For business websites and streaming channels.
An embedded player for the website you already have. CloudWorks Player Plus keeps your brand and navigation while we handle transcoding, delivery and playback.
Perception Stream
From first launch to full‑scale operation, Perception Stream gives media businesses the technology to create compelling live and on‑demand experiences across every screen, with the flexibility to evolve as their service, audience and ambitions grow.
The platform
One platform for every kind of television service.
Embed live and on‑demand video in the website you already have with Stream Connect, run a multiscreen IPTV service for your subscribers with Stream Core, or launch an all‑in‑one OTT app for your brand and its creators with Stream Play. All three are built on Perception Stream, bringing live TV, video on demand, applications and delivery together in one connected platform.
Three packages
Your website with Connect.
Your website with Connect.
Every screen with Core.
Content creators with Play.
All three run on Perception Stream and the CloudWorks private network, and each one includes everything in the one before it.
For telecoms and pay‑TV operators.
A multiscreen IPTV service under your brand: web portals and native apps for mobile, smart TVs and set‑top boxes, with subscriber management and billing built in.
Coming soon
For media brands and creators.
An all‑in‑one OTT app with user‑generated content and every media type (live streaming, video on demand, games and e‑books), run from a Creator Studio with AI built in.
Explore Player Plus
Stream Play Coming soon
Packages
Three packages. Built for different use cases.
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| Streaming delivery | |||
| Live linear streaming with catch‑up television and live rewind | |||
| Video on demand playback | |||
| Video on demand with recommended content playlists | |||
| Network PVR (nPVR) | |||
| Multi‑DRM content protection: Google Widevine, Apple FairPlay and Microsoft PlayReady, with optional Huawei WisePlay | |||
| HLS and MPEG‑DASH adaptive bitrate streaming with H.264/AVC and H.265/HEVC; up to 8K UHD using supported HEVC profiles. AV1 support coming soon. | |||
| Automated adaptive bitrate (ABR) transcoding, with metadata ingest for video on demand and live television electronic programme guides (EPG) | |||
| User analytics with drill‑down by device, region and content | |||
| Multicast streaming for on‑premises deployments | |||
| Supported applications and devices | |||
| CloudWorks Player Plus: embedded player for business websites and streaming channels | |||
| Mobile applications: iOS, Android, Huawei and Xiaomi, with Chromecast support | |||
| Smart television and streaming platforms: Fire TV, Vega OS, Apple TV, Roku, Google TV, Android TV, LG TV, Samsung TV and Hisense TV | |||
| Desktop and mobile web browsers, with Chromecast support | |||
| Operators’ custom set‑top boxes: Linux and Android operator tier | |||
| Content creation and management | |||
| Stream Play: UGC platform with an AI‑powered Creator Studio for live streaming, VOD, games and e‑books | |||
| Content ingest | |||
| VOD upload: MP4 with H.264/AVC or H.265/HEVC, and MOV with ProRes; up to 8K at 60 fps, in landscape (16:9) and portrait (9:16). AV1 support coming soon. | |||
| Live‑stream input: H.264/AVC and H.265/HEVC over SRT; up to 8K at 60 fps, in landscape (16:9) and portrait (9:16). AV1 support coming soon. | |||
| Subscriber management | |||
| User database slave mode: integration with third‑party subscriber and billing services | |||
| Single sign‑on (SSO) support | |||
| Monetisation and reporting | |||
| VAST video advertising delivery | |||
| Recurring subscriptions and pay‑per‑view (PPV) | |||
| Loyalty points | |||
| Online revenue reports | |||
| Payment gateways and payment methods | |||
| Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, SEPA, Bacs, Pix, UPI, Alipay and WeChat Pay, with support for recurring subscriptions and pay‑per‑view | |||
| Cryptocurrency and stablecoin on‑ramps and off‑ramps, with support for recurring subscriptions and pay‑per‑view | |||
| Custom‑branded debit card issuance | |||
| Client’s payment gateway (IPG), integrated with operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) | |||
| Support services | |||
| Custom branding and third‑party integration | |||
| Fully managed services, including content ingest and optional subtitling | |||
| High‑level service level agreement (SLA) | |||
Connect
Core
Play- Included
- Not in this package
Deployment
Two ways to deploy it.
CloudWorks Platform as a Service
Deployed on our shared global platform, powered by our Global Private CDN to deliver secure, high‑performance streaming.
CloudWorks Private Infrastructure
A platform dedicated to you, deployed in locations that suit your needs: from a global deployment spanning all five continents to a hyper‑local deployment within your own data centres, directly connected to your network.
Optional · across either model
Fully Managed Service
Both deployment options can be delivered as a fully managed service. Our team can manage, monitor and support the platform on your behalf, so you can focus on your service and customers.
One clear next step
Design your delivery.
Tell us what you need to deliver: a player in your website, a multiscreen TV service or a home for your creators. We’ll show you the fastest route with Stream Connect, Stream Core or Stream Play.