# BB Media a Fabric Data Company

> BB Media is a media and entertainment data science and market research company founded by Horacio Gennari in 1987. Acquired by Fabric in March 2025, it contributes streaming availability, pricing, catalog and audience intelligence to a wider portfolio of metadata and content operations products for studios, streamers, broadcasters and distributors.

- **Founded:** 1987
- **Headquarters:** North Bay Village, United States
- **Founders:** Horacio Gennari (Founder)
- **Products:** Multiscreens+, HITS, Stream Guardian, Origin Insights, Origin Nexus
- **Notable:** Founded in 1987 and operated for more than 37 years before the Fabric acquisition., Fabric’s March 2025 announcement described BB Media catalog, pricing and streaming coverage across 200+ countries., Tom Gennari described monitoring 1,600 unique streaming services in a March 2025 interview.

## Products & services

- **Multiscreens+** — Legacy BB Media research suite covering content catalogs, title tracking, streaming prices, plans and bundles; documented in its 2023 DEGI report.
- **HITS** — Title-demand and popularity intelligence; the proprietary HITS score is now described as part of Origin Insights.
- **Stream Guardian** — BB Media announced intellectual-property approval in 2024 for software intended to detect illegal audiovisual retransmission; the development effort exceeded three years.
- **Origin Insights** — Fabric’s market intelligence service combining streaming availability, pricing, demand, pay-TV and consumer research; inherits BB Media expertise.
- **Origin Nexus** — Fabric metadata-as-a-service combining IVA and BB Media datasets, enrichment assets and external identifiers through APIs.
- **Origin Studio** — Fabric software for managing private title catalogs, metadata enrichment, approvals, permissions and distribution integrations.

## Achievements

- Founded in 1987 and operated for more than 37 years before the Fabric acquisition.
- Fabric’s March 2025 announcement described BB Media catalog, pricing and streaming coverage across 200+ countries.
- Tom Gennari described monitoring 1,600 unique streaming services in a March 2025 interview.
- Integrated into the Origin data and software product family described in February 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Fabric introduced its Origin family, explicitly connecting IVA and BB Media data in Nexus and BB Media research in Insights.
- **2026-03** — Tom Gennari’s anniversary reflection described metadata gaps, limited dashboard use and the shift toward connected infrastructure.
- **2026-09** — Parent Fabric Data and TMT Insights announced their combination as Fabric Insights, with Origin retained in the portfolio.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fabricdata.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bbmediallc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Fabric-Data

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Last updated: 2026-10-02