Enhancing BeyondDutch’s Viewing Experience Across 37+ Countries
Overview
BeyondDutch, a leading OTT platform offering on-demand video through its WithLove and New Faith Network services, aimed to enhance their audience’s viewing experience and facilitate content engagement on the go. They needed a new player solution to replace their existing provider, which could be easily deployed and seamlessly integrated with their current partners. The solution also had to support DRM and offline playback, multi-audio and subtitles, provide clear documentation for developers, and offer access to skilled video experts for ongoing support.
The main requests were:
- Player SDKs for all major platforms
- Enable a custom high-quality experience
- DRM and Offline playback support
- Multi-Audio and Subtitle support
- Reliable tech support
- Well written and comprehensive documentation
Bitmovin’s Key Benefits with Beyond Dutch:
- Offline Playback and DRM support that ensures viewers can play content securely and view it offline
- Customizable player attributes that can be tailored to brand needs
- Coverage of the widest range of devices with dedicated Player SDKs
- Extensive partner integrations that help simplify deployment, especially for DRM
- An enterprise production-ready solution that simplifies the process and usage for developers
- Thorough documentation and expert support
How we Delivered
An Enterprise-level Player with dedicated SDKs and production-ready features
BeyondDutch were able to customize and increase their reach on smart TVs, browsers, Android, and iOS devices and enhance their viewing experience by deploying Bitmovin’s enterprise-level player with dedicated SDKs and production-ready features. This helped them boost user satisfaction, provide multi-audio and subtitle options, and keep their content secure with DRM support and offline playback.
Extensive partner network with pre-integration for Axinom DRM and major CDNs
BeyondDutch was able to take advantage of Bitmovin’s extensive partner network and launch faster with existing pre-integrations with Axinom for DRM and major CDNs. This enabled an efficient setup and helped avoid issues during deployment, ensuring a smooth and streamlined process.
Seamless Deployment with extensive documentation and access to video experts
As expert support was a main priority from BeyondDutch, they were able to access extensive documentation and our experienced team, enabling them to solve every issue during development and launch their new experience to their viewers seamlessly.
Who is BeyondDutch
BeyondDutch stands at the forefront of the SVOD market, specializing in niche markets with a robust subscriber base exceeding 120,000 active paid users across Europe. Renowned for its low-cost yet high-performance IT ecosystem, BeyondDutch excels in delivering unique content that fosters strong community bonds among its viewers. With platforms like New Faith Network and WithLove, the company showcases its adeptness in scaling up rapidly and expanding into new geographies, underpinned by a data-driven approach that ensures customer loyalty and optimized content engagement.
“Working with Bitmovin has been transformative for BeyondDutch. Their enterprise-level player with dedicated SDKs and production-ready features allowed us to customize and extend our reach across smart TVs, browsers, Android, and iOS devices, significantly enhancing our viewing experience. The support for offline playback and DRM ensured our content remained secure and accessible, while the multi-audio and subtitle options greatly boosted user satisfaction. Additionally, Bitmovin’s extensive partner network and pre-integrations with Axinom for DRM and major CDNs streamlined our deployment process, helping us avoid issues and launch faster. The comprehensive documentation and expert support provided by Bitmovin’s team were invaluable, enabling us to resolve every issue efficiently and deliver a seamless experience to our viewers.”
— Wouter van Eldijk, Product Director of BeyondDutch