IBC 2011 Attracts 28 Israeli Media and Mobile Startups to Amsterdam

The International Broadcast Convention (IBC) 2011 is the leading global tradeshow for broadcasting media and entertainment industry, covering the latest developments in broadcasting, mobile TV, IPTV, digital signage and forward looking R&D. This year, 28 Israeli startups in mobile, media and broadcasting technology are flocking in to IBC 2011.

Global From Day One: Jinni Sequences the Movie Genome to Provide Better Movie Recommendations

Israel-based startup Jinni, a taste engine for movies and TV shows, appears to be innovating in a way that will resonate with consumers. The company, which also maintains a presence in London and the US, differentiates itself with the Movie Genome Project.

Monday Roundup: 10 Israeli Business Headlines

Let’s get right to it: 1. Sequoia invests in Israeli based Kenshoo, a SEM competitor to Google’s Double Click. Unlike Omniture and Atlas Solutions, Kenshoo enables both financial and quality management of SEM campaigns. [via The Marker (Hebrew) and via] 2. HP continues growth-through-acquisition – buys Israel based Nur Macroprinters for $117.5 million in cash. …

Don’t Stop Believing – Imagine Communications Scores $15M for Broadband TV

The Broadband TV niche in Israel is on fire. Following RayV’s $8M round earlier this month, Israel-based Imagine Communications announced a second round and a hot upcoming deal. Imagine develops Personalized TV technologies for video on demand (VOD) and Internet Protocol TV (IPTV). Imagine claims that its next-generation multiplexing technology, the QOD Gateway System, provides …

Who will create the world’s first Virtual TV Network?

NBC, BBC, ABC… and maybe soon RayV TV as well. Israeli RayV raised a second round of $8M to develop live 24 hour broadcasts of quality programming for the PC and TV in what they call a “Virtual TV Network”. Facebook‘s investor Accel Partners, one of Israel’s most active VC funds, financed the round. Accel …

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