At this year’s CES Civolution has announced that its SyncNow ACR technology integration can be witnessed first-hand through ConnecTV, a free, real-time social network built for TV viewers,
Powered by Civolution’s SyncNow technology, ConnecTV’s “second screen” global social TV platform uses Civolution’s audio fingerprinting solution to enable consumers to automatically sync with their favourite TV programmes and companion content. The launch of ConnecTV was announced last November.
Civolution’s technology has been integrated with ConnecTV’s own proprietary content recognition algorithms to provide synchronisation to TV programmes. This not only allows networks and content providers to deliver second-screen services without the need for additional production resources, but also provides a fun, engaging, social experience. ConnecTV is available on tablets, laptops and home computers.
“The timely and accurate identification of TV content-whether live or time-shifted-is complex and our key competitive advantage,” said ConnecTV co-founder and CTO, Alan Moskowitz. “Our team has spent the last several years relentlessly innovating the technology engine that drives ConnecTV’s second-screen experience. Civolution’s ease of integration and proven track record in fingerprinting technologies make them the clear integration partner to bring our platform to life.”
“Having been at the forefront of content watermarking and fingerprinting for many years, we continue to be inspired by innovative new applications of our technologies,” said Civolution CEO Alex Terpstra. “ConnecTV is a standout example of such forward-thinking use. We feel privileged to be helping them provide TV viewers around the world with a highly engaging second-screen experience and we wish ConnecTV success with their service.”
ConnecTV integrated Civolution’s ACR technology-available to developers as a low resource SDK-to generate audio fingerprints in real-time by having the companion device listening to the television audio in the home.
