CREATE. PROTECT.
EARN.
Upload once. Protected everywhere. Distributed to every connected publisher on the network. Revenue settled automatically.
Kingsmen
Three things that shouldn't still be this hard.
01
Getting distributed.
Every platform requires a deal, a relationship, or a submission process. Most independent content never gets seen by the audiences it was made for — not because it isn't good enough, but because the pipeline doesn't exist.
02
Protecting your rights.
DRM is either prohibitively expensive, technically complex, or simply absent. Content distributed without protection gets pirated. Content with expensive DRM eats into margins before you've earned a penny.
03
Getting paid on time.
Platform revenue statements arrive 60 to 90 days after content is watched. The numbers are opaque, the deductions are unexplained, and reconciling them across multiple platforms is a job in itself.
Upload once. Everything else is automatic.
WITHOUT POPCORN
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Distribution requires individual platform deals. Each one takes time, negotiation, and ongoing relationship management.
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DRM requires separate licensing agreements and technical integration. Most independent producers skip it entirely — and pay the price.
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Revenue statements arrive months late, in formats that don't reconcile cleanly across platforms.
WITH POPCORN
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Upload once. Your content is immediately available to every connected publisher on the Popcorn network — no deals, no submissions, no waiting.
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Widevine and PlayReady DRM built in from day one. Your content is protected the moment it enters the network — at no additional cost.
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Revenue settles automatically per stream, in real time, visible in your dashboard. No statements. No waiting. No reconciliation.
From upload to every screen in four steps.
01
Upload your content.
Submit your title via the Popcorn producer dashboard. MP4, ProRes, or MXF accepted. Metadata, artwork, and rights information captured at upload.
02
We encode and protect it.
Popcorn encodes your content for adaptive bitrate delivery and applies Widevine and PlayReady DRM automatically. Our AI analyses every scene at encoding — topic, mood, narrative, setting — generating the contextual metadata that makes your content valuable to advertisers.
03
It goes live across the network.
Your content becomes immediately available to every connected streaming publisher on the Popcorn network. No individual deals. No submission queues. Publishers browse and add your title directly.
04
Revenue settles automatically.
Every stream generates a revenue event. Your share is calculated, settled, and visible in your dashboard in real time. No statements. No chasing. No surprises.
Your content is protected the moment it enters the network.
Independent producers have historically faced a choice: skip DRM and risk piracy, or pay for it separately and absorb the cost. Popcorn builds DRM into every title at encoding — Widevine for Chrome, Android, and smart TVs; PlayReady for Microsoft devices. No separate licensing. No additional cost. No configuration.
$0B
lost annually to content piracy globally. DRM is not optional for content that earns.
Digital TV Research, Global Content Piracy Report, 2025.
Real time. Not 90 days later.
60–90 days
REVENUE SETTLEMENT TIME
Real time
REVENUE SETTLEMENT TIME
Platform statement
REVENUE VISIBILITY
Per-stream event log
REVENUE VISIBILITY
Opaque deductions
REVENUE CLARITY
Transparent split
REVENUE CLARITY
Manual reconciliation
ACCOUNTING OVERHEAD
Automated settlement
ACCOUNTING OVERHEAD
Revenue settlement model applies to content distributed through the Popcorn network. Split rates vary by publisher agreement.
Producer case studies coming 2027.
We're building toward Phase 2 producer onboarding now. If you'd like to be involved in shaping the producer experience, get in touch.
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