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Zee 5 launches short-video vertical to sample platform content

IN · 2026-10-05

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Key takeaway

Zee5 launches AI-powered short-video vertical 'Clips' with Google Cloud to drive long-form content discovery.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerZee5 launches AI-powered Clips vertical using Google Cloud's Gemini Pro, Chirp, and Cloud Vision API to sample long-form content.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onUsers discover long-form content via Clips, increasing watch time and engagement on Zee5.
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onHigher engagement attracts more advertisers to Zee5, raising ad inventory value and pricing.
  4. Step 4 · Reaches youIndian SMEs advertising on Zee5 face higher CPMs but gain a more effective lower-funnel ad format.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

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