Media & Entertainment Software Development Company

Alive Inc is a global software development company that builds media and entertainment software — OTT and video streaming platforms, content management systems, and subscription/monetization engines — for broadcasters, publishers and content creators worldwide. Video infrastructure, DRM and multi-device delivery are handled as part of delivery.

See Client Results

We have built OTT, CMS and subscription platforms since 2010, working with adaptive video streaming, DRM, ad-insertion and the multi-device delivery pipelines media businesses run on.

Media & Entertainment Challenges We Solve

Multi-device delivery

A single content library that has to work smoothly on web, mobile, smart TV and set-top box apps.

Streaming performance

Video that has to start fast and adapt to bandwidth without buffering, anywhere in the world.

Content protection

DRM, geo-restriction and piracy prevention that a rights holder will actually sign off on.

Monetization complexity

Subscriptions, pay-per-view, ads and bundles that all need to work together without confusing the user.

Content management at scale

Metadata, categorization and search across a growing content library.

Audience retention

Recommendations and personalization that keep viewers coming back after the first watch.

What We Build for Media & Entertainment

OTT & Video Streaming Platforms

Adaptive-bitrate streaming apps for web, mobile, smart TV and set-top boxes.

Content Management Systems

Metadata, categorization, scheduling and publishing workflows for growing content libraries.

DRM & Content Protection

Widevine, FairPlay and PlayReady DRM, geo-restriction and token-based access control.

Subscription & Monetization Engines

SVOD, AVOD, TVOD and hybrid monetization with billing and entitlement management.

Recommendations & Personalization

Content discovery and recommendation engines that scale with catalog and audience size.

Live Streaming & Broadcast

Live event streaming, low-latency delivery and ad-insertion for linear-style channels.

Technology & Standards We Work With

HLS / DASHWidevineFairPlayAWS Media ServicesCDN (CloudFront / Akamai)REST/GraphQL APIsKubernetesReactReact NativeNode.js

How We Deliver

1. Discovery

We map your workflows, compliance requirements, integrations and success metrics before a line of code is written.

2. Architecture & Design

A solution architecture, data model and UX that fit your regulatory context and scale targets.

3. Agile Development

Two-week sprints with working software you can review, on your stack of choice.

4. Testing & Compliance

Functional, security and performance testing, plus the audit trail your industry expects.

5. Launch & Support

Deployment, monitoring, and a dedicated team for updates and enhancements after go-live.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. We build adaptive-bitrate streaming apps for web, mobile and smart TV, with subscription billing and content management built in.

Yes. We implement Widevine, FairPlay and PlayReady DRM along with geo-restriction and token-based access control for licensed content.

Yes. Low-latency live streaming, ad-insertion and VOD-from-live workflows for events and linear-style channels.

Subscription (SVOD), ad-supported (AVOD), pay-per-view (TVOD) and hybrid models, with billing and entitlement handled per user.

Yes. We build for the major smart TV platforms and set-top box SDKs alongside your web and mobile apps.

Yes. Content discovery and recommendation systems that scale as your catalog and audience grow.