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Recce soft launches to combat search fatigue

Recce, a new film & TV recommendation app designed to cure content overload and bring clarity to viewer decision fatigue, has launched. With an intuitive interface, and a community centric approach, Recce serves to help users discover what to watch next in a faster and smarter way. Audiences spend 7.5 days per year searching for something to […]

November 24, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Research: Viewers struggling with content discovery

Over the past year, major streamers have turned to successful bundling strategies to boost retention and simplify viewer access to a wider range of content. With more services than ever competing for screen time, the question remains: how do audiences navigate what to watch next? Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Conquering Content study finds that, while […]

November 18, 2025

Survey: 45% say streaming experience is “overwhelming”

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has released a wealth of findings on global consumer attitudes and behaviours relating to video streaming in its 2025 State of Play report. The report concludes that video platforms relying on engagement to drive their businesses face major risks by not delivering user experiences that help viewers […]

November 5, 2025

Switzerland: Sunrise launches SuperSearch

Sunrise TV in Switzerland now offers the new SuperSearch function. SuperSearch finds what the user wants across all platforms – with a simple voice command. It uses the artificial intelligence and Google Gemini Flash to do so. “With SuperSearch, we’re setting new standards when it comes to looking for media content. We’re demonstrating the convenience […]

October 13, 2025

Index Exchange, Gracenote team to enhance contextual intelligence

Index Exchange, the independent supply-side platforms (SSPs), and Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, have announced the industry’s first SSP integration of Gracenote contextual intelligence. The collaboration also makes Index the first SSP to embed Gracenote’s brand safety segments and granular Do-Not-Air (DNA) controls directly into its platform. A number of major publishers […]

September 16, 2025

Euromedia September/October 2025

Euromedia September/October 2025 Is AI primed to enhanced personalisation in content discovery? Or are stat-driven MLT racks and promos the limit as long as streamers remain in subscription silos? Colin Mann spoke to a range of industry experts. Read the article and the rest of the issue here.

September 9, 2025

Gracenote elevates AI-powered entertainment experiences

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has announced the launch of a new product enabling TV platforms to deliver next-generation user experiences leveraging powerful Large Language Models (LLMs) and Gracenote entertainment data. The Gracenote Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server connects LLMs to Gracenote’s continually updated knowledge base and validates, corrects and enriches responses […]

September 3, 2025

Research: Gen Z searching more frequently on social platforms

The search landscape is evolving beyond traditional search engines to social and video platforms, and is outpacing AI search. According to WARC Media, search advertising now accounts for nearly a quarter (22 per cent) of all media budgets, and forecasts global search advertising spend to reach $248.6 billion this year, rising to $265.5 billion in […]

July 31, 2025

Roku launches What to Watch on UK TVs

Roku, the TV streaming pioneer, has announced the availability of What to Watch on all existing and future Roku TV models in the UK, giving viewers an easy way to find the content they desire while easing the overwhelm of too many choices. What to Watch offers personalised recommendations based on viewers’ habits, their current […]

July 10, 2025

Moments Lab secures $24m funding

Moments Lab, a specialist in AI video discovery, has raised $24 million (€21m) in funding, led by Oxx, with participation from Orange Ventures, Kadmos, Supernova Invest and Elaia Partners. The new capital will accelerate Moments Lab’s U.S. expansion and advance its R&D work as it builds on its patented MXT-2 multimodal AI and rolls out […]

June 3, 2025