<s>
tvtv	B-Device
Services	I-Device
,	O
trading	O
as	O
tvtv	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
consumer-oriented	O
pan-European	O
electronic	B-Device
programme	I-Device
guide	I-Device
(	O
EPG	B-Device
)	O
service	O
provider	O
,	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
arvato	O
AG	O
subsidiary	O
rtv	O
media	O
group	O
GmbH	O
since	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
Fast	O
TV	O
Server	O
announced	O
the	O
first	O
personal	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
PVR	O
)	O
with	O
remote	O
programming	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
TV	O
set	O
with	O
EPG	B-Device
and	O
PVR	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2003	O
,	O
Sony	O
acquired	O
Fast	O
TV	O
Server	O
AG	O
's	O
EPG	B-Device
services	O
,	O
and	O
tvtv	B-Device
Services	I-Device
became	O
a	O
branch	O
of	O
Sony	O
UK	O
Ltd	O
,	O
but	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
from	O
Munich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
digital	O
PVR	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
customized	O
web-EPG	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
move	O
was	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
"	O
to	O
enable	O
Gracenote	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
portfolio	O
of	O
products	O
and	O
technology	O
to	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
manufacturers	O
,	O
cable	O
operators	O
and	O
broadcasters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tvtv	O
provides	O
EPG	B-Device
technology	O
and	O
metadata	O
to	O
various	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
and	O
websites	O
of	O
large	O
cable	O
operators	O
,	O
digital	O
TV	O
sets	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorders	I-Application
,	O
TV	O
tuner	O
sticks	O
,	O
mobile	O
devices	O
and	O
web	O
portals	O
.	O
</s>
