JACAPPS OVERVIEW

•  Jacapps is a mobile strategy and application development company located in Bingham Farms, MI.
• The company began developing mobile apps in October 2008, and have since become one of the leading mobile app companies developing with more than 1,000 apps attributed to their company.
• Jacapps key customers include Hot 97 Radio Station, StoneCo, WDET Radio Station, Beasley Broadcast Corporation, among others.

AIRKAST OVERVIEW

• AirKast helps broadcasters to transmit live radio and videos to mobile devices through application development.
• Some examples of AirKast's key customers include Cumulus Media, CBS Radio News, DirecTV, Bloomberg, Fox News, Radio One, Omaha World-Herald, among others.
• AirKast's mobile solutions include Live Broadcasts, Music Recognition, Visual Playlists, On-Demand Podcasts, Podcast Download Capability, Configurable Menu & Custom Buttons, Social Media Integration, among others.

RESEARCH STRATEGY

SECURENET

Description

• Securenet is a radio streaming and website hosting services company headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The company offers a range of internet based services to the radio industry and website owner and operates several data centers in US and international locations of Roubaix, France and Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company has customers in over 200 countries including United States.

Key customers

• KASN Radio Network, Futterer Partners LLC, WBHF,Kiribati Future International, and Breck Media Group are Securent's key customers.

Pricing

• The company does not provide any pricing information publicly for their Radio streaming service.
• The pricing for their Virtual Website Hosting Services includes plans for personal use and business use under the segment of Express, Plus, Business and Corporate plans. The Express plan starts from monthly hosting(no contract) for $9.90 and setup for$29.95 and 24 Month Hosting for $4.95 with no setup charges and the Corporate plan goes to a cost of $44.95 for 24 Month Hosting Setup.

Features

• The features of the Securenet systems app Cirrus Engager are:

Customer reviews

• Some customer reviews for SecureNet System include comments such as,"We thank you for the professional and quality service you have rendered "Kiribati Future International, ; "I appreciate all the attention you've put on our stations and I will continue to recommend Securenet" Breck Media Group;Cirrus Streaming has a wonderful support system. 5 stars! We have 10 stations streaming with them and could not be happier!"KASN Radio Network.
• The company has not received many reviews and ratings publicly on various public forums such as app store hence based on the social media ratings, SecureNet systems has received 2550 likes from more than 2000 community followers.

Differentiators

• SecureNet systems has a wide range of customer base spread across 200 countries including in every state of the United States wherein it offers a wide range of internet based services to the radio industry and website owner.
• The Cirrus Streaming services provided by Securenet systems which is the most reliable streaming services in HE-AACv2 and MP3 has been ranked #1 favorite of terrestrial and internet radio stations around the world according to Alexa traffic rankings in which the company's competitive features and pricing are prime reasons.

FUTURI MOBILE

Description

• Futuri Mobile is a SaaS technology partner to leading broadcasters and publishers. The company is a global leader in "audience engagement technology and tools to help broadcasters and publishers drive audience and revenue growth.

Key customers

Pricing

• No details on the pricing is available publicly.

Features

• The features of the Futuri Mobile apps include :-

Customer reviews and ratings

• Some customer reviews of Futuri Media include comments such as -"Futuri not only delivers a stellar, cutting-edge product but also over delivers when it comes to customer support"Neuhoff Media ;"Futuri has been instrumental in iRadio drive"iRadio Ireland;"I love that Futuri is in my arsenal helping me predict the future"TX Cox Media Group.
• The Futuri Media company has gained a 4.8 star rating from more than 179 customer reviews through the featured customer listing.

Differentiators

• Futuri Media is an award-winning global leader in the audience engagement technology and tools and has more than 1,000 TV and radio stations in 20 countries, reaching more than 100 million consumers monthly.
• The company has 11 published or pending patents and has been named to the Inc. 5000 List of America’s fastest-growing private companies for five consecutive years.

RESEARCH STRATEGY

1. HIRE OUTSOURCE

Description

• Hire Outsource is an offshore outsourcing company and an online platform to hire people who have expertise in web or mobile applications.
• It offers service to companies & individuals from diverse industries who are in need of software project development.

Key Customers

• Gaura Logistics, Jumbu, IA PCD, MLM Coaching, and Shop and Deliver.

Features Of App

•  Application Development with Languages such as PHP Developer, Asp.net Developer, Ruby on Rails Developer, Node JS Developer, Angular JS Developer, and Javascript Developer.
• Integration to Opensource Development: Shopify Developer, Magento Developer, Joomla Developer, Wordpress Developer, and Drupal Developer.

Review

• Hire Outsourced was rated 5/5 by one person on Facebook. The comment said "Excellent team and great result with affordable price or good monthly hiring price for Android, web designers and PHP".
• On BizofIT, the company is rated 3/5 by one person without any comment.

Differentiators

• Hire Outsource has more than 10 years of experience and the developers have successfully partnered with several notable clients over the years.
• It has widespread and comprehensive knowledge and offers outstanding and dedicated experts. It offers a wide range of services such as analysis, prototype, design, development, testing, and production.

2. EXCELLENT WEBWORLD

Description

• Excellent WebWorld was founded in 2011 and has more than 65 employees. It has delivered 902 projects to date.
• Customers can hire experienced and dedicated developers and 65+ expert coders. The developers can be hired full time, part-time, and or hourly.

Key Customers

•  Sony, Teslux, Hitachi, Canary, France TV, and Ovia Health.

Pricing

•  Full-time hiring: $15 per hour for a day, $18 per hour for 4 hours, and hourly hiring for $20

Features Of App

• App Development and features for IoT, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality.
•  Wearable App Development, iBeacon App Development, iOS Development, Real-Time, and Web App.
•  Integration from the app to CMS & eCommerce in WordPress, Drupal, WooCommerce, Magento, and Joomla.

Review

•  Clutch: Excellent WebWorld has been rated 4.9/5 from 26 reviews. Some clients have stated that they are quick and responsive in giving updates about the project. They have experienced industry knowledge and outstanding customer service
•  Facebook: The company has been rated 4.7/5 from 17 votes and recommended by 3 people

Differentiators

• The company has more than 8 years of experience with more than 623 happy clients and 65 experts who work tirelessly. Excellent WebWorld has received many awards such as Top App Development Company, Clutch-2019, Top App Development Company-Canada by Goodfirms.
• Big brands such as Hitachi and Sony trust this company because of its world-class design and agile performance. Excellent WebWorld serves in India, USA, Canada, Australia, China, and Hong Kong.

RESEARCH STRATEGY

SharpWebstudio

•  SharpWebStudio offers mobile app development for various sub-sectors of the media and entertainment industry.
• The company's services include app development for broadcasting, TV, radio and cable Channels. In addition, SharpWebstudio serves advertising, commercial Ad agencies, and media agencies.
• SharpWebstudio's services offers cloud-based solutions automate processes, enables media houses (radio and TV) to stream their content to a larger audience as well as ease monetization of media content.

Primcast

• Primcast develops mobile apps for radio and TV streaming.
• The apps deliver streaming from multiple edge servers around the world, offering low latency for audiences spread across the globe.
• The company develops apps that are fully customized with the customer's background image, logo, contact information, social media among others.

Frankly Media

•  Frankly Media enables media houses to maximize the value of delivering their content to large audiences.
• The company develops TV apps for iOS, Android, Apple TV, Fire TV and Roku.
• In addition, Frankly Media develops radio streaming apps to enable media houses break geographical barriers and reach more listeners.

All In Media (AIM)

• AIM is a world leader in developing smartphone apps for radio stations and visual radio broadcast systems.
• The company works with clients to develop bespoke apps, which are functional, user-friendly, and very reliable.
• The apps come with tools to update content and monitor audio and data feeds.
• AIM develops multi-station apps, offers targeted in-stream advertising, live streaming, on-demand content, and social media integration among others.

Radio.co

• Radio.co develops apps that enable radio stations to upload files, create and save playlists, and develop schedules.
• The apps enable radio stations to "manage their entire station from the cloud."
• They also allow radio stations to start their shows quickly by either connecting to SHOUTcast or Icecast compatible programs, or using Radio.co's software for MacOS and Windows.

Server Room

• Server Room develops apps for radio and TV streaming.
• These apps come fully customized with contact information, background, logo, and social media among others.
• In addition to separately developing apps for radio and TV streaming, the company is also able to incorporate both TV and radio in a single app.

SHARPWEBSTUDIO

•  SharpWebStudio is an ISO certified business that offers services and consultancy for clients' IT needs. It is specialized in mobile and web market with high quality service.
• They offer services to startups, businesses, and individuals to meet business goals via mobile application that goes along with clients' brand image.
• The mobile application also provides services for broadcasting, TV, radio, and cable channels for media and entertainment industry.

• The company's key customers are Abouttown, WhatsJumpin, and Song Box.

• Its services are offered at £20/hr.

• Among its features is a hybrid or cross platform application, so the app can run on different platforms.
•  Other features include Android app development of games, social networking apps, BAAS integration, implementation of in-app purchases, upgrade of existing Android apps to the latest versions, Android applications for multimedia, and Android m-commerce applications.
• The company also offers app integration for business together with Android support & maintenance.

• In Peopleperhour, the company has a score of 4.7 out of 5. In this site, there are comments such as "they make great work", "good customer service", and "excellent communication".

• This company offers services based on best price, best quality, best reliability, and best support. They claim to be the leader in mobile app development and has a great customer base. Support and business relationship help them to get better.

• It has top-quality engineers, resulting in a dynamic and responsive workforce and all of them have a strong customer focus so they can maximize customer satisfaction.

PRIMCAST

• Primcast was built in 2004 and is a multi-national company that headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. They state that they are the industry leader for media and content services.
• They offer services specifically for video and radio streaming and also offer services to make mobile apps.

• Some of their key customers are CNBC, Henry Ford College, and Samaa.

• The ad free version of the app costs a one time fee of $299 for initial platform and $99 for each additional platform.

•  Some features include integration to streaming live or on-demand video online and creation of mobile apps with multiple live video streams.
•  Other features include technologies with Shoutcast, Icecast, Wowza Streaming Engine, and Adobe media servers.

• In Facebook, the company has a rating score of 3.4 out of 5. Some comments include "Fast customer service, good hosting ! Ideal for all my clients ! I Strongly recommend this."

• This company has experience of more than 15 years in the field of media technology and has hosted multiple data centers in New York City and Bucharest.
• "Primcast servers are upgraded on a semi-annual basis and are always on top of the ever-changing technology". The company uses the latest versions of Windows and Linux based operating systems on most of its servers.

FRANKLY MEDIA

•  Frankly Media, whose headquarters are in New York and offices in Atlanta, happens to be a provider of a complete suite of solutions to publishers ensuring that they have unified workflow for the creation, management, publishing and monetization of digital content to any device while maximizing audience value and revenue.
•  Some products the company offers to its customers include groundbreaking online video platform for Live, VOD and Live-to-VOD workflows, a full-featured CMS with rich storytelling capabilities, as well as native apps for iOS, Android, Apple TV, Fire TV, and Roku.
• The company also provide comprehensive advertising of products and services to maximize ROI for their customers this includes direct sales and programmatic ad support.
• The company has been in the industry for 20 years and has been helping broadcasters and publishers in the US.

• Some company's key customers include CNN, VICE and Newsweek.
•  Others include Griffin communication, Altice, and Cumulus media.

•  $4.00/month/user Price per user decrease based on the size of company.

• The apps ensure that everything is under one roof.
• The company's apps look good on any screen.
• They enhance the user's experience with video.
• The apps ensure that your content is secure in the cloud.
• They enable one to know their users.
•  Analytics which enable one to review stats for media inventory, subscribers, engagement, transactions, syndication and service delivery.
•  News sports and weather and more are covered.
• The app can be branded to match one's colors, fonts, and logos.
•  Native for iOS and Android.

• They enable a viewer to sit back and watch whenever he or she feels like wants to do so. For instance, live streaming your station's channels and browsing VOD content.
• The apps are built for the big screens as they look sharp on smart TVs, including Apple TV, Roku, FireTV.
• The apps act as a drive for revenue as they run sponsorship and pre/mid/post-roll video advertising from local and national networks.

• Some customer testimonials include " Frankly Express Video" have greatly increased efficiency in regard to the ongoing management and monetization of our digital assets across multiple web and mobile devices.
•  Their editors are now able to quickly generate and publish clips to anywhere, from anywhere.
•  "Frankly tool set has allowed us to adapt to thrive in the ever-changing digital landscape and reach our audiences on new devices and platforms as their consumption habits evolve".
• Find attached also reviews and ratings from Capterra.

• The company recently partnered Vemba, a leading video asset management, syndication, and monetization platform in a move that strengthens the company’s position as the most advanced Over-The-Top (OTT) Video Management and Cloud Playout system for broadcasters.
• This move by the company has made it possible for the combined business to serve over 1,200 broadcasters and look to rapidly expand its customer base in numerous media sectors with Vemba’s added capabilities.

ALL IN MEDIA (AIM)

•  All in Media (AIM) is the leading worldwide supplier of Smartphone Apps and Broadcast Systems for the broadcasting industry.
• The company was founded in 2007, by Chris Gould and Jason Malaure and they have offices in London and Sydney and service stations worldwide.
• The company provides systems for managing visual radio content across broadcast, online and mobile platforms alongside a comprehensive range of smartphone apps for over 300 stations across the globe.
•  Chris Gould happens to be a technology professional with over 20 years’ experience in radio and digital platforms.
• He has been involved in the development of DAB data applications since 2000 and headed up the development of the international DAB Electronic Programme Guide standard.
•  Jason Malure who heads up the Australian offices with knowledge regarding the Australian market has 19 years’ experience in software development, with a focus on broadcast technologies.
• He developed and launched interactive applications on Sky Digital, Freeview, Virgin Media, and IPTV platforms.

• Some company's clients include ABC Radio, Arqiva, Babcock, BAUER media group, BBC, BFBS, FACTUM radio, Folder media, SBS, Talksport. Wireless among others.

• The company does not make its pricing publicly available.

•  The company builds user-friendly, reliable and functional apps.
•  Targeted instream advertising.
•  Regular update of content.
•  Live streaming.
•  Sleep timer and alarms.
•  Social media integration.

•  The company's apps enable one to quickly customize and build iOS and Android apps for their radio station from a selection of themes and features.
•  Customizable to your station.
•  Support for multiple stations.
•  Video, audio and banner ad support.
•  Manage and update your app instantly.

•  Simple installation; install, setup and configure Rapid in minutes.
•  Support for a wide variety of playout systems
•  It imports content in RSS, XML & JSON format.
•  It imports your social media feeds.
•  Web interface to create, edit, & schedule content.
•  It publishes content simultaneously across a range of platforms.

• The company happens to be the leading worldwide supplier of Smartphone Apps and Broadcast Systems for the broadcasting industry.
• The companies products are tailored to suit the clients' needs.

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RADIO.CO

Overview of the company

• Radio.co was founded by James Mulvany who has a decade of experience in internet radio industry. The company is designed for creation, broadcasting and sharing of internet radio stations.

Key Customers

•  University of Salford, Get Involved, RadioLUR, sound system brand Silent Disco, radio broadcaster MCR Live, among others.

Pricing and Plans

• The company offers a 7-day free trial, before giving customers the ability to choose over four pricing plans: Bronze plan for $45/month, Silver plan for $69/month, the Gold plan which costs $99/month and the Pro plan for $299/month. Customers are also able to subscribe on a yearly payment model (Bronze plan — $450/year, Silver plan — $690/year, Gold plan — $990/year, Pro plan — $2990/year).

Features

• The radio station is managed via cloud. The application offers end-user statistic tools, as well as some advanced features such as stream quality monitoring, default crossfade management, volume normalization and mobile optimization options.

Customer rating and reviews

• The company's average rating on site Trustpilot is 4.4 stars out of 5. The positive reviews are mostly focused on the outstanding customer support and the user-friendliness of the app.

Differentiators

• This company does not advertise on radio shows they broadcast, leaving this decision to the customer. The company is also determined not to take a share of customers' revenue earned by advertising, if they decide to place advertisements in their shows.
• Secondly, Radio.co can handle massive amounts of same-time listeners because of its CDN architecture.

SERVER ROOM

Overview of the company

Key Customers

Pricing

• The company offers radio and video hosting for free, however server services are charged monthly, entry-level server starts at $7/month. The unmetered ports cost a single payment of $199. Customers are given an option to customize their server configurations for an additional $55/month, while the entry-level pre-configured server package costs $63.10/month.

Features of the Application

Customer rating and reviews

Differentiators

• This company offers cheap server room prices in comparison to its competitors, while maintaining diverse features and quality of production.
• Audio encoders are also based on the "plug-and-play" concept, customers don't require a separate setup to put the encoders into operation.
• The streamed radio and video stations can be accessed via a wide range of devices and operational systems, including iOS and Android mobile systems, subscription TV devices such as Amazon and Roku as well as on Smart-TV devices.

Research Strategy: