Research Triangle Park, NC – August 24, 2011 –Digitalsmiths Corporation, the video search and discovery experts, has been selected as a finalist for the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards in the Search & Content Discovery Category.
Sponsored by IBC Connected World, the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards celebrate the creativity of broadcasters, independent producers, technology companies and consumer electronics manufacturers pioneering the business of 'content everywhere'. Digitalsmiths was selected for revolutionizing the digital media experience with their development of multi-device personalized search.
“We are honored to be finalists,” said Matt Berry, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Digitalsmiths. “This recognition reflects our leadership in the search and discovery space and spurs our team forward as we develop new content-revolutionizing products. We’re proud to be leaders in this burgeoning area of the digital media industry.”
Digitalsmiths leads the video discovery market by guiding viewers to the media they want. With hundreds of channels and thousands of movies and TV shows available every day, many viewers still can’t find the content they seek. Digitalsmiths’ discovery capabilities create the most personalized and relevant recommendations possible and increase viewer engagement across mobile, broadband, tablet and TV offerings.
Judged by an international panel of 15 independent experts from the digital media industry, the Awards showcase the many exciting developments arising from the growing use of the Internet as an alternative distribution channel for TV and video content. Digitalsmiths and other ConnectedWorld.TV Award nominees will be recognized at a gala dinner at the Hotel Okura Amsterdam on September 12, 2011 as part of IBC 2011. The Awards showcase the many exciting developments arising from the growing use of both fixed and mobile broadband Internet as an alternative channel of distribution for TV and video content.
The ConnectedWorld.TV Awards finalists were selected from over 150 entries from 27 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas by an international panel of judges.
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About Digitalsmiths
Known as the discovery experts, Digitalsmiths connects viewers with the most relevant films, TV shows and sports highlights. Digitalsmiths’ discovery and search products increase available advertising inventory, increase viewer engagement and provide relevant content results. The company’s video discovery API can be used across multiple platforms to provide services for TV, web and mobile devices. Digitalsmiths' customers include Hollywood studios, content distributors and electronics manufacturers such as Warner Bros, Technicolor, Turner, The CW Network, Paramount and more. Visit http://www.digitalsmiths.com.