Custom Media and Entertainment Solutions

Sure, we were working on different kinds of on-demand and live streaming products dealing with both audio and video content. Not so long ago, we helped our client from Denmark improve their existing video streaming service called Blockbuster.

First off, you have to analyze the target market and your closest competition. Based on that research, you’ll be able to draw up an approximate list of features and project requirements.

Once you have a basic understanding of your needs, you can start looking for a team or agency who’d build your streaming service. It’s better to look for specialists with experience in the field. For example, at Cleveroad we’ve helped many clients to develop their streaming service. Blockbuster is one of them.

After you find the right partner, you sign the contract and the development begins. Here are typical phases of product development:

• Business analysis
• UI/UX design
• Mobile/Web development
• Quality Assurance
• Release
• Maintenance

It means the process of streaming solution development. It can be an application or software for mobile, web, or TV platform.

Here are the main types of streaming:

• Video on Demand streaming (VoD). Netflix, Disney+, Hulu.
• Live streaming. Instagram Live, YouTube Live, Twitch.

If you still have no feature list, then it should be your first step. Once you define the feature list and project requirements, start looking for developers or agencies with relevant experience. For example, we’ve recently helped our client from Denmark with the development of the streaming service called Blockbuster.

Once you pick the team, they’ll help you with the project’s tech stack, specification, and wireframes to get ready for the development. After that, the actual product design and development begins.

A software development agency with the relevant experience can help you build a competitive video streaming product. For example, we’ve recently helped the TDC Group from Denmark to develop a streaming service called Blockbuster.

Companies that have no relevant experience also can deliver a video streaming app for you. However, they are not aware of possible pitfalls which means the development can last longer and cost more.

There are several reasons:

• Scaling. The more users are watching content at the same time, the higher bandwidth you need. One of the ways out is to scale bandwidth with server capacity but it may bring a lot of other tech difficulties depending on the situation.
• Quality. HD, Full HD, and 4K content require different levels of tech support. The higher the resolution is, the more bandwidth the solution would need.
• Diversity of devices. Devices used by viewers also impact the tech difficulty as they perform differently.