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Unleashing the power of cross-platform video streaming with PallyCon Multi-DRM Client SDKs for Flutter and React Native
Mumbai: PallyCon, a leading provider of content protection and multi-DRM solutions, has announced the release of their Multi-DRM Client SDKs for Flutter and React Native.
These software development kits are engineered to empower cross-platform app development by seamlessly integrating DRM-protected video content into apps, while ensuring enhanced security and anti-piracy measures.
In today’s digital landscape, reaching a wider audience through cross-platform apps is crucial for OTT service providers. However, incorporating DRM-protected video content into these apps has been a challenge, threatening content security and revenue streams. PallyCon’s Multi-DRM Client SDKs for Flutter and React Native provide a comprehensive solution to overcome these hurdles.
Key Features of PallyCon Multi-DRM Client SDKs:
1. Easy Integration: The SDKs offer a user-friendly solution that simplifies the integration of DRM-protected content into cross-platform apps. OTT service providers can now focus on building exceptional apps, leaving the complexities of DRM integration to PallyCon.
2. Seamless Streaming and Downloading: PallyCon’s SDKs support both streaming and downloading of DRM-protected content, ensuring a smooth user experience across a wide range of Android and iOS devices.
3. Wide Compatibility: The SDKs are compatible with major platforms such as Flutter and React Native, making it accessible to a larger developer community. This compatibility enables developers to create feature-rich apps with robust content protection mechanisms.
By leveraging PallyCon Multi-DRM Client SDKs, OTT service providers can protect their valuable content from piracy and safeguard their revenue streams. With PallyCon handling the intricacies of DRM integration, developers can focus on delivering exceptional user experiences and expanding their reach in the competitive OTT market.
“We are excited to introduce our Multi-DRM Client SDKs for Flutter and React Native,” said INKA Entworks MD APAC Govindraj Basatwar. “With these SDKs, we aim to empower OTT service providers to create secure, cross-platform apps without the complexities of DRM integration. Our goal is to help them protect their content, monetize effectively, and delight their users.”
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Netflix cuts jobs in product division amid restructuring
Layoffs hit creative studio unit as leadership and strategy shifts unfold.
MUMBAI: The streaming wars may be fought on screen, but the latest plot twist is unfolding behind the scenes. Netflix has reportedly begun laying off several dozen employees from its product division as part of an internal reorganisation, according to a report by Variety. The cuts are believed to have primarily affected the company’s creative studio unit, which works on marketing assets such as in app trailers, promotional visuals and live experience content for the streaming platform.
The company has not disclosed the exact number of employees impacted.
According to the report, the layoffs were not tied to employee performance. Instead, the restructuring eliminated certain roles while other employees were reassigned to different teams within the organisation.
The roles affected are understood to include designers, producers and creative specialists responsible for marketing and brand experience initiatives.
The job cuts come as Netflix adjusts its leadership structure and reshapes its product and creative teams. Last month, Elizabeth Stone was promoted from chief technology officer to chief product and technology officer, giving her oversight of product, engineering and data operations across the company.
Earlier, in December 2025, Netflix also appointed Martin Rose as head of creative for global brand and partnerships, a move seen as part of a broader restructuring of the company’s brand and product functions.
Despite the layoffs, Netflix remains one of the largest employers in the streaming sector. The company is estimated to employ around 16,000 people globally, with roughly 70 percent of its workforce based in the United States and Canada. In 2023, the company reported approximately 13,000 employees, indicating that its headcount had grown significantly before the latest restructuring.
The workforce changes arrive at a time when Netflix is navigating a shifting financial and strategic landscape in the global entertainment industry.
The streaming giant recently secured $2.8 billion in additional cash after receiving a breakup fee from Paramount Skydance following its withdrawal from a deal involving Warner Bros. Discovery.
Speaking to Bloomberg, Netflix co chief executive Ted Sarandos explained that the company had evaluated multiple scenarios during the negotiations but chose not to match the competing offer once it learned that a higher bid had been submitted.
Netflix had capped its offer at $27.75 per share and ultimately stepped back rather than pursue Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition deal, which included a personal guarantee.
Sarandos also cautioned that the financing structure behind the Paramount Skydance transaction could have ripple effects across the entertainment industry.
According to him, the debt heavy deal could trigger significant cost cutting, with David Ellison, chief executive of Paramount Skydance, expected to eliminate about $16 billion in costs and potentially cut thousands of jobs as part of the integration process.
For Netflix, the current restructuring appears to be part of a broader attempt to streamline operations while continuing to invest in product, technology and global content even as the streaming industry enters a new phase of consolidation and financial discipline.
