LOS ANGELES, September 14, 2021 – Whip Media, the leading enterprise software platform and data provider to the world’s largest entertainment organizations, today announced a strategic data partnership with global metadata supplier Simply.TV.
The growth of streaming platforms, combined with an unprecedented level of content availability, has created a need for enhanced metadata services to enable creators, rights owners and distributors to more strategically distribute their content.
Simply.TV offers a broad portfolio of quality TV metadata on a global scale across linear and streaming for more than 80 countries and in more than 30 different languages. Built on AI and ML-driven technologies and combined with cutting-edge editorial workflows, Simply.TV is the preferred metadata provider for many TV operators / MVPDs.
“In today’s rapidly changing media landscape, companies need the highest-quality view of their metadata as they license their content globally,” said Alisa Joseph, SVP of Business Development and Strategy at Whip Media. “Simply.TV is a recognized leader in providing premium metadata to the industry. Together, we can support the critical metadata needs of clients to increase multi-platform delivery, maximize workflow efficiencies, increase ROI and provide content to viewers faster.”
“With the ever-growing amount of content to streaming services and TV operators, the need for innovation around content distribution has never been bigger,” said Daniel Rühmann, COO at Simply.TV. “Whip Media is setting the direction for the future of monetization and efficient licensing. Rich and accurate metadata is a fundamental building block in the content ecosystem and so this partnership brings the best of two companies looking to make change through technology.”
About Whip Media
Whip Media is transforming the global content licensing ecosystem with a market-leading enterprise software platform that centrally connects data, processes and teams throughout the digital distribution journey. Powered by proprietary data and predictive insights, we enable the world’s top entertainment organizations including Disney, Warner Bros., Hulu, NBCU, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate, BBC, HBO, AT&T, T-Mobile, Liberty Global, Discovery, and Pluto TV to efficiently distribute, control and monetize their TV and movie content to drive revenue and direct-to-consumer growth. The company’s newest innovation, the Whip Media Exchange is a next-generation content rights marketplace that makes global film and TV content licensing faster and more efficient. For more information, visit http://whipmedia.com.
About Simply.TV
Simply.TV is transforming user experiences to connect people with the content they love. We operate on a global scale with customers on all continents. We provide TV metadata and content discovery services on a global scale across linear and non-linear sources. Built on the newest technologies with AI & ML in focus and combined with efficient editorial workflows, our metadata enables companies to transform their businesses to build services and solutions similar to those from the largest streaming services. For more information, visit https://www.simply.tv/