One-page checklist for the audience dimension of an OTT platform: ratings as normalized per-territory metadata, the per-profile maturity ceiling and PIN, two-place enforcement in catalog and player, the kids-profile pattern, and the 2025–2026 age-assurance laws (UK OSA, EU AVMSD, US COPPA).
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The handbook · 7 volumes
Fora Soft Video Engineering Handbook
This ratings, parental controls and age-gate checklist covers per-territory ratings metadata, profile maturity ceilings and PINs, enforcement in catalog and player, and the 2025-2026 age-assurance laws. Our seven volumes cover the video stack; start with Volume 3 for players, DRM and delivery, then Volume 7 for regulation and vertical playbooks. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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