Media Distillery Nominated for Three Streaming Media European Innovation Awards

We’re proud to share that Media Distillery has been shortlisted in three categories at the 2025 Streaming Media European Innovation Awards. These annual awards honour the breakthrough technologies shaping the future of video streaming.

Each nomination highlights our focus on delivering real-world, scalable innovation - using AI-powered solutions that help video service providers improve content discovery, streamline workflows, and unlock new monetisation opportunities.

Voting is open until June 27th. Cast your vote here.

Here’s a closer look at the categories we’ve been nominated in, and what makes each solution stand out.

Streaming Innovation of the Year

Preview Distillery is nominated in the Streaming Innovation of the Year category for its fresh approach to improving content discoverability and engagement.Launched in late 2024, Preview Distillery automatically generates short, spoiler-free video previews that help viewers decide what to watch. By operating in near real time, it’s especially effective in replay and catch-up contexts where immediacy matters most.

What sets it apart:

  • Fully-automated
  • Works in near real time for live broadcast content as well for all On Demand assets
  • Mobile-first format support, including vertical cropping for social platforms
  • Multi-language support for global operator use
  • Multi-layered AI approach: scene detection, segmentation, speech, topic modelling, and Generative AI (LLMs)

A leading European video service has chosen the solution to provide previews for broadcast TV programs.

AI Workflow Solution

The Search & Discovery Suite is shortlisted in the AI Workflow Solution category. Launched in March 2025, this next-generation content intelligence platform transforms video into highly searchable, context-rich experiences - automatically and at scale.

It combines multiple AI tools to generate previews, chapters, and images across live and on-demand content, helping users browse less and watch more.

What sets it apart:

  • Real-time semantic analysis of live streams
  • Multimodal LLMs generate detailed metadata and summaries
  • Unifies discovery across linear, catch-up, and on-demand platforms
  • Modular tools include:
    • Preview Distillery for short-form video highlights
    • Topic Distillery for chaptering and thematic navigation
    • Image Distillery for context-aware stills

Operators are already using the suite to generate hundreds of discovery assets daily, making everything from news bulletins to long-tail catalogue titles easier to browse and binge.

Watch the demo: Search & Discovery Suite

Video Advertising Solution

Ad Break Distillery is nominated in the Video Advertising Solution category for its role in solving one of the industry’s oldest problems: the lack of accurate ad break markers in broadcast content.

By detecting ad start and end points in real time, this AI-powered tool helps operators offer enhanced ad break experiences and new monetisation options, no manual tagging required.

What sets it apart:

  • Fully automated, format-agnostic operation
  • Real-time detection of ad breaks in live streams
  • Enables smarter trick-play restrictions and ad-skipping tiers
  • Supports dynamic ad replacement in replay, FAST, and AVOD environments
  • Continuously updated AI models tuned for diverse formats and languages

Operators are already using the technology to power new monetisation tiers, improve ad relevance, and deliver a more seamless user experience.

Watch the demo: Ad Break Detection

Vote Now!

These nominations celebrate the impact of Media Distillery’s technology across the streaming value chain - from content discovery to advertising. If you believe in the work we’re doing to simplify and enrich the video experience, we’d love your vote.

Vote by June 27th: https://www.streamingmediaglob... 

Thank you for your support.

June 12, 2025