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With content metadata available for 160,000+ TV Series and 347,000+ movies, TheTVDB is a complete and accurate, yet affordable entertainment metadata solution.</p> <p>Thousands of developers use our digital media metadata API to power their apps, utilities, and projects, generating over 1 billion API calls per day on average.</p> <h3 class="mt-4">What sets TheTVDB apart?</h3> <p>Our large catalog of digital media metadata. TheTVDB's robust entertainment industry dataset includes a large catalog of global video metadata across a variety of fields, all accessible via our API.</p> <table class="table table-bordered"> <thead> <tr> <th width="80%">Available TV and Movie Metadata Fields</th> <th width="10%" class="text-center">TV Shows</th> <th width="10%" class="text-center">Movies</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Title</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Overview</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Companies (Studio, Network, Production Company, etc)</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Runtime</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Genres / Subgenres</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Key Art</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ratings / Compliance Data</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>External Links and IDs</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Characters</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cast & Crew</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Translations</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Unique IDs</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Status</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tagging & Structured Taxonomy</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cultural Inspiration</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Awards</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Franchises</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Season Count & Structure</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Episode Count & Structure</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Episode Synopses</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Episode Air Dates</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Air Date & Time</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Season Artwork</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Season Trailers</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Episode Artwork</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Specials</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>TV Types / Structural Format</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Guest Stars</td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>International Release Dates</td> <td></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Production Countries</td> <td></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Production Budget</td> <td></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Global Box Office</td> <td></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Spoken Languages</td> <td></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>International Trailers</td> <td></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Country of Release</td> <td></td> <td class="text-center"><i class="fa fa-check text-success" aria-hidden="true"></i></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 class="mt-4">Dedicated Editorial Team</h3> <p>TheTVDB鈥檚 community of over 15,000 contributing editors deliver a level of human content refinement that the larger media metadata providers can鈥檛 match. Our community鈥檚 work is monitored closely by our 25 active editorial moderators, who are passionate about entertainment and uphold TheTVDB鈥檚 stringent editorial standards and workflows.</p> <h3 class="mt-4">TheTVDB as a Digital Media Metadata Solution</h3> <p>TheTVDB can serve as the source of movie and TV series information for a number of industries. Whether you鈥檙e looking to leverage TheTVDB as your primary information resource or using it to fill in the gaps in your existing data, TheTVDB offers an easy-to-deploy, multi-platform metadata integration solution.</p> <h3 class="mt-4">How can TheTVDB鈥檚 entertainment industry dataset enhance your business?</h3> <p>Apps that aggregate video titles from multiple entertainment sources need a metadata source from a trusted third party. High-quality video metadata can bridge multiple broadcast and digital services, making vast content catalogs more navigable for users.</p> <p>For content providers, metadata integration can improve the synchronization of your catalogs so you can better merchandise your content. Good metadata also powers smarter operational insights, informing businesses of a catalog鈥檚 strength.</p> <h3 class="mt-4">Who uses TheTVDB鈥檚 global video metadata?</h3> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading">Content Providers (Movie Studios, TV Networks)</div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul> <li>Monetize content libraries</li> <li>Simplify distribution</li> <li>Streamline branding across distribution partners</li> <li>Enhance discoverability of assets</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading">Video Distributors (Pay-TV Operators, VOD, and Streaming Services)</div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul> <li>Drive viewership with deeply descriptive information</li> <li>Increase engagement levels to prevent churn and cord-cutting</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading">Device Manufacturers (STB, CE, PC/Peripheral, Mobile, Automotive)</div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul> <li>Drive viewership with deeply descriptive information</li> <li>Synchronize information across devices, platforms and video services</li> <li>Create a consistent global experience</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading">Entertainment Retailers, Platforms and Information Providers</div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul> <li>Drive merchandising of retail inventories</li> <li>Populate engaging user experiences that drive revenue and return traffic</li> <li>Create a consistent global experience</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-heading">Entertainment-centric Software Developers</div> <div class="panel-body"> <ul> <li>Synchronize information across platforms and video services</li> <li>Deliver service-agnostic descriptive data to customers that鈥檚 accurate and balanced</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3 col-sm-offset-1"> <div class="panel panel-danger"> <div class="panel-body text-center"> <h2 class="mt-0">Content Notice</h2> Our metrics may be lower than similar sites, primarily because we disallow adult content. </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> Movies <h2 class="mt-0">347,232</h2> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> TV Series <h2 class="mt-0">160,396</h2> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> TV Seasons <h2 class="mt-0">689,718</h2> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> TV Episodes <h2 class="mt-0">6,602,505</h2> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> Images <h2 class="mt-0">3,116,308</h2> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> People <div class="text-muted" style="font-size:9px">Directors, Writers, Producers, Actors, etc</div> <h2 class="mt-0">1,337,343</h2> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> Translations <h2 class="mt-0">10,855,355</h2> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> Companies <div class="text-muted" style="font-size:9px">Networks, Studios, Production Companies, etc</div> <h2 class="mt-0">47,687</h2> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> Trailers <h2 class="mt-0">70,829</h2> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> Favorites <h2 class="mt-0">2,941,791</h2> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-info"> <div class="panel-body text-center text-uppercase"> Users <h2 class="mt-0">665,250</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-3"> <h5>About</h5> <ul 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