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How DEVginix Would Build a Next-Generation Streaming Experience for a Global Media Group with 90M+ Subscribers

A confidential enterprise product concept for a global media organization seeking a unified music and podcast experience at subscriber scale.

Concept case study · Modeled enterprise outcomes
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About the product

About TuneWave

A confidential enterprise product concept for a global media organization seeking a unified music and podcast experience at subscriber scale.

TuneWave is conceived as an owned streaming ecosystem where discovery, playback, subscriptions and creator relationships reinforce one another. It unifies music and spoken audio without forcing listeners to manage two separate libraries or recommendation identities.

IndustryMedia & Entertainment
ServicesStrategy · UX · App Engineering
Business typeConfidential enterprise concept
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The challenge

Moving discovery beyond the same top hits without making listening feel like work

Large catalogs create abundance but not necessarily relevance. Listeners can struggle to find unfamiliar music, lose offline downloads during device changes and disengage when podcast and music journeys feel disconnected. Subscription friction compounds the problem around family plans and renewal moments. TuneWave therefore treats discovery, offline reliability and plan management as one retention system rather than isolated features.

Product ecosystem

TuneWave across the moments that matter

The generated product composition connects the primary mobile journey with the supporting operational, discovery and engagement surfaces.

Generated TuneWave multi-device product mockup

One visual system, designed to remain coherent from the first user action through real-time updates and account management.

Generated product mockup
Product experience

Four moments that define the TuneWave journey

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TuneWave

A personal soundtrack begins with one calm choice.

90M+ listenersDesigned outcome

TuneWave

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For You

Daily mixes balance familiarity with discovery.

58% save targetLive product signal

For You

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Now Playing

Lyrics, queue and device controls stay within reach.

42% longerDesigned outcome

Now Playing

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Podcasts

Episodes, downloads and follows share one library.

31% MAU liftLive product signal

Podcasts

Modeled outcomes

The DEVginix–TuneWave product concept targets:

01

Listening depth

Session-aware mixes create natural paths beyond familiar tracks.

02

Podcast discovery

Music signals introduce relevant spoken-audio moments without hijacking intent.

03

Offline reliability

Download health, smart storage and sync recovery are visible to the listener.

04

Family control

Invites, billing and profile separation live in a single owner dashboard.

05

Creator connection

Moderated artist rooms convert passive streams into scheduled participation.

06

Retention signals

Product teams can test discovery quality without optimizing only for clicks.

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Now Playing

Lyrics, queue and device controls stay within reach.

42% longerDesigned outcome
Designed for change

A unified library that understands when listeners want comfort—and when they want surprise.

Strategy, interface design and systems engineering move together from first prototype to measurable release.

Discuss a similar product
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For You

Daily mixes balance familiarity with discovery.

58% save targetLive product signal
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Podcasts

Episodes, downloads and follows share one library.

31% MAU liftLive product signal

“The strongest idea was not another recommendation carousel. It was the operating model behind it: explicit listener control, reliable downloads and measurable discovery quality across music and podcasts.”

SVP, Consumer Streaming — Confidential Enterprise Brief
Delivery reality

Our project challenges

01

Discovery without filter bubbles

A recommender can increase short-term plays while narrowing the listener’s world. TuneWave blends collaborative, editorial and contextual signals, exposes why a mix exists and gives people direct controls to tune familiarity versus exploration.

02

Offline state across devices

Downloads fail in messy ways: partial files, expired rights windows and interrupted device transfers. The client uses a durable manifest and resumable segments, while the UI explains what is available, pending or needs attention.

03

Streaming economics at global scale

Audio quality, startup time and CDN cost pull in different directions. Adaptive bitrate profiles, regional cache strategy and prefetch limits are evaluated by network class so premium playback does not waste bandwidth.

TuneWave

Music & Podcast Streaming App
Continuous development

Optimization after the first release

Discovery quality

Diversity, repeat fatigue and save intent are measured alongside plays and completion.

Smart downloads

Storage budgets and listening patterns keep useful audio offline without surprising the user.

Creator programming

Scheduled Q&A rooms, live drops and moderated fan prompts extend the release cycle.

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Podcasts

Episodes, downloads and follows share one library.

31% MAU liftLive product signal

The proposed solution uses proven, modern technologies selected for this product's operating model:

SWI Swift
KOT Kotlin
PYT Python
TEN TensorFlow
POS PostgreSQL
RED Redis
GRP gRPC
HLS HLS
RESULTS
The results

Enterprise targets modeled for the concept

These figures are scenario targets supplied for portfolio demonstration; they are not represented as audited client results.

4.8Target app rating
+42%Modeled session time
+31%Modeled podcast MAU
90M+Tracks served daily
−24%Modeled month-3 churn
+58%AI mix save target
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Podcasts

Episodes, downloads and follows share one library.

31% MAU liftDesigned outcome

Podcasts

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TuneWave•••
02 / Music & Podcast Streaming App

Now Playing

Lyrics, queue and device controls stay within reach.

42% longerLive product signal

Now Playing

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TuneWave•••
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For You

Daily mixes balance familiarity with discovery.

58% save targetDesigned outcome

For You

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TuneWave

A personal soundtrack begins with one calm choice.

90M+ listenersLive product signal

TuneWave

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TuneWave is a fictional portfolio concept. Client framing and performance figures are illustrative and must not be published as verified work without substantiation.