It’s been a year since Discovery Communications launched its virtual reality apps, and in that time, the broadcaster has learned what rule No. 1 is when it comes to VR: content s... More
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Discovery SVP: Success of VR Hinges on Content
M&E Journal: Essential Ingredients for Finding ‘Something Good to Watch’
By Richard Hayami Z’Graggen, VP-Head of Experience Design, LVL Studio - In our world of 500-plus channels and millions more video web sites, it’s hard to get noticed. And f... More
Spotify Now Has A Tool To Help Organize All Those Songs You’ve Saved (Forbes)
Some of Spotify’s biggest users have been loyal to the company for years now, and since so many of them are avid music fans that pride themselves in both their vast knowledge and... More
Verizon, Rovi Extend Patent Agreement (MESA)
Rovi Corp. July 5 announced that Verizon Communications Inc. has signed a multi-year patent license renewal that runs into the next decade. “Our patent license renewal with ... More
SoundCloud Improves Music Discovery with New Suggested Tracks Feature (TechCrunch)
SoundCloud is launching a new feature that aims to help its users find new tracks and artists they’ll love, based on their activity and listening history. Called “Suggested Tra... More
Rovi: Make Content Discovery Easy for Consumers
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — During the Hollywood IT Society’s (HITS) recent “Holly-wired: Where IT and Entertainment Meet” event, Michael Jeffrey, VP of market solutions for R... More
Where’s the Long Tail? Spotify Touts Its Artist Discovery (Billboard)
The company is touting some big numbers from these discovery tools: "Discover Weekly... has connected 40 million [unique] listeners with nearly 5 billion new songs in less than a y... More
When Streaming Dictates Discovery, What Does it Mean for New Artists? (Midem Blog)
With the huge amount of data that digital service platforms have on our listening habits, their recommendations are more targeted than radio could ever be. Everyone I have ever spo... More
Rovi’s $1.1B TiVo Acquisition Is About Discovery And Addressability (AdExchanger)
The acquisition all harkens back to search. Entertainment may be a lean-back experience, but it’s also becoming a battlefield in the war for user attention, especially as streami... More
We’re Not in the Podcasting Renaissance. We’re in the Age of Discovery. (The Timbre)
The case for social media as a discovery tool isn’t clear-cut. Facebook and Twitter are the dominant promotional outlets for many podcasters. But the shows themselves—mostly lo... More