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Enhancing and Re-Purposing TV Content for Trans-Vector Engagement

Objective

Re-purposing and re-using digital content is of vital importance to broadcasters and other stakeholders in European media value chains. High initial production or acquisition costs need to be recouped, but the abundance of online channels creates a thin viewer market for original content, especially on niche topics. Live and on-demand viewing is now spread across Smart TVs, Web and mobile applications, social media and other emerging platforms (to be referred to as “vectors”). This introduces an important challenge: How should broadcasters decide when, in what form and on which vector(s) to deliver which content? We propose the Trans-Vector Platform (TVP) to address this challenge and help media companies gain a competitive advantage through guided content re-purposing and re-publication, on the fly and across vectors.
The TVP requires novel methods to extract metadata, predict patterns in the topic-vector-audience matrix, and apply these patterns to enhance and re-purpose content - across vectors and according to predicted audience interests. Thus, ReTV will advance the state of the art in video analysis, video augmentation and annotation, content and audience metrics, prediction and recommendation models, visual analytics. The results of this extensive research will be tested and validated together with a regional public broadcaster (RBB), a national TV archive (NISV) and an OTT TV distributor operating in multiple EU markets (Zattoo). ReTV will offer them a better match between content and viewers across vectors, time and five EU languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch). Impact will be measured via cross-vector deployment and viewer engagement. Automated re-purposing and more accurate targeting in terms of relevance and appropriate representation, tailored to upcoming events and specific vector audiences, will drive growth, lower costs, and increase the competitiveness of broadcasters and other professional stakeholders in European media value chains.

Call for proposal

H2020-ICT-2016-2017

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Sub call

H2020-ICT-2017-1

Coordinator

MODUL TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Net EU contribution
€ 581 894,50
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (7)

STICHTING VU

Participation ended

Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 57 192,89
Address
De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
Region
West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS
Greece
Net EU contribution
€ 464 161,75
Address
Charilaou Thermi Road 6 Km
57001 Thermi Thessaloniki

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Region
Θεσσαλονίκη Κεντρική Μακεδονία Βόρεια Ελλάδα
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
WEBLYZARD TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Austria
Net EU contribution
€ 672 531,00
Address
Puchlgasse 2/44
1190 Wien

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Wien Wien
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
GENISTAT AG
Switzerland
Net EU contribution
€ 752 704,75
Address
Seestrasse 30
8806 Bach

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Region
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zentralschweiz Schwyz
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

ZATTOO EUROPA AG

Participation ended

Switzerland
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Murtschenstrasse 39
8048 Zurich
SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
STICHTING NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT VOORBEELD EN GELUID
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 455 580,61
Address
Media Parkboulevard 1
1200 BB Hilversum

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Region
West-Nederland Noord-Holland Het Gooi en Vechtstreek
Activity type
Other
Other funding
€ 0,00
RUNDFUNK BERLIN-BRANDENBURG
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 505 584,50
Address
Masurenallee 8-14
14057 Berlin

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Region
Berlin Berlin Berlin
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00