Challenge
Help people find something to watch across their streaming services without requiring another account before browsing.
Constraints
Keep subscription availability distinct from rentals and add-on channels, and make regional service selection explicit.
System
A public web client connects to a dedicated read-only catalog API for service selection, discovery, search, title details, and provider handoff.
Magneum’s contribution
Built the guest discovery experience, shared catalog contracts, isolated public API, and verified public deployment workflow.
Verification
Recorded release checks covered regional catalogs, API behavior, attribution, and public API boundaries. The canonical homepage and public health endpoint were also checked during this portfolio review.
Outcome
A live public beta at mediamonster.tv supports accountless discovery with movie and TV browsing, mood and genre lenses, and provider availability.
Limitations
Catalog availability does not establish an individual viewer's subscription entitlement. Physical-iPhone acceptance remains open for the native experience.