SE(AI)RCH in 2026

Session details:

As fragmentation accelerates across the streaming landscape, viewers face an overwhelming challenge: finding something to watch. In an era where consumers spend five times longer searching than viewing, search and discovery have become one of the most critical—and most broken—components of the streaming UX.

This session explores how next-generation AI is transforming search from a keyword-based utility into an intuitive, conversational, and deeply personalized experience. Using CineSearch, Cineverse’s groundbreaking AI-powered search and discovery engine, as the central case study, our panel dives into how enriched metadata, large-scale domain-specific models, and explainable AI are creating a new paradigm for content navigation.