Entertainment OTT

Ship an entertainment OTT app on one API

Catalog ingest, signed playback, DRM, multi-CDN delivery, viewer analytics. The full Netflix-class stack as one call, not six contracts.

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curl -X POST https://api.fastpix.com/v1/on-demand \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FASTPIX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "inputs": [{ "url": "https://your-cdn.com/title.mp4" }],
    "playback_policy": "signed",
    "drm": ["widevine", "fairplay", "playready"]
  }'

VOD + Live same API  DRM included Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady  Per-minute no per-seat charge

TRUSTED BY PRODUCT TEAMS SHIPPING VIDEO AT SCALE

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Why entertainment OTT breaks most video stacks

Three things this stack has to solve.

Catalog scale, not demo scale

01

Millions of assets, single API.

Catalog-class workloads need bulk operations, custom metadata fields, and per-asset signed-URL minting at scale. FastPix is built for asset libraries in the millions, not the hundreds.

DRM that ships with playback

02

Widevine + FairPlay + PlayReady, same URL.

Licensed content needs studio-grade DRM on the same playback ID across web, iOS, Android, and Smart TV. License servers and key rotation are managed in the FastPix backend.

Live + VOD on one stack

03

Same playback ID, before and after.

Live broadcasts auto-write to VOD assets on the same playback ID. Viewers who arrive after the event ends play the replay through the same URL — no separate VOD pipeline to maintain.

Build the next

Build the next Hotstar, Aha, ZEE5, JioCinema

Catalog-driven OTT apps that ship original content on mobile-first plays.

Subscription OTT

Catalog + DRM + signed playback. Episodes, seasons, watchlist, multi-profile.

AVOD with ads

VAST/VMAP + SSAI hooks. Pre/mid/post-roll on the same playback URL.

Hybrid SVOD+AVOD

Tier-gate via signed URLs. Same playback ID, different access policy.

Regional OTT

Multi-language audio tracks, captions, dubbed renditions per locale.

What you build

Capabilities mapped to the 8 entertainment OTT jobs-to-be-done.

These capabilities tie to catalog + DRM + live-and-VOD jobs OTT teams need.

How to build OTT streaming platform

FastPix Player runs on web, iOS, Android, plus Samsung Tizen and LG webOS via the web SDK. Native Roku, Apple TV, FireTV adapters are on the roadmap.

Player surfaces

OTT video analytics QoE

Per-session QoE across 16 player surfaces, 56 dimensions per session via Video Data. Real-time dashboards plus warehouse export.

Video Data

FAST channel cloud playout

Cloud Playout schedules a 24/7 linear FAST channel from your VOD library. SCTE-35 markers for ad insertion, configurable program guide.

Cloud Playout

OTT video platform SOC 2 compliance

Every operation (upload, encode, play, delete, signed-URL mint) produces an audit-log entry. Export via API or stream via webhook into your SIEM.

Audit log + compliance

OTT video AI dubbing translation

AI dubbing produces alternate-language audio tracks attached to the same playback ID. Pick the locale at playback time via the player API.

Dubbing

Multi-DRM playback

Widevine + FairPlay + PlayReady delivered on the same playback ID across every surface. License-server and key rotation managed by FastPix.

DRM playback

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FastPix products that build this solution

Video on Demand

Video on Demand

Upload to playback URL in one POST

Video Player

Video Player

iOS, Android, Web SDK with DRM

Video Data

Video Data

Per-session QoE across 16 surfaces

In-Video AI

In-Video AI

Auto-captions, dubbing, content tagging

Security, compliance, and partnerships

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Questions this team asks

Entertainment OTT platform questions, answered.

  • Can I make my own OTT platform?

    FastPix ships: catalog ingest, signed playback, multi-DRM (Widevine + FairPlay + PlayReady), live + VOD on the same playback ID, multi-CDN delivery, viewer QoE analytics. Subscription billing (Stripe, RevenueCat), VAST/VMAP ad-tag passthrough (ad serving runs via partners like SpotX or FreeWheel), and CMS for catalog metadata are partner or in-house. See pricing.

  • What is QoE in video streaming?

    This is an OTT category concept rather than something FastPix defines. What FastPix does in this space: catalog ingest, signed playback, multi-DRM, live + VOD on the same playback ID, multi-CDN delivery, viewer QoE analytics. Look at: Video on Demand, Live Streaming. Caveat: subscription billing, ad serving, and CMS for catalog metadata are partner or in-house.

  • What is the difference between QoS and QoE?

    QoS measures the network — bitrate, packet loss, RTT. QoE measures what the viewer actually experiences — startup time, rebuffer ratio, render quality, playback success. FastPix Video Data tracks the QoE side via the player SDK. Video Data.

  • What is QoE in WiFi?

    WiFi QoE is a subset of overall video QoE measured on Wi-Fi sessions. FastPix Video Data dimensions include network type (cellular, wifi, ethernet) so you can segment any QoE metric by network.

Pricing

Per-minute pricing under a cent.

Encoded, delivered, stored. Free trial pathway covers 10 videos + 100K streaming min + AI samples. See full pricing.

ENCODING

Pay per minute encoded

$0.0267/min 1080p Pro

Per-title ABR encoding across H.264.

Up to 720p Pro$0.0213 / min
Up to 1080p Pro$0.0267 / min
1440p (2k) Pro$0.0427 / min
2160p (4k) Pro$0.0855 / min

STREAMING

Pay per minute streamed

$0.00067/min 1080p Pro

Multi-CDN delivery from 300+ POPs.

Up to 720p Pro$0.00054 / min
Up to 1080p Pro$0.00067 / min
1440p (2k) Pro$0.00108 / min
2160p (4k) Pro$0.00217 / min

STORAGE

Pay per minute stored

$0.00268/min 1080p Pro

Assets stored and CDN caching, lifecycle handled.

Up to 720p Pro$0.00215 / min
Up to 1080p Pro$0.00268 / min
1440p (2k) Pro$0.00430 / min
2160p (4k) Pro$0.00860 / min
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