LiveSTB Middleware

Run your whole TV service from one portal.

Subscribers, packages, channels, the programme guide, films and series, and every box, managed by your team in a browser. We host it, and installing it on your own servers is coming soon.

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The admin panel's Boxes page in dark mode, listing sample boxes by MAC address with their status and expiry dates — The admin panel, shown with sample boxes.

What it does

Start with what you need and switch on more modules as your service grows.

Subscribers

Accounts, trials of 12, 24 or 48 hours, blocks and renewals. A box is cut off on its own when its time runs out. A billing API for your own system is coming soon.

Packages and plans

Bundle channels, films, series and radio into packages, and packages into plans you can change at any time. Add-ons are coming soon.

Live TV and guide

Channels with logos, numbers and your own order, and a programme guide imported from XMLTV. Multicast is coming soon.

Catch-upComing soon

Restart a programme or watch past days from the guide. Today viewers can pause live TV for up to 25 seconds.

Films and series

Films, seasons and episodes with posters and trailers, and the details filled in for you. A parental PIN locks adult channels.

Devices

Every box by MAC, with what it is playing. Reboot or reload a box, tune it to a channel or send it a message. Staged firmware rollouts and device logs are coming soon.

Branding

Brand name, logo, start-up video and theme colour from one screen. Launcher themes, app icons and TV banners are coming soon.

Reports

Audience, channel, radio, ads and problem reports, and CSV exports of boxes, users, channels and reseller sales.

Start-up video

Upload an MP4 with sound in the admin panel. Boxes play it from their next start.

The TV guide, filled from an XMLTV feed and shown with sample channels. The channel keeps playing behind it.

One account on every screen your subscribers own.

LiveSTB boxes

The TV client loads straight from your portal.

Android TV, Roku and smart TVsComing soon

Apps in the TV app stores.

iOS and AndroidComing soon

Phones and tablets, with downloads to watch offline.

Web playerComing soon

Any modern browser, no install.

Hosted by us, or by you

We host your portal today. On-premise and hybrid hosting are coming soon.

Option	LiveSTB Cloud	On-premiseComing soon	HybridComing soon
Who runs the servers	We do	You do, with our install support	Portal by us, video by you
Where data lives	[DATA REGION]	Your data centre	Split by service
Updates	Automatic	Scheduled with your team	Automatic for the portal
Closed networks	No	Yes	Video only
Best for	New services, fast launch	Large operators and telcos	Existing headends

Works with what you already run

Bring your own channel sources and guide provider. Connections to billing, CRM and DRM systems are coming soon.

Billing and CRM: REST API and webhooksComing soon
Programme guide: XMLTV import, refreshed every day
Content protection: Boxes are tied to an account by MAC, and app accounts to one device. DRM and signed stream links are coming soon.
Delivery: HLS from any source. Multicast and DASH are coming soon.
Staff access: Six admin roles, four reseller roles and an audit log of every change. Single sign-on is coming soon.

Pricing

Pay per active device, with set-up and branding quoted once. Box and middleware bundles are available.

Get a quote

Per active device, per month: [YOUR PRICE]
Set-up and branding: [YOUR PRICE]
On-premise licence: Coming soon

Questions operators ask

Does the middleware only work with LiveSTB boxes?

LiveSTB boxes run the TV client straight from your portal. MAG, TVIP and BuzzTV boxes connect too: you add the box to an account and the subscriber types your portal address into its settings. Android TV, Roku, smart TV, phone and web apps are coming soon.

How long does a launch take?

[TYPICAL LAUNCH TIME], depending on your channel sources, branding and number of boxes.

Can boxes arrive already branded?

Yes, with your logo on the box and remote. Your logo, start-up video and colours come from your admin panel, and boxes pick up a change on their own. Launcher themes and app icons are coming soon.

Can we move from the cloud to our own servers later?

Hosting on your own servers is coming soon. Until then, we host your portal.

See the portal running with your channels.

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