Headquartered in Amsterdam, Media Distillery along with Belgian telecommunication services, Telenet Group announced at the trade show IBC 2018, that they will join hands to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the viewing experience for users of digital video recorders and replay services. Reportedly, the solution will be based on Media Distillery’s technology for accurately identifying when programmes actually start.
This is a particular pain point for viewers using digital video recorders or replay services since the time advertised in electronic programme guides rarely corresponds to the actual start time. It may differ by many minutes or even entirely miss the start of the programme.