MediaNet Digital

MN Platform

The MN Platform is a high throughput enterprise class platform that manages all of the complexities around the delivery of digital music content.

• Enterprise class platform written in Java/Oracle running on Linux.
• Nearly a Petabyte (PB) of high-end NetApp storage.
• Manages ingestion of digital content and metadata from thousands of content partners.
• Packages and encodes content in multiple formats, including:
• MP3s: 320kbps, 256kbps, and 128kbps.
• WMAs: 192kbps, 128kbps, as well as a multi bit-rate 128/32/20kbps.
• AACs: 64kbps.
• Music videos in WMV for PC (720x480 or 640x360) and for Portable Devices (320x200).
• Other formats and custom encoding available.
• Delivers both DRM and DRM-free content.
• Manages catalogs in multiple territories.
• Delivers content as downloads, streams, or as part of a subscription service.
• Flexible enough to handle customers that have their own direct music label licenses, that want to use our licenses, or a combination of the two.
• High performance search using Lucene.
• Data warehouse and reporting system that handles reporting and royalty payments to rights holders.

MN Open API

The MN Open API is an easy to use interface, providing you with a rich set of functionality for music discovery and fulfillment.

• REST-based HTTP service makes it easy to work with and integrate using any programming language.
• Responses returned in either XML or JSON.
• Supports credit-card based transactions or allows purchasing of content via account balance for easy integration with your own commerce platform.
• Highly secure, using a combination of API Keys, shared secret hash codes, and SSL.
• Rich metadata including samples, album art cover, artist photos, pricings, as well as complete album and track information.
• Highly flexible search capabilities with paging and fuzzy matching.
• Real-time content match capabilities using any combination of Artist, Song Title, Album, ISRC, UPC, and/or AMG ID.
• Rich user management and shopping cart capabilities.
• Light-weight download manager available or build your own.
• Advanced reporting capabilities.

MN Open Web Components

The MN Open Web Components make deploying digital content on your web site quick and easy, requiring no programming skills; only very light front-end integration.

• A library of client-side JavaScript components that are easy to drop into your website which dynamically write HTML right into your page.
• You determine location of rendering by placing empty <div> tags in the appropriate location within your page.
• The functionality as well as look and feel is customized via client-side JavaScript parameters.
• Architected in a manner as to not interfere with load times and performance of your pages.
• A variety of Components cover a wide range of functionality (see our MN Open Web Components product page).
• Media Link technology automatically detects and hyperlinks references to songs, artist, and albums within your existing content.  Hyperlinks to another component page on your site containing additional information on songs, artists, or albums.
• Contextual matching technology automatically analyzes your page and displays relevant songs and content.
• Branded purchase experience with download manager allows users to purchase content without ever leaving your site.