Thomas Carson

The Thomson Corporation (Thomson) is a global provider of integrated information solutions. Thomson operates in four segments: Legal & Regulatory, which provides integrated information solutions to legal, tax, accounting, intellectual property, compliance and other business professionals; Learning, which provides tailored learning solutions to colleges, universities and professors, among others; Financial, which provides products and integration services to financial and technology professionals, and Scientific & Healthcare, which provides information and services in the healthcare, academic, scientific, corporate and government markets

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., a media, entertainment and technology company, engages in the development, licensing, marketing and distribution of products and services for television guidance and home entertainment needs of television viewers worldwide. It operates in three segments: Publishing, Cable & Satellite and Consumer Electronic Licensing. The Publishing segment consists of TV Guide magazine which focuses on television-related news, feature stories, television celebrity photos, behind the scenes coverage and reviews & recommendations. The Cable and Satellite segment comprises TV Guide Channel, an entertainment network that offers television guidance-related programming, program listings and descriptions. The Consumer Electronic Licensing segment licenses the company’s proprietary technologies and intellectual property to consumer electronics manufacturers. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Los Angeles, CA.

TiVo Solutions, Inc. provides broadband television services and products. The company was founded by Howard Look, James Michael Barton and Michael Ramsay on September 19, 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Veveo, Inc. designs and provides search and discovery solutions for mobile device manufacturers and TV providers. It specializes in personalized search solutions that can be applied in searching phone numbers, restaurants, movies, bands, and TV channels. The company was founded by Murali Aravamudan and Ajit Rajasekharan in 2004 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Rovi Corp. used to discovers and personalizes digital entertainment. It provides integrated solutions and advertising and analytics services that connect consumers with entertainment. The company's content discovery solutions include interactive program guides (IPGs), search & recommendations and cloud data services. Its metadata includes descriptive information, promotional images or other content that describe or relate to television shows, videos, movies, music, books, games or other entertainment content. It enables brands worldwide to increase reach and create a better entertainment experience across multiple screens through cloud-based discovery capabilities and emerging solutions for interactive advertising and audience analytics. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

InterActual Technologies, Inc. provides software and services that enhance DVD and next-generation consumer electronics devices. The company is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

TV Guide On Screen, Inc. manufactures audio and video equipment. The company was founded on September 20, 1993 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

TiVo Corp. provides entertainment technology, software, and services. It operates through two segments: Intellectual Property Licensing and Product. The Intellectual Property Licensing segment consists licensing patent portfolio to U.S. and international pay television providers, mobile device manufacturers, CE manufacturers and over-the-top video providers. The Product segment covers licensing of company-developed IPG products and services provided for multi-channel video service providers and consumer electronic manufacturers, in-guide advertising revenue, analytics revenue and revenue from licensing Metadata. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.