Build OTT/VOD platforms, live streaming, news and magazine sites, and creator apps with subscriptions, ads, DRM, and real‑time analytics.
Industry Overview
Audiences expect instant playback, personalized feeds, and seamless access across devices, while publishers and platforms need robust content pipelines, rights management, monetization, and measurement. Vikalp Development designs and builds media portals and apps with high‑quality streaming, scalable delivery, multi‑mode monetization, and data‑driven operations.
Focus areas:
- OTT/VOD and live streaming with adaptive bitrate and DRM
- Editorial/CMS workflows for news, magazines, and creators
- Monetization via subscriptions, pay‑per‑view, ads, and bundles
- Personalization, recommendations, and watch/read‑lists
- Cross‑platform apps, multi‑CDN delivery, and real‑time analytics
What We Build
Web Applications
- OTT/VOD portals, newsrooms, magazines, and creator platforms
- CMS‑driven sites with categories, tags, search, and curation tools
- Admin consoles for ingestion, metadata, rights, and scheduling
Mobile & TV Apps
- Native iOS/Android, Flutter/React Native consumer apps
- Smart TV/CTV apps (Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Tizen, webOS)
- Offline downloads, picture‑in‑picture, casting, and deep links
Video & Streaming Platform
- Live and VOD pipelines with ABR (HLS/DASH), DRM (Widevine/FairPlay)
- Transcoding, thumbnails, captions/subtitles, and audiodescription
- CDN/multi‑CDN, origin shielding, tokenized URLs, geo/IP rules
Monetization & Growth
- Subscriptions, trials, coupons, gifting, and bundles
- Paywalls, metered access, pay‑per‑view, and tip‑jar/donations
- Ad‑tech: SSAI/CSAI, VAST/VPAID, header bidding, frequency capping
- Lifecycle marketing: email/SMS/push, winback and churn prevention
Data, Analytics & Intelligence
- Real‑time streaming metrics: starts, buffering, bitrate, exits
- Content performance: completion, retention, search and CTR
- Cohort and revenue analytics: ARPU, LTV, churn, CAC/ROAS
- Recommendations and personalization via rules or ML services
Security & Controls
- DRM, watermarking, tokenized URLs, domain/app restrictions
- Role‑based access, SSO, MFA/OTP, device/session limits
- Rights windows, geo‑fencing, takedown workflows, and audit logs
Sub‑Services We Offer
Media & Entertainment Website Design
Showcase projects, services, case studies, partners, awards, press, inquiries, newsletters, and multilingual content.
Video Streaming App/Website
Catalog, genres, watchlists, recommendations, adaptive streaming, DRM, subscriptions, payments, profiles, analytics, and apps.
Music or Podcast App Development
Libraries, playlists, follows, downloads, transcripts, RSS imports, subscriptions, ads, payments, and creator dashboards.
Event Ticket Booking Website/App
Listings, seat maps, pricing tiers, promo codes, payments, QR tickets, refunds, waitlists, and reporting.
Creator/Influencer Portfolio Website
Bio, reels, galleries, services, rates, booking forms, testimonials, press kit, collaborations, and brand inquiries.
Online Magazine/Blog Website
Sections, authors, tags, newsletters, SEO, monetization, paywalls, comments, analytics, and editorial workflows.
Platforms & Tools We Work With
Mobile/TV
iOS/Android, Flutter, React Native; Apple TV/Android TV/Fire TV/Tizen/webOS
Web/CMS
React/Next.js, headless CMS (Contentful/Strapi/Sanity)
Video
HLS/DASH, DRM (Widevine/FairPlay), encoders/transcoders, SSAI/CSAI
CDN/Delivery
CloudFront/Akamai/Fastly/Cloudflare; tokenized delivery
Payments
cards/wallets/UPI/netbanking; subscription/billing platforms
Analytics/Observability
GA4 (web), product analytics, QoE metrics, logging/monitoring
Our Delivery Approach
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Shopify/Plus, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and Commercetools-selected by your needs and scale.
Yes-ABR streaming with DRM (Widevine/FairPlay), tokenized URLs, and CDN/multi‑CDN strategies.
Yes-hybrid monetization with subscriptions, trials, coupons, and SSAI/CSAI ad insertion.
Live pipelines with DVR/recording, low‑latency options, chat/reactions, ticketing/pay‑per‑view, and post‑event VOD.
MVPs often ship in 8–12 weeks; multi‑platform (mobile + CTV) programs or complex ad‑tech integrations may span 16–24+ weeks.