Gracenote

Gracenote Speeds FAST Channel Deployment in the U.S.

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Gracenote, EMarketer, Sport, SVOD, EPG, Love, Ecosystem, Music, FAST, Multimedia, IDS, Metadata, Television

NEW YORK, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has expanded its FAST Program to the U.S. helping content owners and providers more easily launch new free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels. Now, U.S.-based content owners can distribute their TV programs and movies to leading streaming platforms along with industry-standard Gracenote metadata ensuring their offerings are discoverable and monetizable.

Key Points: 
  • First introduced in Europe in late 2023 , the Gracenote FAST Program helps U.S.-based content owners navigate the process of launching and distributing their FAST channels with the enriched metadata attributes that are critical in driving viewer discoverability.
  • "By removing obstacles for content owners in the U.S., the Gracenote FAST Program facilitates wider content distribution, better content discovery and deeper viewer engagement.
  • While data requirements differ by streaming platform, Gracenote ensures relevant metadata and assets are available to the Gracenote distribution network of platforms for FAST channel deployment.
  • Qualifying Gracenote FAST Program participants will benefit from:
    By leveraging Gracenote's FAST metadata management and distribution services, content owners can make their programs and FAST channels easily accessible to viewers on major streaming platforms around the world.

Gracenote Resolves Viewer Frustration Around Where, When and How to Watch Streaming Programming

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Gracenote, Season, Sport, State of Play, SVOD, VOD, Uis, Catalog, Love, Ecosystem, Music, ID, FAST, Multimedia, CTV, Frustration, IDS, Metadata, Television

NEW YORK, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is helping TV providers optimize their user experiences by providing the most accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive datasets covering subscription video on-demand (SVOD) and linear (FAST) content availability. The Gracenote solutions pair TV, movie and sports programming availability data with normalized program metadata to ensure that streaming aggregators, digital platforms and MVPDs offer content-first user experiences that facilitate universal search, discovery and tune-in capabilities to drive maximum audience engagement.

Key Points: 
  • According to Nielsen's State of Play report , 20% of consumers say they abandon a viewing session when they can't find something compelling to watch.
  • With content frequently moving between providers, a blockbuster movie that is available on a VOD platform one day could be gone the next.
  • Different streaming services may feature different seasons or individual episodes of a popular TV show hampering seamless viewing experiences.
  • With our unmatched availability and program metadata, Gracenote is uniquely positioned to help customers drive success in streaming now and into the future."

Barb Taps MetaBroadcast and Nielsen's Gracenote to Optimize TV Audience Measurement in UK

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
IDS, ID, Classification, Metadata, Gracenote, Atlas, Nielsen

LONDON, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaBroadcast, the UK's leading metadata management specialist, and Gracenote, a Nielsen company, announced today that it has been awarded a three year contract renewal by Barb, the UK audience measurement service, to operate its combined content ID and genre allocation system from January 2025.

Key Points: 
  • The inclusion of Gracenote will also allow Barb to better deduplicate content and accelerate reporting from seven days to three days after programmes are first made available on linear channels or streaming services.
  • "We recognise the importance of accurate, consistent, and timely programme data that allows Barb to fulfill the needs of its audience measurement customer base.
  • "We look forward to working with MetaBroadcast and enabling Barb to deliver new levels of speed, accuracy, consistency and completeness in their multi-screen audience measurement."
  • Barb's audience measurement relies on a world-class system for identifying and classifying traditional linear broadcast, catch up or streaming viewing.

Barb Taps MetaBroadcast and Nielsen's Gracenote to Optimize TV Audience Measurement in UK

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
IDS, ID, Classification, Metadata, Gracenote, Atlas, Nielsen

LONDON, Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaBroadcast, the UK's leading metadata management specialist, and Gracenote, a Nielsen company, announced today that it has been awarded a three year contract renewal by Barb, the UK audience measurement service, to operate its combined content ID and genre allocation system from January 2025.

Key Points: 
  • The inclusion of Gracenote will also allow Barb to better deduplicate content and accelerate reporting from seven days to three days after programmes are first made available on linear channels or streaming services.
  • "We recognise the importance of accurate, consistent, and timely programme data that allows Barb to fulfill the needs of its audience measurement customer base.
  • "We look forward to working with MetaBroadcast and enabling Barb to deliver new levels of speed, accuracy, consistency and completeness in their multi-screen audience measurement."
  • Barb's audience measurement relies on a world-class system for identifying and classifying traditional linear broadcast, catch up or streaming viewing.

Gracenote Launches Advanced Automotive Data Platform Enabling Innovative Cross-Media Experiences in Connected Cars

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracenote, the leading global entertainment metadata provider, is announcing its new automotive data platform developed to grant automakers easy access to the company's industry-leading entertainment datasets to power differentiated in-car media experiences. Gracenote Nexus AutoSM works with Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and other popular auto operating systems enabling car brands to simplify integration with their infotainment offerings, reduce development time and deliver the content-first interfaces consumers want. Gracenote will preview new connected car user experiences built on Nexus Auto at CES 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Gracenote will preview new connected car user experiences built on Nexus Auto at CES 2024.
  • The Gracenote Nexus Auto platform empowers global automakers to deliver differentiated in-car entertainment experiences.
  • With Nexus Auto from Gracenote, automakers can deliver content-first experiences that break down barriers between platforms, apps and media types.
  • Gracenote has fueled automotive entertainment innovation since 2001 when the company's embedded music recognition technology and data first enabled breakthrough in-car listening experiences.

WISI Unveils Innovative ABR Receive Solution within Tangram Video Platform for Streamlined Video Delivery at Hospitality Sites

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WISI, a global leader in carrier-grade video technologies, proudly announces the launch of their ABR Receive solution within the Tangram Video Platform. This new solution enables video operators to eliminate duplication in their headend by using ABR streams for business accounts that continue to serve linear workflows.

Key Points: 
  • WISI proudly announces the launch of their ABR Receive solution within the Tangram Video Platform.
  • VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WISI, a global leader in carrier-grade video technologies, proudly announces the launch of their ABR Receive solution within the Tangram Video Platform .
  • "The Tangram ABR Receive solution revolutionizes ABR conversion to IP or QAM in a single platform.
  • To discover more about the ABR Receive solution or the Tangram Video Platform, please visit https://www.wisigroup.com/us-en/ .

Nielsen's Gracenote Unveils New Program to Streamline FAST Channel and Content Distribution

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Heart, Metadata, Music, IBC, Essential, FAST, Multimedia, Editorial, Love, Sport, IDS, Performance, Ecosystem, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, SVOD, Video game, Online shopping, Gracenote, Nielsen

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracenote, the global content solutions business unit of Nielsen, today unveiled a new program developed to help content publishers and broadcasters of all sizes get their Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels and programming distributed by major streaming platforms more easily. Leveraging advanced data enrichment services, the Gracenote FAST Program will help Gracenote customers accelerate time-to-market for their FAST offerings just as they become increasingly important to their overall content monetization strategies.

Key Points: 
  • Leveraging advanced data enrichment services, the Gracenote FAST Program will help Gracenote customers accelerate time-to-market for their FAST offerings just as they become increasingly important to their overall content monetization strategies.
  • Now that FAST has grown up, content owners are realizing the need for high-quality normalized metadata and connected content IDs to facilitate distribution on streaming platforms, drive program and channel visibility as well as increase viewership.
  • Gracenote FAST Program participants that submit their channel portfolios directly to Gracenote benefit from expert enrichment of editorial and contextual data plus access to rich program imagery which drive increased channel engagement.
  • Assignment of Gracenote IDs to participants' content streamlines placement on major streaming platforms through Gracenote Listing Distribution Services and enables easier content discovery.

Nielsen's Gracenote Fuels Prisma Media's Streaming Ambitions in France

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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PARIS, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracenote, the content solutions business unit of Nielsen, is helping Prisma Media, the leading French digital and magazine publisher group owned by Vivendi, transform its Télé-Loisirs offerings into go-to resources for what to watch on France's most popular streaming video platforms. By providing comprehensive information and rich imagery for major Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) catalog programming including Amazon Prime Video, Canal+, Disney+, Netflix and Paramount+, Gracenote is elevating the Télé-Loisirs website and mobile app to the next level.

Key Points: 
  • Prisma's Télé-Loisirs products now deliver more visually-driven navigation, more powerful search capabilities and more personalized program recommendations based on the integration of the Gracenote Streaming Video Catalogs data offering.
  • "Prisma Media has long been a primary resource for viewers on linear TV program information in France but they saw an opportunity to capitalize on the rise of streaming," said Vikram Kulkarni, VP, Strategic Initiatives, EMEA at Gracenote.
  • "We're delighted to be working with Gracenote, and we believe the new collaboration will enable us to reinforce our position as leader in entertainment content in France."
  • Prisma Media is the leading print and digital content publisher in France whose portfolio of recognizable brands includes Femme Actuelle, GEO, Capital, Voici and Télé-Loisirs.

Nielsen's State of Play Report Delivers New Insights as Streaming's Next Evolution Brings Content Discovery Challenges for Viewers

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Monday, August 28, 2023
Metadata, Music, FAST, Digital, Gauge, Multimedia, Time pressure gauge, Love, State of Play, Sport, IDS, Data science, Video game, Gracenote, Nielsen

NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, data, and analytics, today released its 2023 State of Play report outlining new findings on the fast-evolving streaming video landscape highlighting data and insights from Gracenote, Nielsen's content solutions business unit. The new report illuminates the surging number of program titles and streaming video services, as well as the resulting challenges for viewers who now spend 10.5 minutes per session deciding what to watch.

Key Points: 
  • Nielsen's 2023 State of Play report outlines new findings on streaming and FAST based on data from Gracenote.
  • According to Gracenote data analysis, there were 1.9 million video titles available to viewers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Mexico and Germany in July 2021.
  • But the wealth of available content and the proliferation of streaming choices has led to difficulties for viewers.
  • "So a clear understanding of content – where it's available, what it's about and whom it's attracting – is more critical than ever."

Nielsen's Gracenote Accelerates FAST in UK

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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LONDON , June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracenote, the content solutions business unit of Nielsen, is working with leading TV media company A+E Networks EMEA to advance its Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) offerings through a new commercial agreement.

Key Points: 
  • This enables A+E to maximize engagement on its FAST offerings from launch and better monetize the advertising placed against its award-winning factual and entertainment programming.
  • Based on the appealing combination of familiar programming without cost or subscription commitments, FAST offerings have been embraced by consumers broadly.
  • Using Gracenote Distribution Service, the leading network now benefits from increased FAST channel and content discoverability enabled by the underlying Gracenote descriptive metadata, program imagery and connected IDs.
  • "With a long history serving the global video ecosystem and unmatched metadata expertise, Gracenote understands these challenges well.