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/ WATCHMI 2.0 - NEW FEATURES, MORE CONTENT

TV becomes more personal than ever with watchmi 2.0, including new features and content (download here, works in German-speaking countries only for now). By integrating online video content watchmi takes the first step from a "self-learning" digital recorder to an all-media, personal TV service. Existing installations of earlier watchmi versions will automatically ask you to update.

New features include:

M. Grundmann // Wed, 05/26/2010 - 13:28

/ EDITORS' PICK: WE ARE AMONG THE "PLAIN COOLEST STUFF IN ONLINE VIDEO"

Streaming Media Magazine has decided on their Top 10 Editors' Picks for 2010, and we could not be prouder. APRICO, the recommendation technology that powers watchmi, is among "the most innovative, important, and just plain coolest stuff in online video".

Congratulations to our partners at APRICO Solutions!

Download the full article here (PDF)

bgo // Wed, 05/19/2010 - 23:10

/ WATCHMI, TWEAKFEST AND THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION

The Digital Culture & Lifestyle Festival, Tweakfest, was held on Friday and Saturday, April 23 & 24 in Zürich, Switzerland. The venue for this “Platform for the digital avant-garde” was the renovated “Alte Börse” formerly the Zürich Stock Exchange. Tweakfest offered participants and attendees the opportunity to discuss and experience current themes and developments in the areas of digital culture and digital lifestyle.

M. Grundmann // Tue, 04/27/2010 - 13:39

/ OUR CEO TALKS IPAD ON CHARLIE ROSE

watchmi is a product of Axel Springer, one of the world's largest publishing houses. Our Chairman & CEO Mathias Döpfner appeared on the US talk show "Charlie Rose" the other day, talking about the launch of the iPad. This interview is not about watchmi but if you want to find out more about Axel Springer and our digitization strategy you can watch the interview on the show's website.

Watch the interview

bgo // Thu, 04/08/2010 - 18:13

/ NUMBER 1 ON THE DOWNLOAD CHARTS -- FOR TV TUNER SOFTWARE

We arrived at the office this week to discover a pleasant surprise: watchmi was #1 on the CHIP online download charts in the category "TV Tuner software." To substantiate this, CHIP online reports that the software has received 92% positive ratings from reviewers! Such honors can be fleeting, so we thought we would take a snapshot to remember the occasion:

bgo // Wed, 03/24/2010 - 21:41

/ CEBIT: WATCHMI WINS INNOVATION PRIZE

Yet another reason that watchmi likes CeBIT - they like us there too! The watchmi team is honored to have won the 2010 Innovationspreis-IT in the "On Demand" category. Our Managing Director, Ned Wiley, was at the ceremony in Hanover to receive the prize. The prize judges commended watchmi for being strongly innovative in its TV personalization system, by which viewers can create their own Personal TV channels.

bgo // Thu, 03/04/2010 - 23:04

/ WATCHMI LIKES CEBIT

It's CeBIT time again, and watchmi is in the thick of it. Anybody who has not yet personally seen the future of television can swing by the Microsoft display. They are showing off Windows Media Center on a multitouch display panel, running watchmi!

Come see watchmi in Hall 4, Stand 26!

bgo // Wed, 03/03/2010 - 01:43

/ WATCHMI IS NOMINATED FOR THE 2010 INNOVATION PRIZE!

watchmi is honored to have been nominated for the 2010 Mittelstand Innovationspreis-IT (IT Innovations Prize), in the On Demand category. The Mittelstand is an association of medium-sized businesses in Germany. Each year, it bestows the honor of the Innovationspreis-IT on significant technological innovations.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, March 4 at the CeBIT show in Hanover, in „NORD/LB forum“ , Hall 37 (17). The ceremony will be streamed live on the Internet.

bgo // Wed, 03/03/2010 - 01:03

/ WATCHMI – TV GETS PERSONAL AGAIN!

It may not have been perfect, but one thing is for sure: TV used to be simple.

There were just a couple of channels. You knew your favorite shows, and you knew when they were on. You sort of had an appointment with your TV to see those shows. And things were pretty good, all in all. We didn’t really know any better.

But over time, life just got more complicated. Lots more stuff, lots more choices. Try buying a pair of training shoes nowadays: there used to be two brands. Now there are thirty with fifty different models each. And that’s just in one department store.

Ned Wiley // Tue, 11/03/2009 - 12:21

/ WELCOME TO WATCHMI'S WORLD

In this section you will find all about watchmi, Personal TV Technologies and Entertainment Trends. Your Feedback is much in demand - we are looking forward to getting your comments and a vivid exchange! Have you joined yet? If not - jump in to the discussion now!

/ LAB! ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK

Windows Media Center is just the beginning. Internet TV, set-top boxes, web, mobile, ...? Discuss with us what the future brings. Alpha and beta tests, too.

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