Millions of viewers from across the U.K. and Europe flocked to TVs and connected screens the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. For Sky News the historic event has become a singular opportunity to bring viewers a powerful, interactive experience and a world first in the way it uses machine learning to enhance the user experience of a live-streamed news event.

We designed and developed the front-end application and video player to enhance the viewing experience and to leverage the Sky machine-learning workflow.  Specifically, the app’s “Royal Wedding: Who’s Who” functionality automatically highlight celebrities as they appear on screen using facial recognition and immediately present details about their connection to the royal couple with on-screen captions and graphics. Users can navigate the celebrity data without leaving the app and keep the primary video content on-screen, enjoying a self-guided, hands-on experience for every celebrity sighting