Nuance Brings Voice to Liberty Global Cable TV Offering
November 09 2017 - 8:00AM
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN), a leading provider of
voice and language solutions, today announced that its Dragon TV
voice technology is powering Virgin Media TV Anywhere App. Liberty
Global Group, the largest international cable company, has
integrated Nuance’s voice technology to allow Virgin Media
subscribers in Ireland to search and access films and TV channels
by simply clicking the microphone icon located in the app and
speaking into their smartphone microphone. The new service launched
in Ireland in late September and is available to all customers with
a Virgin TV package and Android/iOS device.
The Virgin Media TV Anywhere app leverages Dragon TV to enhance
usability and discovery of Liberty Global TV offering. Rather than
typing in content keywords by letter or scrolling through hundreds
of channels, the app supports commands “Find the Commitments”,
“Play TV3” or “Record Dr. Who”. Dragon TV leverages advances in
deep learning and natural language understanding to create this
conversational interface for subscribers.
"We want our subscribers to have easy access to all of their
favorite content - and it needs to be simple to find and use. With
all the content we offer across sources like live TV, replay TV and
on demand, we need to ensure our subscribers can easily discover
their next favorite show or movie. By developing a voice
interface in partnership with Nuance, we've created a new
conversational interface that is intelligent and intuitive. We
believe voice will grow to become an important means for our
subscribers to interact with our entertainment products and
services going forward, from apps to devices and smart home
appliances," said Mark Giesbers, VP, Entertainment Products at
Liberty Global.
“Voice transforms the traditional TV interface
and is making content 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 Liberty Global, we’ve
integrated our AI-driven speech recognition as part of a remote
control that delivers an amazing experience for their subscribers –
fully optimized to find and deliver content across thousands of
titles, names and programs.”
Dragon TV – already used in more than 60 million households
today - is part of Nuance’s Smart Home portfolio of solutions for
service providers, designed to create an intuitive and
conversational user interface that transforms the electronic
program guide into an interactive experience. It leverages Nuance’s
advancements in in deep learning and natural language understanding
to create an interface that listens and responds, providing
subscribers with a content experience that is remarkably easy to
use and intuitive. Dragon TV recently won a Technology &
Engineering Emmy® Award in the “Contextual Voice Navigation for
Discovering and Interacting with TV Content” category. It supports
both embedded and cloud-based voice technologies for integration
within set top-boxes, remote controls and second screen mobile
applications, giving service providers the ability to create
customized experiences that best meet their needs. And
because Dragon TV is optimized for TV and media content, the
solution can recognize and speak thousands of show titles,
programs, movies, genres and content and is fully customizable
across more than 40 languages.
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.
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About Liberty GlobalLiberty Global is the
world’s largest international TV and broadband company, with
operations in more than 30 countries across Europe, Latin America
and the Caribbean. We invest in the infrastructure that empowers
our customers to make the most of the digital revolution. Our scale
and commitment to innovation enable us to develop market-leading
products delivered through next-generation networks that connect
our 25 million customers who subscribe to over 50 million
television, broadband internet and telephony services. We also
serve over 10 million mobile subscribers and offer WiFi service
across 6 million access points. For more information, please visit
www.libertyglobal.com.
For US Press
Kate Hickman Nuance Communications, Inc. Tel:
781-565-4627 Email: kathryn.hickman@nuance.com
For EMEA Press Vanessa Richter Nuance
Communications Tel : + 32 9 2398031 vanessa.richter@nuance.com
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