Netgem Snapshot
Netgem wants to be the "next gem" of interactive television. The company develops set-top boxes used to deliver digital cable television service. Its products also provide customers with Internet access and email service through their televisions. Brands include the company's iplayer, a digital television receiver, and its Netbox product, another line of adapters or receivers. The company also sells an audience data collection system (Viewtime) for media professionals which analyzes and tracks audiences' behaviors and viewing patterns. Netgem's chief customer is N9UF Telecom, a French television manufacturer.