Harborlight Docs
Streaming platform · Subscriber delivery
Independent software studio · Media & content platforms
Platforms built to hold an audience, not just a video file.
Streaming platforms, membership systems, and rights infrastructure for filmmakers, podcast networks, and independent media businesses.
Saint Johns, FL · Working nationwide
Why clients return
The small team media businesses call when a spreadsheet can't hold the catalog anymore.
34
Platforms delivered
6
Media verticals served
88%
Referral-led work
1
Lead engineer, brief to launch
Documentary
Podcast Networks
Music Labels
Streaming
Publishing
Creator Agencies
Who we build for
Media businesses that outgrew rented tools.
Independent Filmmakers & Studios
Distribution & Licensing
Sell and license your catalog directly, with royalty tracking that doesn't require a spreadsheet at tax time.
Podcast & Audio Networks
Syndication Systems
Push new episodes to every platform and track ad-read performance from one dashboard.
Music Labels & Artists
Royalty Infrastructure
Automated royalty splits and payout schedules for every release, collaborator, and sync deal.
Creator Agencies
Multi-Creator Dashboards
Manage payouts, content calendars, and brand deals for a full creator roster in one system.
Selected deployments · 2024–2026
Systems built around a working catalog.
From a single documentary studio to a multi-artist label, every platform earns its place in daily use.
What we build
One system.
Every part of the catalog it needs to run.
01
Streaming & Content Platforms
Custom video and audio delivery, gated behind subscriptions or pay-per-view, without renting shelf space on someone else's platform.
02
Membership & Fan Communities
Tiered access, community spaces, and direct-to-fan commerce built around the audience you already have.
03
Rights & Royalty Management
Automated royalty splits, licensing records, and payout schedules that hold up under an audit.
04
Distribution & Syndication Automation
One upload, pushed automatically to every platform your audience already watches or listens on.
A clear route through production
One conversation from first audit to live platform.
You work directly with the engineer building the system. Decisions stay quick, feedback stays legible, and nothing is lost in handoffs.
01
Map the catalog
A focused audit of your content, rights structure, and current tools finds where a platform actually pays for itself.
Output · Systems audit and blueprint
02
Build the platform
Streaming, membership, and royalty logic are engineered as one connected system, with working builds you can react to early.
Output · Working platform and staff training
03
Launch and hold
We migrate your catalog, launch to your audience, and stay on to tune the system as your library grows.
Output · Live platform and ongoing support
"They found the actual bottleneck before they touched a line of code. The platform they built now runs royalties we used to calculate by hand."
Dara Whitfield
Founder, Harborlight Docs
Engineered on infrastructure media businesses already trust
Mux
AWS S3
Stripe
YouTube API
Spotify for Podcasters
Ways to work together
Clear scopes before a line of code ships.
Each engagement begins with a written scope, a fixed feedback rhythm, and no mystery line items.
Systems Audit
A review of your content, rights, and current tooling, with a blueprint for where a platform pays for itself.
Best for firms scoping a build
2–3 weeks
Full Platform Build
Most comprehensiveStreaming, membership, and royalty systems engineered and deployed as one platform, from blueprint through launch.
Best for a full catalog migration
10–16 weeks
Ongoing Systems Partnership
Reserved monthly engineering capacity for new features, catalog growth, and integration work.
Best for active in-house teams
Month to month
Before we begin
Useful answers.
Ideally before you've committed to another off-the-shelf platform. We're most useful while you're still deciding what a system actually needs to do.
Yes. We can lead the platform build or work inside an existing production and engineering team.
We work nationally and can coordinate with your existing legal and rights teams wherever they're based.
Most engagements include two structured review rounds per build phase, consolidated so feedback stays actionable.
Share your content volume, current tools, rights complexity, and a rough timeline. A polished brief helps but isn't required.
Have a catalog worth systemizing?
Let's build the platform your audience actually uses.
Tell us what you're building, what it's currently held together by, and when it needs to be live.
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