--- title: Typical D2C Streaming Service Requirements & Technologies description: The front-end features and related backend technologies you want for your OTT services. image: https://www.vimond.com/hubfs/blog_typicald2c.webp --- [Skip to main content](https://www.vimond.com/news/typical-d2c-streaming-service-requirements-technologies#main-content) [![Vimond-symbol-name-white-blue](https://www.vimond.com/hubfs/Vimond%20logo%20and%20icons/Vimond%20logo%20and%20icons%20(svg)/Vimond-symbol-name-white-blue.svg) ![Vimond-symbol-name-white-blue](https://www.vimond.com/hubfs/Vimond%20logo%20and%20icons/Vimond%20logo%20and%20icons%20(svg)/Vimond-symbol-name-white-blue.svg) ![Vimond-symbol-name-white-blue](https://www.vimond.com/hubfs/Vimond%20logo%20and%20icons/Vimond%20logo%20and%20icons%20(svg)/Vimond-symbol-name-white-blue.svg) ![Vimond-symbol-name-white-blue](https://www.vimond.com/hubfs/Vimond%20logo%20and%20icons/Vimond%20logo%20and%20icons%20(svg)/Vimond-symbol-name-white-blue.svg)](https://www.vimond.com?hsLang=en) - Show submenu for Solutions Solutions - [Entry](https://www.vimond.com/entry) - [Essentials](https://www.vimond.com/solutions/essentials) - [Essentials Live](https://www.vimond.com/essentials-live) - [Unlimited](https://www.vimond.com/solutions/unlimited) - Show submenu for Industries Industries - [Broadcast Media](https://www.vimond.com/broadcast-media-streaming) - [Corporate & Enterprise](https://www.vimond.com/corporate-enterprise-organisations) - [Local & Niche TV](https://www.vimond.com/local-tv) - [Publishers](https://www.vimond.com/digital-publishers-online-news) - Show submenu for Technology Technology - [The Vimond VIA platform](https://www.vimond.com/vimond-via) - [Monetisation](https://www.vimond.com/via-monetise) - [Live streaming](https://www.vimond.com/via-live) - [Front-end & Apps](https://www.vimond.com/build-apps) - [News](https://www.vimond.com/news) - [Customers](https://www.vimond.com/customer-stories) - Show submenu for About About - [Our partners](https://www.vimond.com/company/partners) - [Contact us](https://www.vimond.com/contact) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Show submenu for Solutions Solutions - Solutions - [Entry](https://www.vimond.com/entry) - [Essentials](https://www.vimond.com/solutions/essentials) - [Essentials Live](https://www.vimond.com/essentials-live) - [Unlimited](https://www.vimond.com/solutions/unlimited) - Show submenu for Industries Industries - Industries - [Broadcast Media](https://www.vimond.com/broadcast-media-streaming) - [Corporate & Enterprise](https://www.vimond.com/corporate-enterprise-organisations) - [Local & Niche TV](https://www.vimond.com/local-tv) - [Publishers](https://www.vimond.com/digital-publishers-online-news) - Show submenu for Technology Technology - Technology - [The Vimond VIA platform](https://www.vimond.com/vimond-via) - [Monetisation](https://www.vimond.com/via-monetise) - [Live streaming](https://www.vimond.com/via-live) - [Front-end & Apps](https://www.vimond.com/build-apps) - [News](https://www.vimond.com/news) - [Customers](https://www.vimond.com/customer-stories) - Show submenu for About About - About - [Our partners](https://www.vimond.com/company/partners) - [Contact us](https://www.vimond.com/contact) - Search - [Contact](https://www.vimond.com/contact) [Contact](https://www.vimond.com/contact?hsLang=en) Search # Typical D2C Streaming Service Requirements & Technologies March 27, 2023 ### **What front-end features – and related backend technologies – do you want for your OTT services?** The answer here has changed over time as products have evolved in sophistication, technology and in catering to customer expectations. ‍ In 2013, for example, **Holly Knill**, the then Head of Sky Go in the UK, told VOD Professional that: “*Two years ago people came to IBC \[the International Broadcasting Convention hosted annually in Amsterdam\] armed with a big toolbox - they knew they needed to build a whole range of things. This year, it feels like they’ve come only with a screwdriver – they know, very specifically, what they want to do.*” For **Matt Westrup**, SVP Technology & Operations at A+E Networks EMEA, at the outset of the broadcaster’s project to launch a new D2C for their *Crime + Investigation* brand in 2021,  “*We needed, amongst other things, a player, an OVP (online video platform), a CDN (or multiple CDNs), analytics, a payment gateway and, of course, the user interface…*” Here’s a list of the most common technology (front and backend) requirements, that we've seen in various RFIs / RFPs over the past couple of years. It’s fairly comprehensive and may serve as a foundation for your own thinking. **Note**: for each option, and especially when evaluating end-to-end or white-label solutions, we usually ask whether the capability/feature comes a) straight out of the box, b) from a pre-integrated vendor partner, c) or from a NON-pre-integrated vendor partner.  This then allows us – and you - to create weighting models to help compare solutions. ‍ ### **Section 1: Content** Asset Management CDN [CMS (incl. 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