TiVo has secured renewal of its IP patent licensing agreement with TV manufacturer Vizio. The multi-year deal extends Vizio’s use of Tivo’s patent portfolios in the company’s devices.
“Our license renewal with VIZIO underscores the significance of TiVo’s portfolio and our leadership position in advancing entertainment technologies,” said Arvin Patel, EVP and chief intellectual property officer at Rovi Corp., a TiVo company, in a statement.
Since Rovi acquired TiVo for $1.1 billion in 2016 the company has been locking down a host of IP licensing agreements, including one with Australia’s largest telecom company, Telstra, in late April.
Content delivery network provider Broadpeak announced Wednesday that it has hired two sales directors for the North American region in response to the company’s increased sales and business growth.
In the positions, former Harmonic executive Howard Barouxis and Ericsson alum Mario Rainville will manage sales and business development for the U.S. and Canada, including accounts with major content and satellite service providers, traditional and virtual MVPDs and telcos, the company said.
Broadpeak also upped the number of employees at its Denver operations center to help support North American customers.
“Technology innovations such as multicast ABR and Cloud PVR are making a significant impact on content delivery in North America,” said Jacques Le Mancq, CEO at Broadpeak, in a statement. “Howard and Mario both have extensive track records for driving business growth and strong relationships with major pay TV operators and service providers across North America. They will be critical in helping us deploy next-generation video solutions for our North American customers.”
A+E Networks has selected You.i TV to expand the company’s History channel TV everywhere app to TV-connected devices. The deal makes A+E Networks the first customer for You.i TV’s new React Native TV-connected app platform.
You.i TV said the new History TVE app will be powered by the You.i Engine One, based on the React Native development platform, which is an open source, javascript application framework integrated with You.i TV’s cross platform SDK.
“History has always been at the forefront of breaking new ground when it comes to storytelling, and our technology strategy is no different” said Raj Bahl, SVP & CTO of digital media at A+E Networks, in a statement. “You.i TV’s platform offered the right mix of tools and workflows to bring our content to connected platforms quickly and efficiently. We look forward to launching this new experience later this year.”
