We are excited to announce Frost & Sullivan recently awarded Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery® the Product Leadership Award for delivering excellence in the personalized content discovery space. The Product Leadership Award began with Frost & Sullivan identifying a number of content discovery vendors, followed by an extensive, non-biased analyst review of product features, innovation, market acceptance, [...]
Digitalsmiths’ Q1 2013 Video Discovery Trends Report: Consumer Behavior Across Pay-TV, VOD, OTT, Connected Devices and Next-Gen Features
Based on our survey of over 1,800 consumers, Digitalsmiths’ “Q1 2013 Video Discovery Trends Report: Consumer Behavior Across Pay-TV, VOD, OTT, Connected Devices and Next-Gen Features,” sheds light on key industry topics around consumers’ TV viewing habits, their perception of Pay-TV providers, and opinions of next-gen features such as personalized video discovery. This is our [...]
Digitalsmiths Crosses 1 Billion API Transactions per Month
Digitalsmiths recently reached a major milestone, surpassing over 1 billion API transactions per month. This figure represents the delivery of personalized search results and recommendations to millions of consumers across North America, and will continue to grow over the coming year. The growth in API transactions is being driven by not only net new customers, [...]
The Complete Guide to Evaluating Personalized Video Search and Recommendations Platforms
Personalized video search and recommendations have been on the priority lists for some time now; however, 2012 was the year video discovery moved to the top of those lists. Faced with increasing competition, and growing evidence of consumer frustrations, service providers have accepted the fact that existing methods for finding content are not enough, plus [...]
Time Warner Cable, i.TV Select Digitalsmiths
Today Digitalsmiths announced that Time Warner Cable and i.TV selected Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery® to power personalized video search and recommendations that will solve consumers’ frustrations with channel surfing and the linear grid. The profile-based discovery experiences powered by Digitalsmiths will connect Time Warner Cable subscribers and users of i.TV applications, including Nintendo TVii, to video entertainment [...]
4 Ways to Meet Digitalsmiths at CES 2013
Consumer frustrations with the grid/channel surfing, and industry competition have reached their respective tipping points. Digitalsmiths’ latest consumer survey revealed that the average Pay-TV subscriber only watches a handful of channels on a regular basis, and almost 70% of subscribers surveyed always or frequently have trouble finding something to watch, eroding the perceived value of [...]
Digitalsmiths Scores an Assist with Video Highlights for Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Basketball Experience
Over the last five years fantasy sports have skyrocketed in popularity. From football and basketball to auto-racing and golf, fantasy leagues, teams and drafts have become engrained in the fan experience, changing the ways in which consumers engage with sports. This year, Digitalsmiths is proud to be working with one of the biggest players in [...]
Digitalsmiths Recognized by Streaming Media Magazine and Its Readers
We are pleased to announce that Digitalsmiths has been recognized not once but twice by the Streaming Media community. In addition to being named to the Streaming Media 100, Digitalsmiths is again a Readers’ Choice Awards winner. Selected by Streaming Media’s seasoned editorial and publishing staff, the Streaming Media 100 recognizes the companies that are [...]
Univision Selects Digitalsmiths to Power Search and Recommendations for UVideos
We are excited to announce that Univision, the leading media company serving Hispanic America, selected Digitalsmiths to power the search and recommendations functionality for UVideos, a new bilingual digital network. Available online at UVideos.com and as iOS and Android mobile apps, UVideos gives U.S. Hispanics access to their favorite Univision content when and where they [...]
Digitalsmiths’ Q4 2012 Video Discovery Trends Report: Consumer Behavior Across Pay-TV, VOD, OTT and Next-Gen Features
For all of the noise surrounding cord cutting, there has been relatively little discussion of cord thinning. At Digitalsmiths, we believe that the latter trend is currently the bigger threat and therefore more deserving of the attention and hype, and we have the data to prove it. Based on our survey of over 2,000 pay-TV [...]
