Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
Decoded by Thalia™ is back — and this season I’m decoding the most underestimated 200 words in television: the programme synopsis. Not the trailer. Not the artwork. The synopsis — those few lines of text that quietly decide whether your show is found, clicked and watched… or scrolled past forever. For years, the synopsis was […]
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Freelancers often ask why passing a translations test doesn’t always lead to immediate work. In broadcast localisation and metadata, approval means your quality meets the standard — not that demand is guaranteed every week. At Global Listings, we work across multiple broadcasters, platforms, budgets, and timelines. Freelancers are matched to projects based on language pair, expertise, availability, client […]
READ MOREFriday, December 19th, 2025
If you’ve just joined the series, here’s your one-stop guide to every episode so far Watch in order: Intro Videos — The vision behind Decoded by Thalia™Video 2 — Transform Your Metadata. Transform Your Reach.Video 3 — Why AI + SEO belong inside metadata.Part 1 — How GL-SEO™ integrates with editorial metadata.Part 2 — GL-SEO™: The performance layer to metadata.At Scale — Measurable […]
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Last week in Part 1 and 2, I explained why AI + SEO belongs inside metadata.Today, I’m explaining how that translates into measurable performance. At Global Listings, we built GL-SEO™ as the performance layer to metadata —integrating seamlessly with multilingual editorial to create search-led, platform-ready metadata that amplifies reach across every device, market, and language. When metadata thinks like SEO, discoverability stops being luck — it […]
READ MOREFriday, December 19th, 2025
In Part 1, I talked about how we’ve brought AI and SEO inside the metadata layer — because that’s where discoverability truly begins. Today, in Part 2, I’m showing how GL-SEO™ translates into measurable performance. At Global Listings, we built GL-SEO™ as the performance layer to metadata —integrating seamlessly with multilingual editorial to create search-led, platform-ready metadata that amplifies reach across every device, market, and language. […]
READ MOREFriday, December 19th, 2025
I’m often asked whether we’d incorporate AI into our workflows.After two years of disciplined R&D, the answer is yes — and it’s called GL-SEO™. Today I’m unpacking why AI + SEO belongs inside metadata — not bolted on after.Because every decision we make online — what we click, watch, read, or buy — is shaped by search intent.When you align editorial […]
READ MOREFriday, November 21st, 2025
London, November 2025 — Global Listings, the world’s leading provider of TV metadata and EPG solutions, has launched Decoded by Thalia™, a new series designed to demystify the power of metadata and reveal how it drives discoverability, engagement, and ROI. Created by Thalia Droussioti, Founder and CEO of Global Listings, the series shows how the right […]
READ MOREFriday, November 21st, 2025
London, November 2025 — One of the biggest challenges for broadcasters is upgrading metadata without interrupting existing workflows. Global Listings has solved this with GL-SEO™, the company’s intelligent metadata solution built for performance and scale. GL-SEO™ plugs directly into current feeds — no system rebuilds, no downtime — delivering a 100% metadata upgrade that is measurable, […]
READ MOREFriday, November 21st, 2025
London, October 2025 — Global Listings, the world’s leading metadata provider, has unveiled a brand new service, GL-SEO™, the company’s groundbreaking innovaition that transforms TV metadata into a powerful engine for discoverability and audience growth. In today’s crowded streaming landscape, visibility is everything. GL-SEO™ fuses human editorial intelligence with AI-driven optimization, ensuring every programme synopsis — across EPG, FAST, […]
READ MOREThursday, November 20th, 2025
I created Decoded by Thalia™ to demystify the power of metadata — to show how the right words, structure, and strategy can transform discoverability, engagement, and ROI. Through GL-SEO™, my teams and I have proven that metadata isn’t back-office — it’s front-line brand power. Each week, I’ll decode one key aspect of our industry — blending the art, the […]
READ MOREThursday, November 20th, 2025
Discover how Global Listings transformed Horse & Country TV’s metadata into performance-driven content that ranks, engages, and converts.
READ MOREWednesday, November 19th, 2025
Global Listings is proud to announce the renewal of our strategic partnerships with EPIC Malta and EPIC Cyprus
READ MOREWednesday, November 19th, 2025
LONDON, UK — GL-SEO transforms metadata from editorial formality into a global growth engine — optimized for platforms, search, and multilingual reach.
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SEO-Optimized Metadata: AI-Enhanced, Human-Perfected
READ MOREWednesday, November 19th, 2025
In today’s crowded digital landscape, standout content is key. At GLOBAL LISTINGS (GL), we know metadata is the secret to content discovery success.
Why Metadata Matters:
Key Metadata Fields:
1️⃣ Basic Details: Title, Episode/Season info.
2️⃣ Descriptions: Short (~150 chars) & long (~500 chars) synopses, plus a catchy tagline.
3️⃣ Production Info: Cast, director/producer, production year.
4️⃣ Tags: Genre, keywords for searchability.
5️⃣ Tech Specs: Runtime, formats (e.g., 4K), language options.
6️⃣ Imagery: High-res visuals for platforms.
7️⃣ Ratings: Regional parental guidance.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
From Thalia Droussioti Global Listings, CEO It’s that wonderful time of the year and I am joyous to announce Global Listings new contract term with A+E Networks EMEA! We have been in a successful partnership with A+E for over a decade and this renewal further cements our services across A+E Network’s international premium brand channel portfolio which spans EMEA: UK, Nordics, […]
READ MOREThursday, May 28th, 2026
My AI avatar has something to admit. Yesterday I built an AI version of myself — one photo, a short voice clip, a script. Watch what “she” says about the 20% she can’t do. In fact, watch to the very end — she cuts off mid-sentence. The AI couldn’t finish the one last line I gave it. […]
READ MOREFriday, May 15th, 2026
Piazza Di Siena CSIO 5 Star Rome Horse & Country: Sunday 31st May 2026 Catch the Rolex Grand Prix part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping from Rome on Horse & Country.
READ MOREFriday, May 15th, 2026
Ancient Greece: The Dark Chronicles PBS: UK PREMIERE Starts Monday 1 June at 7.15pm Ancient Greece is known as the cradle of Western civilisation and the birthplace of democracy, science and architecture. Long before the birth of Christ, it set new standards that shaped history. But a darker reality lay beyond the shining marble facade: […]
READ MOREWednesday, April 29th, 2026
Royal Windsor Horse Show Horse & Country: Friday 15 May 2026 at 1.30pm Watch the Defender 5-star Speed Stakes International Showjumping event from Royal Windsor live on Horse & Country.
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PBS: UK PREMIERE Friday 22 May at 7.20pm Weathered: After the LA Firestorm In January 2025, Los Angeles was hit by some of the most catastrophic wildfires in Californian history. The biggest firestorms were in Pacific Palisades and Altadena. In total, nearly 90,000 square miles of land was burned, with more than 18,000 buildings destroyed […]
READ MOREWednesday, April 15th, 2026
PBS: Ancient Apocalypse III: UK PREMIERE Starts Tuesday 5 May at 7.25pm History is full of advanced civilisations that achieved unimaginable greatness, only to fall into chaos and ruin. Season 3 of Ancient Apocalypse explores the dramatic downfalls of three of the world’s most powerful empires. Through expert analysis, groundbreaking archaeological discoveries and fascinating historical […]
READ MOREWhat the industry says about us
CYTA, Cyprus
Cyta is one of the first telecommunications organisations in the world to have introduced IPTV through the launch of its Cytavision service. The rich content and multiplicity of features has established Cytavision as the most popular multi-channel subscriber television service in Cyprus. We have relied heavily on the Global Listings team to deliver all required elements of EPG data efficiently and accurately, to quickly process all schedule changes and to provide Cytavision viewers with truly excellent EPG information. Global Listings has integrated smoothly and successfully with the Cytavision platform, complying fully with all technical requirements set out in our tender specifications. We are confident that they will become a valuable and dependable partner in offering the best service to our customers.
Narrative Entertainment, UK
Just wanted to say a big thank you for all the GL help we received during our transition of all our channels from Sony to Narrative. All the work with the Movie & Entertainment channels rebranding to Great! and the numerous EPG Listings we delivered to you around this time were always efficiency produced and distributed and updated across our EPG platforms.