Rovi Data Service
Discover, manage and enjoy digital media across multiple platforms and devices
Rovi Data Service provides one of the world's largest collections of entertainment metadata available, offering a comprehensive catalog of high- quality editorial, descriptions and rich images—all optimized for multiple platforms. CE Manufacturers, service providers, developers and online retailers and portals can easily integrate Rovi Data Service to differentiate their products and encourage continuous content discovery and consumption by consumers. With Rovi Data Service, you have immediate access to extensive content to create a unique, engaging experience that helps consumers better discover and enjoy entertainment media.
Rovi Data Service can be quickly integrated into your entertainment offerings so you can easily meet market demands for rich content with minimal effort. An API enables on-demand access to Rovi metadata for fast access to updates to entertainment content. Rovi Data Service is available in a variety of Music and Video packages that offer a broad range of content—from extensive descriptions and reviews to premium images and movie trailers.
Rovi Data Service is a part of Rovi Cloud Services, a suite of web-based solutions designed to enable the creation of compelling and differentiated entertainment discovery products, services and applications. Rovi Cloud Services components are hosted in redundant data centers in multiple locations around the world, and they support millions of devices and applications developed by Rovi and our key customers.
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Inform
Provides commercial data, factual descriptions of releases and musicians, and original reviews written by Rovi professionals. Inform includes:
- Artist, album title, track title, times, formats and flags, front cover art, genres, label, Rovi product reviews, release date, classical composers, UPC, and more
Discover
Delivers extensive editorial data, detailed descriptions for albums and artists, plus thorough relational linking between artists and albums to support a full '6 degrees of discovery' experience. Content is available in long-, short- and headline-form. Discover includes:
- Biographies, profiles, artist to artist relational links, ratings, album-level recommendations, moods, styles, tones, ISRC, and more
Experience
Offers rich graphics and extensive audio/video content featuring audio samples, artist images and high-resolution cover art. Content supports a multi-platform user experience. Experience includes:
- 30-second music samples, high-resolution front cover art where available, artist images, and more
Inform
Provides factual information to facilitate search and discovery of content—descriptions are available in both long- and short-form to support different platforms and devices. Inform includes:
- Information on over 3 million programs such as title, type, cast and production credits, TV and MPAA ratings, run time, and descriptions in a range of lengths
- TV schedule information that allows users to select local TV channel listings customized by geographic area, zip code and entertainment provider. Includes information such as source ID, start date and time
- Information on 240,000 DVDs and includes title, cast and production credits, plot synopses, genre and box art
Discover
Delivers a full '6 degrees of discovery' experience with relational links between actors, directors, movies, TV programs and more. Discover includes:
- Images: Program/movie stills, cast shots, program logos, movie posters, and cover art
- Relationships: Similar movies, similar subject/ theme, followed by/ sequel, version/ remake of, influenced by
- Descriptors: Types (political thriller), production style (animation), themes (race against time), tones (quirky, somber), moods (triumph of the spirit)
- Celebrities: Profiles, head shots, credits, birth place/ date, years & decades active, relationships, award nominees/ winners, performance type
- Editorial: Reviews and biographies
Experience
Engages the consumer with rich graphics and video content to truly experience TV programs and movies. Experience includes:
- Premium celebrity images
- Movie trailers and TV series previews integrated with Rovi data in 16 formats supporting web, mobile and big screen TV to enable a seamless multi-platform user experience
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Rovi Cloud Services Overview
Find out how you can help consumers discover, manage and enjoy digital content on multiple platforms and devices.
Rovi Data Service Factsheet
Empower consumers to discover, manage and enjoy digital media across multiple platforms and devices
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