OTT Directory lists and categorizes companies providing equipment, services and platforms for the streaming TV industry.

Directory categories include equipment types, platforms, services and tools.

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OTT Directory Categories:

Advertising Technology and Services

• Ad Exchanges – Video ad exchanges are marketplaces that link advertisers to publishers and allow for the automatic requesting, selection, and insertion of ads.
• Ad Personalization Platforms – Ad personalization platforms specialize in delivering personalized and adaptive video advertisements to viewers.
• Advertising Management Platforms – Advertising management platforms identify and connect advertising insertion opportunities (ad inventory) with advertiser campaigns (ad offers).
• Advertising Measurement Services – Platforms or companies that monitor, measure, analyze and report on ad viewing and engagement activities.
  

Audience Engagement and Management

• Fan Analytics Tools – Fan analytics tools monitor and determine audience behavior, preferences, and engagement activities.
• Fan Community Management – Fan group forum management tools enable the creation, organization, and moderation of online fan communities.
• Fan Management – Fan management encompasses the tracking and coordination of on-screen and off-screen audience engagement activities, events, fan media, contests, and the measurement and optimization of engagement.
• Socail TV Platforms – Companies that provide social media clipping and publishing.
• Content Moderation – Content moderation tools enable the review and management of user-generated content for compliance with community guidelines and legal requirements.

Business and Operational Tools

• Contract Lifecycle Management – A contract lifecycle management (CLM) system can identify, organize, and manage contracts and agreements for movie, TV show, and video production, distribution, and monetization.
• Metadata Management – Metadata management tools and services organize, enrich, and maintain detailed information about video content.
• OTT Billing Systems – OTT billing systems are a combination of software and hardware that receives television usage information, grouping this information for specific accounts or customers, produces invoices, creates reports for management, and records (posting) payments made to customer accounts.
• Release Form Management – Efficiently collect and manage electronic signatures for release forms online.
• Rights Management – Rights management tools and platforms ensure the proper licensing, distribution, and protection of content.

Content Creation

• Screenwriting – Screenwriting platforms and tools manage the development, collaboration, and management of scripts for movies, TV shows, and video content.
• Virtual Production Platforms – Solutions that enable virtual production techniques, such as virtual sets, motion capture, and real-time rendering, to streamline the production process and create high-quality visual effects.

Content Distribution

• Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) – Services that manage distribution of movies, shows, and videos to multiple points.
• Content Aggregators & Distributors – Media content distributors aggregate, manage, and deliver video content from various creators and owners to OTT providers.
• Playout Management Systems – Playout management systems enable the scheduling, automation, and real-time control of video content delivery, ensuring seamless streaming across various devices and platforms.

Content Management

• Cloud Media Storage – Transfers, stores, and organizes digital media.
• Content Management System (CMS) – A Content Management System (CMS) is software that enables users to create, manage, and publish digital content on websites.
• Media Asset Management (MAM) – Systems and services that store, organize, and manage movies, TV shows, and video content.

Creative and Production Support

• Cloud Storyboarding – Visually defines scenes, aiding collaboration for effective movie and TV production.
• Cloud Talent Casting – Casting services discover, audition, and evaluate actors for media character roles.

Digital Media Adapters

• Android Set Top Boxes – Android digital media adapters are devices that connect TVs via HDMI to the Internet to receive OTT and Streaming TV services.
• Hybrid Set-Top Boxes – Hybrid set-top boxes are media adapter devices that combine streaming TV services with broadcast TV.
• Streaming Sticks – Streaming sticks are devices that enable televisions to connect to the Internet and provide access to streaming media apps.

Educational Resources and Training

• OTT Discussion Groups – OTT discussion groups share insights, questions, and resources that help to select, set up, and run OTT and Streaming TV systems.
• OTT Events – OTT events are conferences (live or online) that enable companies to share product and service information with attendees.
• OTT Magazines – OTT Magazines publish articles, news, and information on how to select, set up, and run Streaming TV systems, services, and promotion activities.
• OTT Podcasts – OTT podcasts are audio or video shows distributed online that cover ways to select, set up, run, and promote Streaming TV systems & services.
• OTT Training – Companies that develop or provide OTT courses, coaching, and education services.

Enhancement and Conversion Tools

• Automatic Blurring – Automatic blurring is a media processing service that can obscure faces, trademarks, or logos in videos or images.
• Cloud Transcoding – Cloud transcoding services can convert video files into the various formats needed for OTT and Streaming TV systems.

Marketing and Promotion

• Media Agencies – OTT media agencies work with streaming media equipment, platform and OTT service provider companies to develop media and execute comprehensive marketing and promotion strategies.

Network Management

• IP Video Monitoring – IP Video Monitoring services and displays provide real-time surveillance and analysis of video streams to ensure consistent delivery quality, detect issues, and maintain the reliability of OTT and Streaming TV systems.

OTT Systems and Platforms

• White Label OTT Platforms – A white label streaming media platform that can be rebranded for an over the top (OTT) service provider.

OTT Test Equipment

• OTT Test Equipment Manufacturers – Companies that make test equipment that is used for OTT and streaming TV systems, platforms and devices.

Production Management

• Video Production Workflow Management – Media production workflow management tools streamline the processes involved in planning, creating, and delivering video content.

Production Services

• Media Work Marketplaces – Media work marketplaces connect media professionals with project and job assignments while enabling companies to find skilled talent for their projects and business needs.

Production Tools

• Cloud Video Editing – Cloud video editing tools enable the collaborative editing of videos over the internet, bypassing traditional cable and satellite distribution.
• Remote Video Production – Remote video production platforms and services allow producers, talent and crew to work together from different locations through the Internet.
• Teleprompters – Teleprompters display and control the flow of scrolling text on smartphones, tablets, and laptops which enables script or notes reading during presentations, speeches and video recordings.
• Video Clipping Tools – Systems or platforms that can find, select, describe, package, and publish movie, TV show, OTT channel related video clips.

Research and Analysis

• OTT Industry Standards Associations – Organizations that create guidelines and technical specifications developed to ensure interoperability and quality in OTT systems and services.
• OTT Research – Companies providing industry research reports, custom research, or competitive analysis for the OTT and TV industry.

Security Solutions

• OTT Digital Rights Management – DRM – DRM technologies control and protect digital content from unauthorized use, copying, and distribution by managing access rights and permissions.

Television Commerce (tCommerce)

• Television eCommerce Platforms – Television eCommerce (tCommerce) platforms provide electronic commerce services directly through television systems.

Video and Media Apps

• App Developers – A video app development company or platform creates video media players for smart TVs, digital media adapters, smartphone and other connected media devices.

Video Processing

• Video Codec Developers – Video codec design and development companies create and optimize algorithms that compress and decompress digital video files, enabling OTT and streaming TV equipment producers and service providers to deliver high-quality video content efficiently across various devices and networks.