Following an all-virtual edition due to the pandemic, the EIDR Annual Participant Meeting (APM) returns Dec. 5, this time in Amsterdam as part of the in-person IBC Show, with viewe... More
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Solving the Genre Classification Conundrum
“Genre” is one of the most-used terms in the entertainment business. But pinning down exactly what we need by genre is challenging. Is an “animated adventure” an “animate... More
The (Un)Predictability of SVOD Performance
Streaming services are a mystery. Complete and accurate theatrical box office, television audience ratings, and home video rental performance have generally been available throu... More
EIDR Director Kip Welch Departs, ‘Proud’ of Tenure with Registry
Kip Welch, a founding executive officer, longtime board member, and executive director of the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) since December 2019, is stepping down from his roll w... More
EIDR Names Hollie Choi Executive Director
The Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR), the source of universal identifiers for digital distribution of movie and television assets, appointed Hollie Choi to lead the organization as... More
Meta CEO: How to ‘Turbocharge’ EIDR Workflows
The Meta Data Systems EIDR matching and registration module is effectively “turbocharging” the Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) workflows of some of the world’s largest studi... More
How FlickShow Makes it Easier to Register Content on Universal AV Databases
EIDR universal IDs are becoming mandatory for some content buyers before they agree to purchase a movie or TV show, and they will often use the various universal audiovisual databa... More
Tamr Touts the Benefits of Data Mastering at Scale
While traditional data mastering works just fine for small, simple problems, a new approach was needed for larger, more complex projects, according to software company Tamr. As ... More
EIDR Turned to Reshuffle for New Open Source API Proxy
The new EIDR API Proxy was built on the framework of Reshuffle’s integration platform for developers that provides capabilities and applications that go well beyond EIDR’s curr... More
How Premiere Digital, EIDR Make Deduplication Easier
Premiere Digital Services (PDS) supports EIDR in a key technical role: the deduplication process, according to Robert Grayson, EIDR support manager at PDS. “We work with EIDR ... More
EIDR, DDEX Tout the Benefits of Venue ID
The movie, TV and music industries all need to identify venues where content is created and where content is used. To help achieve that for the music industry, EIDR has teamed up w... More
How Common Sense Media and EIDR Help Families Find the Right Content
It can be a challenge for parents to find the right movies and TV shows that their kids can watch, but Common Sense Media and EIDR make their jobs a whole lot easier, according to ... More