OTT app development services for broadcasters, media startups, educators and brands: video streaming apps for mobile, web and smart TVs with live streaming, multi-DRM, CDN delivery and subscription or ad monetisation.
Viewers expect streaming to start instantly, look sharp on every screen and never buffer, while content owners need their rights protected and their revenue model working from day one. Our OTT app development services bring both together: polished apps for phones, browsers and TVs, backed by the video pipeline, DRM, CDN delivery and billing that a serious streaming business depends on.
From a niche subscription service launching its first library to a broadcaster streaming live events to millions of screens, our OTT platform development services cover apps, video infrastructure, content operations and revenue. Start with the screens and content model that matter most and expand as your audience grows.
We build complete video streaming platforms with catalogues, series and seasons, profiles, watchlists, resume playback, search and personalised rows, on a scalable backend.
Everything viewers expect from a modern service.
HLS and DASH streams that adjust to every connection.
We build TV apps for Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Google TV, Samsung Tizen and LG webOS, designed for remote-control navigation and big screens.
Fast, focus-driven interfaces for the living room.
Built to each TV platform's guidelines.
We build live streaming for events, sports, concerts and news, with low-latency delivery, DVR and catch-up, live chat, stats overlays and pay-per-view access.
Watch live, pause, rewind and catch up.
Ticketed access for premium events.
We build free ad-supported streaming TV and linear channels with scheduling, playout, electronic programme guides and server-side ad insertion.
Linear channels assembled from your library.
Seamless ads that are harder to block.
We build video content management with ingest, transcoding workflows, metadata, artwork, subtitles, rights windows, geo rules and publishing schedules.
From master file to every device format.
Content available where and when licensed.
We integrate multi-DRM (Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady), CDNs, encoding services, players and analytics so content is protected and delivered reliably worldwide.
Protection across browsers, phones and TVs.
Content served close to every viewer.
We build SVOD subscriptions, AVOD ad integrations, TVOD rentals and purchases, and hybrid models, with billing across web, app stores and TV platforms.
One account unlocks content on every screen.
Pre-roll, mid-roll and sponsor placements.
We build configurable white-label OTT platforms and migrate existing streaming services to modern architectures without interrupting viewers.
One platform, many branded services.
Users, libraries and subscriptions moved safely.
Video Streaming
A regional movie service, a live sports broadcaster and a fitness studio streaming classes all need OTT apps, but their content, audiences and revenue models are very different. We shape each streaming platform around the content it carries and the viewers it serves.
OTT platforms usually combine viewer apps on many screens, a content management system, monetisation and an admin panel. These are the features we build most often, and we help you choose the right set for launch.
A season finale, a big match or a live launch brings your largest audience all at once, and a spinning buffer icon is the fastest way to lose them. Our team designs OTT platforms with adaptive streaming, multi-CDN delivery, autoscaling and load tests for peak concurrency, so the biggest moments play smoothly on every screen.
Streaming platforms tend to fail in the same places: slow start-up and buffering, apps that feel different on every device, content leaking without protection, and billing that breaks across app stores and TV platforms. These five habits are built into every engagement to avoid them.
Adaptive bitrate ladders, fast start-up, player tuning and quality-of-experience monitoring keep video smooth on every network.
A shared API and content model power mobile, web and TV apps, so features, entitlements and watch progress stay in sync everywhere.
Multi-DRM, tokenised URLs, device limits, geo rules and watermarking options protect content and licensing agreements.
Multi-CDN delivery, autoscaling APIs and load tests for premieres and live events keep the platform stable at its busiest.
Subscriptions, ads and rentals are reconciled across web, app stores and TV platforms, so every paying viewer gets access on every screen.
OTT platforms usually grow in stages: first launch video on demand on mobile and web, then expand to TVs, live streaming and more revenue models, then use data to personalise and grow.
Launch a video-on-demand service on mobile and web with a content library, DRM, CDN delivery and subscriptions.
Add smart TV and connected TV apps, live streaming, FAST channels and ad-supported tiers alongside subscriptions.
Use viewing data for recommendations, churn prediction, content investment decisions and new markets.
We start with your content, audience and revenue model, not a feature list. Every stage produces something your content, product and commercial teams can review.
We define your content model, target devices and markets, monetisation mix and the rights and licensing rules the platform must enforce.
We design the ingest, transcoding, packaging, DRM, CDN and player architecture, and the APIs every app will share.
We design content discovery for touch screens, browsers and ten-foot TV interfaces, and test prototypes with real viewers.
We build the apps, CMS and backend in sprints with regular demos, streaming your real content on real devices.
We integrate multi-DRM, CDNs, encoding services, payment and app store billing, ad servers and analytics.
We test playback across devices and networks, verify DRM and entitlements, and load-test for premieres and live events.
We submit apps to mobile and TV stores, monitor streams and quality, and keep improving the platform after launch.
Streaming services are using AI, new streaming protocols and immersive formats to keep viewers watching and costs under control. We adopt new technology where it improves discovery, quality or revenue.
As an OTT app development company, we introduce new technology deliberately: where viewers will notice the difference, and where the results show up in your own viewing and revenue data.
Recommendation models use viewing history and context to personalise home rows, artwork and notifications for each profile.
Know MoreLow-latency protocols bring live sports and events closer to real time, so viewers are not spoiled by social media before the goal appears.
Know MoreAI speeds up tagging, chapter markers, subtitles and translations, with human review, making large libraries searchable in more languages.
Know MoreViewing and billing data reveal who is likely to cancel and which content keeps subscribers, guiding offers and content investment.
Know MorePolls, live chat, shoppable moments, multi-view and 360° or VR content add new ways to engage and earn.
Know MoreWe work with the streaming protocols, DRM systems, video services and device platforms that OTT services rely on, and choose the stack that fits your content, screens and scale.
Apple TV (tvOS)
Android TV & Google TV
Swift
Kotlin
Flutter
React Native
React & Next.js
FFmpeg
AWS Elemental & IVS
Cloudflare & CloudFront
Node.js
Go
Stripe & App Store Billing
PostgreSQL & Redis
Elasticsearch
We build OTT apps on proven streaming protocols, DRM systems, CDNs, TV platforms and cloud video services.
Apple TV
Android TV
Apple TV
Android TV
AWS Elemental
Cloudflare
FFmpeg
Stripe
AWS Elemental
Cloudflare
FFmpeg
Stripe
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