Media · Streaming
A streaming platform that stays smooth at peak
A media platform engineered for fast start-up, smooth playback and a catalogue experience that holds attention.
In short
Media build, in short
- Adaptive streaming with edge delivery
- Tuned buffering and bitrate switching across networks
- A fast browse and discovery experience
- Delivery load-tested for peak-event traffic
What made this hard.
Streaming is judged in the first few seconds. A slow start, a stall during the climax, a sluggish catalogue, and the viewer is gone.
The work was delivery and experience under load: get playback started fast, keep it smooth across networks, and make the catalogue itself worth browsing.
Stack
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- HLS/DASH
- CDN
- Node.js
- AWS
The build, step by step.
Fast to first frame
Adaptive streaming and edge delivery get playback started quickly and adjust to the viewer's connection in real time.
Smooth under strain
We tune buffering and bitrate switching for the awkward middle network, not just fast wifi, because that is where most viewing happens.
A catalogue worth browsing
Browse and search are built for speed and discovery, so finding something to watch is part of the appeal.
Scaled for the spike
Delivery is load-tested for premiere-night peaks, the moment that defines whether the platform is trusted.
What you walk away with.
- Adaptive streaming with edge delivery
- Tuned buffering and bitrate switching across networks
- A fast browse and discovery experience
- Delivery load-tested for peak-event traffic
Services involved
A streaming platform that stays smooth at peak questions, answered.
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The first few seconds and consistency after them. We optimise time to first frame with adaptive streaming and edge delivery, then tune buffering so playback stays smooth as the network varies.
Delivery is load-tested for peak events specifically, because that is the moment that decides whether viewers trust the platform. Scaling for the average is not enough.
Yes. Bitrate switching and buffering are tuned for the awkward middle network rather than only fast wifi, since that is where a large share of viewing actually happens.
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