As the premiere pay television broadcast company in Southern Africa,
DStv
sought to take advantage of the ever-increasing popularity of fast internet broadband connectivity within South Africa.
With the gradual spread of the broadband internet infrastructure over the last few years,
more and more DStv subscribers can now stream and download their favourite TV shows and sports highlights
from
M-Net,
kykNET,
SuperSport,
Channel O
and other top broadcast channels.
GenXml was commissioned to install version 2.0 of our Content Management System (CMS) to manage the hierarchy of
channels, programs, episodes, sports categories and tournament highlights. All display of meta data, images,
channel-specific styles and website navigation is handled by the
GenXml CMS (formerly GenXml Media CMS).
As well as setting up the content management infrastructure, we collaborated with the DStv development team to integrate the
website content and functionality with the
Entriq
video encryption service which is used to license the streamed and downloaded video content.
For the DStv on Demand pc video content, Entriq uses Microsoft's Windows Media DRM licensing service to encrypt the video files.
The website integrates the content captured into the GenXml CMS with Entriq's 3
rd party services to authenticate and authorize
registered members, enabling them to view the encrypted files.
Using
MWEB's hosting infrastructure, the DStv on Demand pc
website and encrypted video content will both be served from MWEB's high end, state-of-the-art servers. This ensures uninterrupted enjoyment
of this new premium internet TV experience.
Since this service will only be available to current DStv subscribers, another layer of integration was added to the website.
Anyone registering or logging in is checked against the
Multichoice
subscriber database to check the validity of the member's current subscription status.
Together with the systems integration and website architecture services performed on this project, GenXml also worked closely with DStv's design team
to ensure that the website is built around good website layout and user-centric design. This helped make DStv on Demand pc a simple to use and
content-rich website, giving the subscribers exactly what they're looking for right at their fingertips.
As part of GenXml's continued dedication to service, we will continue to assist this client whenever and wherever necessary, making sure this website remains a premium web service.