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Happy to launch Hit.Movie first here on Hacker News. Movie streaming is complicated because of the high quality encoding demands, need for content security (DR
by samdung 5y ago
Happy to launch Hit.Movie first here on Hacker News.
Movie streaming is complicated because of the high quality encoding demands, need for content security (DRM, HDCP), geo restrictions, low latency streaming requirements, multi-platform support, etc. Hit.Movie handles all these so that movie producers can get their new movie streaming worldwide in as less as 7 days.
We went a step further. We integrated payments that ensure movie producers get paid transparently and in near-realtime. To top it all, we handle taxation (on ticket sales) in most countries.
We need your feedback. Please be gentle :)
I'll be here for an hour or so. AMA.
- yodon 5y agoThe filmmaker-facing description you've written here is far more compelling than the consumer-facing experience I encounter when I hit the site.
- samdung 5y agoWhat you pointed out is correct. And, it is deliberately so. Look at it from the Movie Producers' perspective. They risk millions of dollars to bring us a great storytelling and they have to recoup that investment in just about 2 weeks time (before piracy takes its toll). For the consumer (movie watcher) it's an easy decision - download the app, pick a movie, sit back and relax. Our goal, as a platform, is to make things easy for the movie producer / production house.