Time Warner Cable Offers Cloud-Based TV Guide Services
Time Warner Cable is accelerating its rollout of a new TV guide with cloud-based navigation services.
It gives customers simplified navigation, more program information, a new VOD portal and better search capability.
These new features are available on over 2 million set-top boxes now and will be available on over 6 million boxes by the end of 2014.
“We’ve received great feedback on our new cloud-based guide features and are excited to deliver an even better television experience for our customers,” said Rob Marcus, president and chief operating officer.
“We’re investing in improving our video service, making it even easier for our customers to enjoy all of their video choices.”
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New digital features include:
- Widescreen HD Guide – A new guide in true HD, including a 16:9 aspect ratio
- Advanced Search and Discovery – The search tool now brings more than simple title searches. In addition to making it easier to search for favorite shows, movies and more, the new “What’s Hot” category highlights popular titles with rich box art and customers can browse titles by Genre. Search itself now returns results after the first letter, bringing up the closest matches first, refined as customers enter additional letters
- On Demand Portal – All On Demand programs are now featured in one seamless environment, with box art and intuitive ways to find programs you love and discover thousands of new movies and shows available to you through Time Warner Cable
- DVR Manager – Updated with rich graphics and simplified navigation of recordings and recording schedule, detailed information by series and programs, simplified multiple deletion and more
Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) is among the leading providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States.
