DistroScale
Hybrid FAST streaming and OTT video infrastructure provider.
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Company facts
- Official name
- DistroScale, Inc.
- Entity type
- COMPANY
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- 851 Traeger Ave, Ste 202, San Bruno, CA 94066
- Company size
- 10–49
- Market role
- AdTech Vendor
- Official website
- distroscale.com
What DistroScale does
DistroScale combines owned media distribution with B2B video enablement software. On one side, it operates an ad-supported streaming destination that aggregates channels and monetises viewer demand through video advertising. On the other, it sells infrastructure and managed services that let content owners launch channels, distribute them across OTT ecosystems, run ad insertion and use reporting tools. This creates value by linking supply from content partners, audience reach through DistroTV and syndication, and monetisation through ad-supported distribution and software-enabled channel operations.
Category differentiation
DistroScale is not just a consumer streaming app; it also sells B2B OTT, live streaming and video monetisation infrastructure. It should be distinguished from pure publishers and from single-function video hosting vendors that do not operate their own FAST distribution layer.
Strategic context
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DistroScale, Inc. is a private US-based video technology and streaming company founded in 2013. It operates a hybrid business model: a consumer-facing free ad-supported streaming service under DistroTV, and a set of B2B video infrastructure products that help media companies, publishers, studios, brands and creators launch, distribute and monetise OTT, CTV and live video channels. The company makes money through a combination of software and platform fees, usage-based video infrastructure charges, advertising monetisation and revenue-sharing arrangements. Its B2B offer includes channel creation, video hosting, syndication, ad insertion and analytics, while its consumer streaming service monetises audience attention through advertising inventory embedded in FAST and AVOD streams.
Business model & monetisation
DistroScale uses a hybrid monetisation model. Its B2B products are sold through software and managed-service fees, likely including subscription, implementation, hosting, streaming or distribution-based charges, plus revenue-share arrangements tied to ad monetisation. Its consumer-facing DistroTV product is free to viewers and monetised through ad-supported video inventory across FAST and AVOD environments. The company also appears to capture value from ad marketplace activity and channel syndication economics.
- B2B video platform fees
- SaaS / software subscription and managed platform access
- Usage-based hosting, streaming and distribution charges
- Pay-per-use infrastructure and delivery fees
- Ad-supported streaming revenue from DistroTV
- Advertising inventory monetisation
- Partner monetisation revenue share
- Percentage take-rate on advertising or channel monetisation
- Marketplace and syndication economics
- Take-rate or margin on monetised demand and distribution
Products & capabilities
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Programmatic stack & registry data
Registry entries and observed technical data do not establish certification, legal compliance or actual usage.
DistroScale, Inc.
IAB vendor record: 754
- Cookies declared
- Yes
- Non-cookie access declared
- Yes
- Declared purpose IDs
- 1
- Declared special purpose IDs
- 1, 2
- Indexed sellers.json entries
- 565 · distroscale.com
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Recent recorded signals
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Questions about DistroScale
What is DistroScale?
DistroScale is a private US company that operates a free ad-supported streaming service and sells OTT, live streaming and video monetisation tools to media businesses.
Who uses DistroScale?
Its direct customers are media companies, publishers, studios, brands, agencies and creators that need channel launch, video distribution, ad insertion and analytics.
How does DistroScale make money?
It earns revenue from ad-supported streaming inventory, software and platform fees, usage-based video infrastructure charges and monetisation revenue-sharing arrangements.
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