Internet Video Archive Joins The European Metadata Group, Enriching and Expanding Data Services
Internet Video Archive (IVA) has joined The European Metadata Group (TEMDG) as an associate member to enrich data services offered to both parties' clients. Together, IVA and TEMDG will work to meet the unique needs of clients throughout the US and Europe while collaborating on new standards in entertainment metadata and promotional content that will benefit the industry as a whole.
HADDON HEIGHTS, N.J., Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Internet Video Archive (IVA) has joined The European Metadata Group (TEMDG) as an associate member to enrich data services offered to both parties' clients. IVA has been the leading provider of movie and TV trailers and clips to the industry for over 15 years and also offers extensive metadata and image catalogs. TEMDG services Pan-European clients with EPG and VOD data in a variety of languages and territories, which integrate seamlessly into web, mobile and set-top-box interfaces. Together, IVA and TEMDG will work to meet the unique needs of clients throughout the US and Europe while collaborating on new standards in entertainment metadata and promotional content that will benefit the industry as a whole.
Commenting on the new partnership, Christian Töpper, Chairman of the management board, said: "I am delighted to welcome IVA to TEMDG The European Metadata Group. TEMDG members and the whole industry will benefit from IVA´s extensive experience of visual metadata content in a fast changing TV environment. IVA´s expertise will undoubtedly contribute to further enhancing the quality of TV metadata supply that TEMDG aims to bring to European operators and broadcasters."
Rhodes Mason, President of IVA, adds "As demand for IVA's international video catalog grows across Europe, being able to share insights to the needs of service providers in our respective markets will lead to innovative and cost effective solutions that support next generation search and discover experiences, ultimately benefiting consumers everywhere. We have known many of the individual members prior to the formation of the TEMDG but having a formal coalition to participate in is an exciting step towards a cohesive and competitive offering that spans the US and Europe."
About Internet Video Archive
IVA is an entertainment data company, offering the world's largest B2B promotional video library, integrated with celebrity images, complete metadata, and mission critical support. IVA has been a technology pioneer in the entertainment ecosystem for over 15 years, offering one of the first entertainment-based APIs and one of the first companies to deliver trailers on smartphones, tablets, and connected TVs. The company's mission is to provide all the data needed via the best technologies at the lowest possible cost to power entertainment content discovery for its clients. IVA is a trusted vendor to Fortune 500 companies and startups around the globe.
For more information, visit http://www.internetvideoarchive.com.
Or contact Rhodes Mason, +1 856-310-1981, rhodesm(at)internetvideoarchive.com
About TEMDG The European Metadata Group
The purpose of the group is to enable top quality metadata supply to the European entertainment industry, based on strong local expertise throughout Europe. To reach the highest quality metadata possible, the group works on harmonizing technical and editorial standards. TEMDG The European Metadata Group is a group with actually 14 members and was launched at IBC 2016, legally founded in March 2017 and organized as an EEIG European Economic Interest Group, with headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Managing directors are Nathalie Cagossi (Plurimedia), Corry Siegers (Bindinc) and Christian Töpper (media press Group, chairman of the management board). Members of the group are Bindinc (the Netherlands), Mediadata (Spain), media press Group companies from Poland, Germany, Hungary and Bulgaria, as well as media press Baltics (Lithuania/Estonia), and Plurimedia (France). Associate members are Bauer Media Group (Germany), June (Sweden), Mediamétrie (France), NPA Conseil (France), Press Association (UK), Swisscom (Switzerland), Universum (Scandinavia) and Dotscreen (France).
For further information, contact
Christian Töpper, +48 664 99 18 12, christian.toepper(at)media-press.tv
Nathalie Cagossi, +33 6 15 37 18 27, ncagossi(at)plurimedia.fr
Corry Siegers, +31 6 168 960 36, corry.siegers(at)bindinc.nl
SOURCE Internet Video Archive LLC
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