Red Bee Media, the broadcasting and media services company, is teaming with Ranker to bring improved data-driven content discovery products to its global network of clients, which range from pay TV operators and research firms to streaming platforms and OEMs.
Ranker is the leading site for crowdsourced rankings, with over 1.4 billion consumer votes on a wide range of entertainment topics.
Starting today, three new data products powered by Ranker will be available to Red Bee customers looking to streamline the content discovery process for their users:
1) Collections - Nuanced movie and TV lists thoughtfully curated by Ranker's entertainment experts will help Red Bee clients surface unique content carousels, reducing the strain on their own editorial teams. Thanks to Ranker's voting data, the lists in these collections (such as The Best TV Shows That Are Underrated, Great Underdog Movies That Have Nothing To Do With Sports, or The Most Rewatchable Movies) are dynamic and will continuously update based on viewer opinions, ensuring that the most popular content is always highlighted.
2) Fans Also Like - Ranker's taste graph introduces a human element to recommendations that goes beyond metadata-based solutions. Using 1.4 billion votes from over 90 million consumers, Ranker's post-consumption opinion data delivers unique insight into viewer preferences beyond genres and themes.
3) Fan-based Rankings - Unlike static audience scores, Ranker's movie and TV rankings offer a multi-dimensional view of consumer sentiment that is both qualitative and quantitative (for example, The Bear: #1 Best TV Show Set in Chicago; Shrinking: #2 Best Shows about Therapy.) This approach gives users a better understanding of why they might enjoy a piece of content and how it compares to other similar viewing options.
"We are thrilled to announce our strategic partnership with Ranker, integrating their exceptional data insights into our suite of recommendation products," said Shaun Stark, Head of North America and Global Content Discovery at Red Bee Media. "This collaboration highlights our commitment to providing industry leaders with essential tools needed to reduce processing times in today's oversaturated media landscape."
"We are honoured to partner with Red Bee Media to provide Ranker's fan-powered discovery solutions to its impressive network of clients," added David Yon, SVP and GM of Ranker Insights. "The combination of Red Bee's metadata services and Ranker's taste-based correlation data will allow us to deliver solutions on a global scale that are innovative, differentiated and tailored to viewers' preferences."