Rovi, formerly Macrovision, has unveiled its Personal Media Manager solution, a software application that enables consumers to “clean” or update the entertainment data residing in their media libraries as well as stream and share music, videos and photos stored on devices on a home network.

Compatible with Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems, Rovi’s Personal Media Manager is designed as a brandable companion application for CE products such as network-attached storage devices, digital media receivers and set-top boxes, and for online stores and portals.

“Consumers today are seeing their digital media libraries grow considerably as they continue to acquire, create and consume music, videos and photos,” said Corey Ferengul, executive vice president of product management and marketing, Rovi Corporation. “As a result, consumers need an easy way to manage their media collections and drive even more content consumption. We believe a Rovi solution including Personal Media Manager offers device manufacturers a distinctive capability that they can use to differentiate their offerings.”

Powered by the company’s LASSO media recognition technology and supported by its wide-ranging entertainment data, Personal Media Manager cleans, identifies and tags content with essential descriptive information on albums, songs, movies and more. The application is also capable of connecting the consumer to online services and stores provided by the CE manufacturer or site, enabling simplified access to more content.

The application utilises Rovi’s Connected Platform media networking technology and includes a full DLNA player, server and controller and allows content streaming to devices on the home network. It uniquely operates across PC, Mac and Linux environments and offers consumers the ability to connect devices running on different platforms in order to share content. In addition, Rovi’s software solution can be configured to work with popular social networking sites, enabling consumers to easily share personal content such as photos and home videos with their friends and family.

Rovi says its Personal Media Manager is now available as a companion application to CE products such as network attached storage devices, digital media receivers, Blu-ray players, residential home gateways, set-top boxes, external hard drives, and digital TVs; as well as online stores and portals.

Story filed 08.04.10