The series, season and episode hierarchy
Streaming catalogues live or die on getting series structure right. VOD Metadata models every catalogue title in a three-tier hierarchy: Series, then Season, then Episode, each with its own permanent ID. A guest role in a single episode, a season that aired only in some markets, a special that sits outside the main run: each resolves correctly to the right level. And because enrichment is applied once at series level and propagates automatically to every territory instance, a tag or correction you would expect to repeat across regions is made once and carried everywhere, with no drift between markets.
Availability windows: six models, tracked separately
"Is this title available, to whom, and until when" is the question a VOD catalogue has to answer correctly every time. VOD Metadata tracks availability as structured, rights-driven flags, separately for each model:
- SVoD: subscription
- TVoD: transactional
- AVOD: ad-supported, with free-content indicators
- Catch-up / Mediathek
- Replay / Start-over
- nPVR
Each window is delivered as a flag your platform can act on directly, so what a viewer can stream, record or restart matches exactly what you are licensed to offer, and expires when it should. Recording and replay rights come as explicit event-level flags (catch-up in-home, nPVR user recording, instant restart), with durations set per your commercial agreement, and blackout restrictions are honoured where they apply.
Onboarding a catalogue: matched, then enriched
Bringing a catalogue in is a defined process, not a guess. Each title you send is matched against the master database, and you choose how: fully automatic, manual for edge cases, or matching with full enrichment. Every catalogue title carries a readiness status, so you always know what is deliverable now and what is still being prepared:
- Ready: 100% metadata, validated, immediately deliverable
- Almost ready: final mapping and enrichment, can be finalised to your timeline
- Not ready: ingested into staging, full enrichment started when your market needs it
This is how a large catalogue moves from raw provider feed to display-ready without you doing the reconciliation.
Right for every market
VOD Metadata follows the same per-market discipline as our linear products. A single central dataset is filtered into per-market views, so each market receives exactly the titles it is licensed for, with localised titles, synopses, names and labels, and shared core facts (year, runtime, IDs) that never contradict each other between markets. See also Localization & Augmentation.
What's included
Identity and structure
- Localised and original titles, per language and region
- Series, season and episode hierarchy with stable IDs at each level
- External references (IMDb, EIDR, ISAN, Wikipedia and others) for mapping to your systems
Descriptive content
- Synopses in multiple lengths, from a very short strap to a long-form summary
- Cast and crew linked to character level, plus director
- Canonical genre taxonomy plus thematic, mood and keyword tags, structured so titles are machine-readable for AI-driven search and discovery
- Production year (verified), country of production, runtime (validated), original language
Compliance and rights
- Age ratings from official national bodies (7+ national rating systems), preserved as issued
- Availability windows tracked per model as structured, rights-driven flags
Images
- Posters, key art, covers and title cards (12+ image types) matched to the correct entry
Who it's for
Why it's more
It's structured for discovery.
Every record is machine-readable: themes, mood tags, keywords and structured genre codes built so more of your catalogue reaches the right viewer through AI-driven search and recommendations.
It's maintained, not just ingested.
Every title is handled individually: enriched, validated and localised by in-house editors working with AI assistance. You keep full control of your own discovery logic; we supply the data it runs on.
It stays consistent across partners and markets.
Every record carries a permanent identifier, so the same title stays consistent across platforms, partners and markets, even as each party manages its own identifiers separately.
FAQ
How do you handle series with many seasons and episodes?
Each season and episode gets its own complete metadata record with a stable ID, linked back to the parent series. The hierarchy stays consistent, and series-level enrichment propagates automatically to every territory, so your catalogue structure reflects the actual content without per-market rework.
Can you cover our full catalogue, including older or less prominent titles?
Yes. The service is not limited to new releases or high-profile content. Enrichment and localisation apply right across the catalogue, title by title.
Do you track when a title is available, and under which model?
Yes. Availability is tracked separately for SVoD, TVoD, AVOD, catch-up, replay/start-over and nPVR, delivered as structured, rights-driven flags, so what a viewer can stream, record or restart matches exactly what you are licensed to offer, and expires when it should.
How does bringing our catalogue across actually work?
Each title is matched against the master database, automatically, manually, or with full enrichment, as you prefer. Every title carries a readiness status (Ready, Almost ready, Not ready), so you always know what is deliverable now and what is still being prepared for your market.
How is VOD Metadata delivered?
Through the MP Platform's Content Delivery layer: via API, scheduled data feeds or the Client Portal, in the format your platform already uses. No structural changes needed on your side.
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