Methods, systems, and media for selecting video formats for adaptive video streaming

A system for selecting video formats for adaptive video streaming, the system comprising:

• a server including a hardware processor that is configured to:
• receive, at the server, an indication of a first video to be presented on a user device;
• generate, at the server, by inputting video features of the first video into a trained model, a group of predicted viewership scores for each format from a group of available formats for the first video;
• select, at the server, a first format for a first video based on the group of predicted viewership scores for the first video;
• cause, at the server, the first video to be presented on the user device;
• identify, at the server, a quality of a network connection between the user device and the server that hosts the first video during the presentation of the first video on the user device;
• identify, at the server, a second format for a second video based on the quality of the network connection;
• determine, at the server, whether a format of the second video is to be changed from the first format to the second format based on the group of predicted viewership scores for the second video;
• and
• in response to determining that the format of the second video is to be changed from the first format to the second format, cause, at the server, the second video to be presented by the user device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for selecting video formats for adaptive video streaming, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a server including a hardware processor, an indication of a first video to be presented on a user device;
• generating, at the server, by inputting video features of the first video into a trained model, a group of predicted viewership scores for each format from a group of available formats for the first video;
• selecting, at the server, a first format for a first video based on the group of predicted viewership scores for the first video;
• causing, at the server, the first video to be presented on the user device;
• identifying, at the server, a quality of a network connection between the user device and the server that hosts the first video during the presentation of the first video on the user device;
• identifying, at the server, a second format for a second video based on the quality of the network connection;
• determining, at the server, whether a format of the second video is to be changed from the first format to the second format based on the group of predicted viewership scores for the second video;
• and
• in response to determining that the format of the second video is to be changed from the first format to the second format, causing, at the server, the second video to be presented by the user device.