Development of a Robust Subscription Platform with Microservice Architecture for Media Content Providers

The client’s existing subscription platform faces difficulties in maintaining consistent code across multiple journals, resulting in inefficient updates and slow performance. Additionally, the system requires modernization to support new features, improve scalability, and accommodate global market expansion amid ongoing mergers and acquisitions.

A large media and entertainment company seeking to enhance its digital subscription services, optimize backend microservices, and improve platform performance to increase engagement and revenue.

• Unify the subscription platform source code to streamline updates and maintenance across all managed journals.
• Develop an upgraded, modernized version of the subscription system supporting enhanced features and scalability.
• Improve platform performance and responsiveness to handle increased user engagement.
• Enhance microservice architecture to facilitate backend flexibility, rapid deployment, and integration of new functionalities.
• Establish a collaborative development process following Agile methodologies to ensure continuous delivery and stakeholder engagement.

• Source code unification for consistent management of multiple journals
• Modular microservice architecture supporting scalable backend services
• Integration layer for seamless connection with consumer applications and external systems
• Performance optimization to accelerate response times and data processing
• Features supporting user subscription management, billing, and content access control
• System for continuous updates, testing, and deployment aligned with Agile practices

• Content management systems
• External billing and payment gateways
• Analytics and reporting dashboards
• External notification or communication services

• High scalability to accommodate global expansion and increased user load
• Optimized performance with response times under 2 seconds for key operations
• Robust security measures to protect user data and subscription information
• High availability with 99.9% system uptime
• Maintainability and ease of deploying updates through Agile workflows

The enhanced subscription platform aims to increase operational efficiency by unifying code management, improve system responsiveness, and support scalable microservices architecture. These improvements are expected to streamline content delivery, expand global reach, boost user engagement, and generate increased revenue, aligning with the client’s strategic growth objectives.