Nuance and Universal Electronics Bring Conversational Interface to yes DBS in Israel
September 19 2017 - 8:00AM
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN)
and Universal Electronics (UEI) (NASDAQ:UEIC)
today announced that they power the first
conversational interface for Pay TV in Israel for yes.
yes, the sole direct satellite broadcast provider in
Israel, will launch their first voice-powered remote
control in September 2017, making it easier than
ever before for subscribers to search and
find premium video content in both Hebrew and
English.
Nuance’s Dragon TV platform will be integrated into
the UEI-developed remote control for
yes, allowing customers to experience
a new voice interface that results in fast and
relevant access to the yes TV
ecosystem, including content and
services. The smart remote control will support
a variety of requests like “Search for Game of Thrones” or
“Julia Roberts” for films with Julia Roberts.
“We don’t want our subscribers to miss a minute of their
favourite content, so making it easy to find, access and discover
is important. By partnering with UEI and Nuance, we’ve
created a new, customized conversational interface that
is intelligent, intuitive and interactive,” said Itzhak
Elyakim, VP Engineering and CTO, yes.
“We are proud to have been providing yes with all
of their control technology for the past 17 years.
By combining this great customer understanding with our wealth of
experience in designing and manufacturing voice remotes we,
together with Nuance, have created another phenomenal user
experience," says Menno Koopmans, Managing Director
EMEA/International at UEI. "When implementing voice control
technology, it is not about IF it works, it’s all about HOW WELL it
works. The challenge is to get the system to flawlessly work with
over 95% accuracy, or else consumers will try and stop using it.
This requires a great system architecture, acoustics design, and
testing and calibration capability. As UEI designs and manufactures
everything under one roof, we have been able to master the
skill like no other. The fact that we have shipped around 60%
of the world demand for pay TV voice remotes controls speaks for
itself.”
“TVs aren’t just a box in the middle of our living room – they
are the gateway to entertainment, content and information central
to the smart home. Service providers have so much to
offer, and we’ve seen just how successful voice can be in
making it all fully accessible – creating new opportunities for the
subscriber and for the operator with new revenue and engagement
potential,” said Dan Faulkner, senior vice president and general
manager, Communications Service Providers, Nuance Mobile. “Working
closely with UEI, we’ve integrated our AI-driven Dragon TV speech
recognition solution as part of the yes remote control
that delivers an amazing experience for their subscribers –
fully optimized to create an intuitive and conversational user
interface that transforms the electronic program guide into an
interactive experience finding and delivering content across
thousands of titles, names and programs.”
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of voice
and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the
world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user
experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact
with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and
thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications.
For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
Trademark reference: Nuance and the Nuance logo are registered
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affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other
trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective
owners
About Universal Electronics
Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ:UEIC) is the
worldwide leader in universal control and sensing technologies for
the smart home. For more information, please visit
www.uei.com/about.
About yes"yes- DBS Satellite
Service" launched in July 2000 and since has recruited 603,000
subscribers constituting a 43% share of Israel's multi-channel
television market, employing 1,750 employees. The company's
turnover in 2016 totaled 1.745 billion NIS and is fully owned by
Bezeq. "yes" offers its subscribers an all-inclusive and constantly
innovative home-entertainment experience including a wide selection
of 150 video channels in a variety of genres, a large assortment of
radio and music channels, and an extensive offering of advanced
viewing services including on-demand and on-the-go. Regarded as the
leading content provider in Israel "yes" is also positioned as one
of the leading platforms in the world in terms of quality,
abundance and variety of programming. Learn more about yes on
https://www.yes.co.il/
Contact Information
For Press USKate HickmanNuance Communications,
Inc.Tel: 781-565-4627Email: kathryn.hickman@nuance.com
For Press EMEAVanessa RichterNuance
Communications, Inc.Tel: + 32 475769507Email:
vanessa.richter@nuance.com
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