{"id":912306,"date":"2026-06-12T18:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/bell-using-google-gemini-to-help-archive-thousands-of-hours-of-old-canadian-videos\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:12:16","slug":"bell-using-google-gemini-to-help-archive-thousands-of-hours-of-old-canadian-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/bell-using-google-gemini-to-help-archive-thousands-of-hours-of-old-canadian-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Bell using Google Gemini to help archive thousands of hours of old Canadian videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"post-content\">\n<div>\n<h2>The company says Google&#8217;s AI tool is allowing it to better preserve its catalogue of 300,000 to 400,000 physical tapes<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1443\" src=\"https:\/\/production-static.mobilesyrup.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/celine-bell-gemini-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Celine Dion video\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  ><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bell has partnered with Google to use the company\u2019s Gemini AI tech to help digitize and preserve decades of old Canadian videos on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>The company notes that it has an archive of 300,000 to 400,000 physical tapes representing over 250,000 hours of news, music and entertainment programming dating back to the early 1960s. With Gemini, Bell says it can generate metadata to instantly search and categorize thousands of hours of footage to make it easier to manage. On top of that, Bell says it\u2019s looking into AI-powered partnerships that can enable automated clipping and publishing to further bolster preservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The company says it plans to curate its catalogue into \u201cspecialized digital destinations\u201d like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MuchRewind: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MuchRewind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a YouTube channel<\/a> featuring HD, raw MuchMusic interviews with the likes of Madonna, Eminem, Britney Spears, Missy Elliott and Aaliyah<\/li>\n<li>Legacy Revived: Historic W5 content on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@OfficialW5#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official YouTube channel<\/a>, as well as Etalk bringing its 25-year catalogue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@etalkctv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its own YouTube channel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cultural Restoration: a YouTube channel focused on documentaries like an upcoming Questlove HBO project and the Rock &#038; Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madonna Discusses Her Acting Career, Appearance and Teases 'Music' | Much Rewind\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q5lsv4iwvx4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bell says it plans to have more than 100,000 tapes converted to YouTube videos by the end of 2026, with efforts to archive the rest of its catalogue continuing thereafter.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: Bell<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellmedia.ca\/the-lede\/press\/bell-media-partners-with-youtube-to-unlock-60-years-of-canadian-culture-for-a-global-audience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bell<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>MobileSyrup may earn a commission from purchases made via our links, which helps fund the journalism we provide free on our website. 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