Mobile Application for TV-Streaming
INDUSTRY
Cloud
SERVICE
Media & Entertainment
CLIENT
Fan TV
Check how Waverley delivered fully customized iOS client apps
"Check how Waverley delivered fully customized iOS client apps, integrated with the client’s cloud-based system for browsing and streaming movies and shows."
Check how Waverley delivered fully customized iOS client apps, integrated with the client’s cloud-based system for browsing and streaming movies and shows.
Fan TV
(Fanhattan, Inc.) was founded in 2010 and is based in San Carlos, California. Their main aim is to provide online digital media entertainment services. They integrate various content sources around each piece of entertainment, such as reviews, ratings, trailers, movie tickets, fan gear, actor and actress bios, crew bios, celebrity stats, and soundtracks. By July 2011 Fanhattan introduced an iPad application aimed to be every tablet owners' central hub for deep-diving into Hollywood content. On May 30th 2013 Fanhattan introduced its own set-top box, named Fan TV. Fan TV came with a buttonless remote control that basically functioned like a trackpad. The device also directly integrated with live TV feeds from paid TV operators, combining live television and streaming services through the same interface. In October 2014, Fan TV got acquired by Rovi (a provider of entertainment metadata and TV guide software).
What We Delivered
Working with Fan TV's product management and internal engineering staff we gained a thorough understanding of their media services platform and then performed the redesign and engineering of a completely new iPhone app.
Designed a fresh iOS 7-compliant UI for the iPhone app
Delivered deep expertise to implement extended feature set
Helped the client integrate a CI solution into the development process
Unlike any other outsourcing company Ive encountered in my 22-year career, Waverley delivers high-quality code that is actually supportable and expandable. – Maurice Sharp Mobile Engineering Manager, author of "Learning iOS Development", FanTV
Fan TV application allows browsing over one million movies and shows, finding where to watch them across live TV and over 50 premium streaming services. It offers live TV discovery with the revolutionary guide, Fan Voice, the interactive voice search for finding movies and shows faster. iPhone users can now enjoy mobile television and video on demand.
All project work was done using Agile methodology with transparent progress tracking. The team interacted directly with product owners during daily stand-ups. Daily status reports were delivered according to the mutually-created schedule. Waverley Software engineers were invited to work onsite to share their best expertise with the client. Fan TV actively participated in the design, testing, and development of their mobile applications.
Outcomes & Impact
Waverley Software continues to work on new features for both iPhone/iPad applications. Close cooperation with developers of the server-side app at Fan TV allows to release a new client app version with the extended set of features every six months. As a result, the number of users who prefer Fan TV solution continuously grows.
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