announced |date=3 November 2010|work=Business Wire |accessdate=2 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003223718/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101026006001/en/Broadband-InfoVision-Awards-Winners-Announced#.VhBYpi7P1qY |archive-date= Oct 3, 2015 }}
• On 28 February 2011 the TV app "Astra Recommends" won first prize in the Samsung Smart TV Challenge.{{cite web|url=http://www.samsungsmarttvchallenge.eu/submissions/1640-astra-recommends-application|title=samsungsmarttvchallenge.eu|accessdate=2 October 2015}}{{dead link|date=March 2024}} The recommendations component of the app was powered by TV Genius.
• On 4 August 2011 TV Genius' social content discovery feature was shortlisted for the "Search and Content Discovery" prize at the Connected World Awards

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• Smart TV
• Hybrid digital TV
• Enhanced TV
• Interactive television

• [http://www.redbeemedia.com/tvgenius Official site]
• [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/21/bbc.internet "Better content and more innovation" by TV Genius managing director Bob Eggington], 21 April 2008, The Guardian article

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