- On® Entertainment Metadata to Power Next-Generation Pay TV
Experience Offered by Sweden's
Largest Cable Operator
CHICAGO, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TMS, the leading
provider of entertainment metadata, and Com Hem, the leading
supplier of triple-play services in Sweden, have entered into a new agreement
under which Com Hem will use TMS' best-in-class On® Entertainment
metadata in its next generation entertainment guides. TMS data will
enable Com Hem to offer its subscribers guides which facilitate
seamless search and discovery of linear and on-demand television
programming. The user experience powered by TiVo will be consistent
across the Com Hem guides on TV, tablet, smart-phone and computer
devices; a standardized user interface will maximize subscriber
satisfaction and encourage increased video consumption.
Com Hem offers pay television, high-speed broadband and fixed
telephony services to more than 1.7 million households in
Sweden. The company will use TMS'
On Entertainment metadata including linear TV schedules, VOD
program services, TV Showcards, Celebrity Profiles, Image Gallery
and more. Together, this rich, deep and connected data will enable
unified search, image-driven navigation and smart content
recommendations. TMS Unique IDs will enable the seamless connection
of multiple datasets and allow Com Hem subscribers to find and
watch all the entertainment content they'll enjoy most, regardless
of the source.
While TMS currently provides entertainment metadata to customers
around the globe, this marks the company's entry into the Swedish
market.
"The advanced entertainment guides Com Hem will make available
to their subscribers across multiple devices require high quality
data offerings and expertise," said John
Kelleher, TMS' President and Chief Operating Officer. "TMS
is in a unique position to help Com Hem bring these guides to life
for the benefit of their subscribers and we look forward to
contributing to the success of this initiative."
TMS metadata powers the world's most exciting entertainment
guides which reach hundreds of millions of consumers in 40
countries through clients including Microsoft, Google, TiVo,
Comcast, IMDb, Virgin Media UK, DIRECTV Latin America, SKY Brasil
and Cablevision Mexico.
About TMS
TMS is an international leader in entertainment information. As
part of its On® Entertainment product line the
company provides industry leading TV, movie and celebrity
metadata that fuels the most exciting entertainment guides and
applications on the planet. In addition, this comprehensive
metadata is used extensively for media measurement and analysis.
TMS also produces Zap2it, a social TV hub that connects engaged
entertainment fans to popular TV shows, movies, celebrities, and
other fans. For more information about TMS visit
TribuneMediaServices.com.
Media Contact:
Shannon Oborne
Vice President, Marketing
Tribune Media Services
Office: + 1 518.955.3125
Cell: + 1 518.275.8149
Email: soborne@tribune.com