The Search Party: Big Video Problems, AI Solutions
The Search Party
The Search Party: Big Video Problems, AI Solutions
Video is everywhere — but managing it, searching it, and making real use of it? That’s a whole different story.
On The Search Party, we sit down with the people who are shaping the future of video: creators, technologists, rebels, and storytellers. Together, we tackle the biggest challenges — from overflowing archives to cutting-edge AI — and share the ideas, hard lessons, and surprising wins along the way.
Video is everywhere — but managing it, searching it, and making real use of it? That’s a whole different story.
On The Search Party, we sit down with the people who are shaping the future of video: creators, technologists, rebels, and storytellers. Together, we tackle the biggest challenges — from overflowing archives to cutting-edge AI — and share the ideas, hard lessons, and surprising wins along the way.
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Apr 29, 2025 • 1h 10min
Buried Treasure: How Media Companies Monetize their Archives for AI | The Search Party Podcast EP.01
In this engaging discussion, John Wesley Chisholm, a pioneering TV producer and owner of Arcadia Entertainment, reveals how he became the first person to sell a media archive for AI training data. He shares insights on the true value of video archives, the growing market for licensing footage, and the storytelling elements that make content especially valuable. Chisholm also tackles the challenges of monetizing legacy media and emphasizes the ongoing need for human creativity in a tech-driven landscape.
