Introducing Kulturwelt+ by Magine Pro
Kulturwelt+ is the ultimate streaming service for cultural enthusiasts, offering a rich tapestry of documentaries, films, classical music, art, ballet, opera performances, and more. Founded by the renowned German film company Weltkino Filmverleih, Kulturwelt+ brings the magic of classic performances and cultural treasures directly to German-speaking audiences.
In collaboration with Magine Pro, Kulturwelt+ has seamlessly launched its subscription-based streaming service, featuring an extensive VOD library meticulously tailored with German language settings and euro-based transactions. This ensures an intuitive and accessible experience for users in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. With its initial rollout in these countries, Kulturwelt+ is well-positioned for future expansion across Europe, bringing high-quality cultural content to an even broader audience.
Magine Pro’s expertise in service design and rapid deployment allowed Kulturwelt+ to flawlessly launch across web, iOS, and Android devices, with plans to extend accessibility to additional platforms, including big screens.
Explore our case study to learn more about Kulturwelt+’s journey with Magine Pro. If you’re eager to immerse yourself in the cultural riches of Kulturwelt+, take a sneak peek at what the service has to offer.
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Introducing Filmicca by Magine Pro
Filmicca is the ultimate destination for fans of authorial and cult cinema, offering an eclectic mix of classics and contemporary works. This independent Brazilian streaming service stands out for its celebration of diversity, featuring films by women, LGBTQIA+ narratives, black stories, and emerging filmmakers. With exciting weekly releases that include exclusive titles and festival favourites, Filmicca is set to entertain audiences across Brazil.
In partnership with Magine Pro, Filmicca has seamlessly transitioned its streaming service and extensive library to the Magine Pro OTT Platform, ensuring flawless integration across mobile applications and big screens. This migration prioritised minimal downtime and user disruption, allowing Brazilian audiences to continue enjoying uninterrupted access to a wide array of high-quality, diverse films.
Dive into our case study to explore Filmicca’s journey of enhancing its service and user experience. And, if you’re curious to experience the vibrant world of Filmicca, here’s a sneak peek at the service.
If you’re looking to simplify your streaming service migration, download our latest e-guide, ‘How To Upgrade Your Streaming Service: OTT Migration Made Easy’. To find out more about Magine Pro’s OTT platform and specialist video streaming services, get in touch! We can help you enhance your existing service or help you launch something entirely new. You can also check out our experience and more of our case studies here.
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Case Study: QR Codes Enhancing the Smart TV Experience
How Magine Pro integrated QR code technology to streamline the sign-in and sign-up process for Smart TV streaming apps, making it faster and more user-friendly.
What is a QR code?
A Quick Response (QR) code is a two-dimensional barcode that can be scanned using a smartphone or tablet. It can store various types of information, including text, links, and images. By incorporating QR codes into the login process, service users can bypass manual input entirely—simply scanning a code to authenticate their account.
Motive: Friction in the Smart TV Sign-In Process
Logging into a Smart TV streaming app can be a frustrating experience for users. Manually typing login credentials with a remote control is time-consuming and cumbersome. Magine Pro set out to eliminate this friction by offering a seamless, QR-powered authentication method.
End User Benefits
- A seamless sign-in experience for registered users.
- Quicker and more convenient than typing in details with a TV remote to sign in or for new users to sign up.
- An effortless way for users to connect their TV to their streaming service account.
Solution: Integrating QR Codes into the Smart TV Experience
The QR code project was conceptualised during a Magine Pro engineering Hackday and began development in Q2 2022. The team took a Backend for Frontend (BFF) approach, ensuring that the QR code authentication system seamlessly integrated with the existing platform without disrupting the login flow.
Key Technical Considerations:
- Front-End Optimisation: Ensured smooth integration with Smart TV apps.
- Long Polling vs WebSockets: Opted for Long Polling to maintain compatibility and avoid conflicts with ongoing engineering projects.
How It Works: The QR Sign-In Journey
The steps to sign in to the TV app using a QR code
- Users download the compatible native app on their Vizio, LG or Samsung Smart TV.
- Once loaded, users will be asked to scan the QR code on-screen for quick sign-in, or manually enter a sign-in code via their mobile device.
- Users who scan the QR code will be asked to confirm the link and can then immediately begin streaming through the TV app.
Results & Insights: The Big-Screen Potential
Magine Pro’s QR code implementation has significantly improved the user experience, reducing login friction and enhancing engagement. To learn more about what we discovered during the QR technology build, including engineering lessons and UX/UI challenges, download our white paper, Go big or stay small? Why the Smart TV experience is essential for online streaming services.
Inside you’ll discover:
- Why native Smart TV apps are critical for OTT success.
- Key challenges in TV app development and how to navigate them.
- Exclusive insights from Passionflix founder Tosca Musk on running a specialist streaming service across multiple devices.
Head over to our homepage to find out more about Magine Pro’s extensive library of technical resources and experienced team that enables our customers to deliver seamless streaming experiences on all devices, including the big screen. You can also check out our experience page to learn more about our customers.
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Introducing acontra+ by Magine Pro
A Contracorriente Films partnered with Magine Pro in 2020 to host their earlier TVOD service, Sala Virtual de Cine, on the Magine Pro platform. In 2022, A Contracorriente Films sought to launch the new acontra+ service, offering audiences a premium subscription model alongside TVOD for exclusive content releases.
acontra+, is a new Spanish streaming concept that combines movie streaming and cinema tickets in a subscription. The streaming service is run by the independent Spanish distributor A Contracorriente Films. It offers a vast catalogue of national and international feature films of all genres, classics and contemporary films.
The acontra+ streaming service is for audiences who want to enjoy the big screen and those who love to watch movies in theatres and at home.
Check out our case study to find out more about how we leveraged our OTT platform to launch acontra+.
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Introducing Nexo+ by Magine Pro
Italian film production & distribution company Nexo recently partnered with us to build & launch their new VOD service, Nexo+.
Nexo is a leader in the global event cinema market and is known internationally for the direct theatrical distribution of art, historical, music and cultural documentaries. They partnered with Magine Pro to leverage our experience and full end-to-end capabilities. The Nexo+ service was required to support a subscription model and launch initially in Italy on web, iOS and Android platforms, Samsung, LG, Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire and later expand into other countries.
Nexo+ offers nine different categories of content, including ‘La Grande Arte’ (High Art) and stage events such as theatre shows, concerts and ballets. Nexo+ can populate and customise categories within the service using Magine Pro’s CMS Console, which also enables them to curate the start page, hero specific content, select different dynamic display options and edit metadata and content descriptions.
Check out our case study to find out more about how we leveraged our OTT platform to launch Nexo+.
Take a sneak peek at Nexo+…
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