iWonder: on-demand documentary streaming service
The home of factual entertainment—an on-demand streaming service with 1,000+ award-winning documentaries, series, and shorts across 9 genres, available worldwide on all devices.
90%
Reduced Manual Work
Automated video transcoding pipeline eliminated manual processing
20%
Higher Conversion
New payment flow significantly improved subscription conversions
14 Weeks
Delivery Time
40+ screens designed and 5 core systems implemented
1000+
Documentaries
Platform supporting award-winning content across 9 genres
The challenge
iWonder needed to scale their documentary streaming platform to serve a global audience with 1,000+ titles:
- 01Manual video transcoding was slowing content delivery and creating bottlenecks
- 02Scalable streaming infrastructure needed to handle high-volume concurrent streams globally
- 03Payment integration required upgrading to modern Stripe Checkout for subscription billing
- 04Missing user experience features like playlists and user lists were limiting engagement
Our solution
We implemented a comprehensive backend modernization strategy focused on automation, global scalability, and enhanced user experience.
- Serverless video transcoding automation using AWS Lambda, SQS, and SNS
- Bitmovin integration for adaptive bitrate encoding across all devices (TV, mobile, web)
- Seamless subscription billing with updated Stripe Checkout integration
- AWS S3 and CloudFront for global media delivery and storage
- Enhanced content discovery with user lists and playlist features
- DynamoDB for flexible, scalable data storage
Built with the right tools.
Timeline: 14 weeks with 40+ screens designed and 5 core systems implemented
“The automated transcoding pipeline transformed our content delivery. What used to take hours of manual work now happens automatically, and our conversion rates jumped significantly with the new payment flow.”
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