Django Membership Platform for Children's Edutainment Content
Services Covered:

Industry
Media
Duration
0 month
Budget
50K - 199K
Start Date
1 July 2015
Team Size
Confidential
Engagement Model
Offshore
Project Capability Score (PCS)
78/100
Good
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Client
Confidential
Project Summary
A children's television production company hired GLOBALDEV (formerly SteelKiwi) to build a scalable, Django/Python-based membership platform to monetize and deliver video, games, and interactive educational content. The vendor developed custom functionality including user and payment systems, launched the site, and executed a major redesign after launch. The platform has operated without downtime and GLOBALDEV continues to provide ongoing support and follow-up projects.
Key Challenges
- Reach a niche children's market with existing video, game, educational, and interactive content
- Monetize the content through a membership service
- Build a scalable platform that makes it easy to keep content fresh
- Implement an easy-to-use user management system and payment system
- Achieve goals as a bootstrapped small startup needing best-in-class developers
Project Deliverables
- Custom Django/Python web platform
- Membership site
- Payment-system integration
- User management system
- Content management for regular updates
- Visual redesign and UI updates
- Ongoing maintenance and support
Project Solution
GLOBALDEV (formerly SteelKiwi) built a scalable, custom web platform using Django and Python to deliver and monetize videos, games and interactive educational content. They implemented membership functionality, user management and third-party payment integration, prepared the architecture for future feature additions, launched the original site, executed a major visual redesign after one year, and continue to provide ongoing maintenance and support.
Project Outcome
- Platform has operated with no downtime since launch (1.5 years)
- Seamless integration of third-party payment and other services
- Successful major visual redesign after one year
- Continued partnership with ongoing support and excellent customer service
- Follow-up projects and high vendor responsiveness and trust
Platforms
Web
Tech Stack
Django
Python
Client Endorsement
Overall Review Rating
5
5 out of 5 stars
Timeliness
Cost Rating
Willing to Refer
Quality of Deliverables
“GLOBALDEV's (formerly Steelkiwi's) work resulted in a great platform that functions with no downtime. The partnership has been successful on follow up projects and remains ongoing, with GLOBALDEV (formerly Steelkiwi) continuing to provide ongoing support and customer service.”
Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.
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