Says new platform enables content owners to more easily and broadly distribute video content to global service providers and device makers.

September 12, 2019

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EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Gracenote, a Nielsen company (NYSE: NLSN), is launching a new Video ID Distribution System enabling creators and owners of media programming to more easily distribute their movies, TV shows, short-form videos and other related content to global OTT services, smart device manufacturers and cable and satellite TV providers.

Using the Gracenote ID Distribution system, studios and networks will be able to register their content with Gracenote's Video Database and easily obtain connected Gracenote IDs to enable better search and discovery in program guides, interfaces and OTT catalogs. In addition, they can submit their own descriptive metadata, tags and imagery which Gracenote will editorially review and prepare for broad distribution.

The entertainment industry is in the midst of a massive growth cycle as new services, platforms and devices crave more and more content to compete for audiences and mindshare. As the volume of video content grows, these services require improved descriptive metadata and universal identifiers to ensure their catalogs are well organized so that viewers can easily search for and find what they want to watch.

Gracenote ID Distribution brings order to the chaos, providing the connective tissue that makes video content searchable across services, platforms and devices. Gracenote IDs and metadata provide common links between TV series, seasons and episodes, as well as related TV and movie genres, celebrities, and other descriptive information. This promises to improve how Hollywood blockbusters, independent films and short-form videos alike are distributed to and surfaced in pay TV and OTT catalogs, as well as accessed by fans.

Through Gracenote ID Distribution, content creators and owners can:

  • Submit movies, TV programs or short form video content for inclusion in Gracenote's Video Database which brings together metadata, linear schedules and VOD/OTT catalogs for more than 85 countries.

  • Receive certified Gracenote IDs at the beginning of the content lifecycle ensuring that their offerings are not just listed but also easily searchable across different Video services, platforms and catalogs.

  • Drive the widest possible distribution of their video content to the world's top VOD and OTT services and smart device manufacturers.

Gracenote will be at IBC in Amsterdam (Hall 14, G29) from September 13 - 17 to show the global media and entertainment marketplace its leading data and solutions.

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