Stefania Antonioni is Associate Professor of Television Studies at the Department of Communication Sciences, Humanities, and International Studies (DISCUI) at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, where she is the director of the Master's Degree program in Communication and Advertising for Organizations. Her research interests focus on television and transmedia seriality, the analysis of online and offline audiences, and audiovisual promotion strategies.

Guglielmo Pescatore is Full Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of Bologna, where he teaches Data Analysis for Media and Media Economics. He is the Principal Investigator of the PRIN project "Narrative Ecosystem Analysis and Development Framework (NEAD Framework). A Systemic Approach to Contemporary Serial Product. The Medical Drama Case". His research focuses on television seriality, narrative ecosystems, and "vast narratives", combining interdisciplinary perspectives with qualitative and quantitative methods, including computational and data-driven approaches to narrative modelling.

Matteo Tarantino is Associate Professor of Sociology of Cultural Processes at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan. His research focuses on the intersection between data, technological imaginaries and policymaking, with a particular attention towards non-Western contexts. He collaborates extensively with public institutions and with several UN agencies, most notably UN-ECE, on how digital technology and cultures can help sustainability agendas.