How Media Distillery helps Video Services improve viewing experiences with AI

Jan Ozer chats with Martin Prins, the Head of Product at Media Distillery, about how the company uses artificial intelligence to enhance video content understanding and user engagement. Through an in-depth exploration of their latest offerings, including the Topic Distillery, EPG Correction Distillery, and Ad Break Distillery, the conversation reveals how AI enhances how video service providers manage and present their content, aiming to improve the overall viewer experience.

Key Highlights

• Topic Distillery: A service designed to identify and label various topics within broadcast content, enhancing viewers' navigability by allowing them to jump directly to segments of interest.

• EPG Correction Distillery: This service adjusts the start times of programs in electronic program guides to match actual broadcast times, mitigating discrepancies and enhancing user satisfaction.

• Ad Break Distillery: The capability to detect ad breaks within content, enabling features like ad skipping to improve user experience and generate additional revenue for service providers.

Contents

00:00:46 Topic Distillery Overview - Martin Prins provides an overview of Topic Distillery, a product that identifies topics within broadcasts and creates accessible content segments.

00:01:36 Service Model Explanation - Discussion on Media Distillery's service-based approach, analyzing video feeds for clients and delivering insights through a cloud platform.

00:03:33 Enhancing Viewer Experience - The application of Topic Distillery improves user engagement by allowing viewers to navigate directly to topics of interest within video content.

00:08:30 EPG Correction - Introduction to EPG Correction Distillery, which adjusts program start times in electronic program guides to reflect actual broadcast timings, improving the accuracy of catch-up and replay services.

00:10:15 Ad Break Detection - Explanation of the Ad Break Distillery, which identifies advertisement segments within content, facilitating ad skipping and enhancing monetization strategies for service providers.

For more on Media Distillery, visit https://mediadistillery.com/.

About This Video:

This interview was recorded as research for a session at the NAB 2024 Streaming Summit entitled Beyond the Hype: A Critical Look at AI in Video Streaming.

Monday, April 15 | 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM PST/Pass Required: Streaming Summit Pass

Description: Artificial intelligence has become a buzzword in all technologies, including streaming video, with the promise of revolutionizing how we create, compress, and watch videos. However, it's crucial to separate the hype from reality. In this session, Jan Ozer from the Streaming Learning Center explores the most recent streaming-related AI announcements to detail which to dismiss, which will become relevant, and when.

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