Cineverse Corp. has partnered with Vionlabs. This partnership allows Cineverse to leverage Vionlabs advanced AI technology to enable next-generation search capabilities on the company's Cineverse streaming platform and to serve as a key metadata provider for an upcoming advanced search product.

Vionlabs, renowned for its fusion of cognitive AI techniques and film expertise, offers AI technology that pulls relevant metadata from filmed entertainment to aid in understanding the emotional impact of content. The use of cognitive AI utilizes computer vision and machine learning to generate never-before seen sentiment-data. This technology has consistently demonstrated its ability to enhance search and discovery for more accurate content recommendations, leading to higher click-through rates and increased discovery of deeper catalog titles - for higher return on content investments for companies such as Hulu and Canela Media.

Through this partnership, Vionlabs' cognitive AI - called AINAR - has been integrated into Cineverse's newly-introduced MatchpointAI, an innovative AI-based platform and marketplace, which is part of the Company's cutting-edge, proprietary streaming technology suite. MatchpointAI provides a simple, one-stop solution for video content producers, streaming platforms, and OEMs seeking to prepare, optimize and future-proof their content. Vionlab's AINAR technology will be applied to more than 60,000 film and television titles in Cineverse's library - all content that is currently available on the Company's owned-and-operated streaming channels (including the Cineverse service) as well as partner channels.

By integrating AINAR into Matchpoint, users will benefit from more nuanced and subjective recommendations based on analysis of various elements, including tone, color, objects, sounds, and action levels to comprehensively understand the emotional nature of content. This enhanced understanding will result in heightened user engagement throughout Cineverse's extensive content library. The integration of AINAR into Cineverse's MatchpointAI will allow users to enjoy an enhanced viewing experience through features such as: Fingerprint embedding which enables data scientists to innovate in personalization, content analysis, and other areas.

The ability to predict more than 40 genres to categorize each title and combine them with moods and keywords to create targeted affinity groups, while also classifying content into more general categories for accurate classification. With a mix of proprietary and third-party AI-based tools, Matchpoint is revolutionizing the way content owners and enterprises launch and grow their streaming business.