Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is deepening roots in AI innovation, with the opening of a new Global Delivery Centre in Hyderabad.
WBD currently houses 500 employees in Hyderabad and hopes to expand rapidly.
WBD aims to personalise customer experiences through AI-driven data insights to enhance customer personalisation across its services.
WBD CEO David Zaslav said, 'AI is going to have an increasing impact on society and our industry and we intend to take full advantage.'
Shop with Max and Moments are two AI-based solutions aimed at making ads more relevant, engaging and useful on WBD's streaming platform, Max.
Advanced contextual targeting, tailoring ads to match the emotional tone of content and seamless shopping during shows are two new ad formats added by WB Discovery.
Beyond shoppable and contextual ads, WBD is introducing advanced targeting tools and interactive video formats.
According to a Dentsu Asia Pacific global ad spend forecast, by 2027, nearly 80% of ad spend will be algorithm-driven.
AI tools are being used by Kimberly Clark, Coca-Cola, Cadbury, Heinz, and Unilever to generate customised ads and match ads with audience moods, interests, and behaviours.
WBD has named Anish Agarwal as its new VP of AI & automation to spearhead the development and execution of advanced AI and automation strategies.