BetaSeries

What BetaSeries does

BetaSeries is a French consumer technology company that operates a free, ad-free tracking platform for TV series and movie enthusiasts across streaming services. The platform helps users track watched episodes, manage release calendars, receive personalized recommendations, access community-contributed subtitles, and engage with other fans through forums, messaging, and a Discord community. The product is delivered as a website and iOS/Android applications available in 12 languages, with explicit coverage of European streaming platforms including Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, ARTE, CANAL+, france.tv, Paramount+, and TF1+. The company is headquartered in Reims, France, operates as BETASERIES SAS, and runs with a team of 1-10 employees.

The technical stack is built around a RESTful API (minimum v3.0) returning JSON/JSONP, with OAuth 2.0, device-code flow, and basic authentication, plus a Python SDK and embeddable HTML buttons for third-party site integration. Content data is aggregated from third-party providers TheTVDB and TheMovieDB under Creative Commons licensing, and user authentication is integrated with Facebook Connect, Apple Connect, and Google OAuth. Community-driven features include a subtitle submission and reporting system, a community activity timeline, the BetaSeries Club, and an official Discord server. The company is GDPR- and CCPA-compliant and stores personal data in France.

BetaSeries generates revenue through two channels: (1) selling pseudonymized user viewing statistics to audiovisual industry partners to help them understand audience expectations, with data-transfer agreements compliant with EU Standard Contractual Clauses, and (2) commercial licensing of its API and developer tools for non-free use cases. The consumer product has been operated free and ad-free for over 10 years. The company received a single disclosed seed round of approximately $560,168 from CITA Investissement in May 2017, and its share capital grew from €1,315,345 in 2021 to €1,391,284 in 2022. Founder Maxime Valette controls the company through his holding MVBEST. More recently, the company has extended into B2B professional services via BetaSeries Pro, offering Screeners, Research panels, audience pilot testing, and media services to the audiovisual industry.

Name

BetaSeries

Legal name

BETASERIES SAS

Website

https://betaseries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BetaSeries is a French consumer platform that helps streaming viewers track TV shows and movies, access community-contributed subtitles, and receive personalized recommendations through free web and mobile apps, and also sells pseudonymized viewing data and B2B research services to the audiovisual industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Media Tracking Software

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

RSS/Feed Readers & Subscription Aggregators (MPACAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Developer Portals, SDKs & Documentation Platforms (BPAMADAG)

Keywords

• TV show tracking
• Movie recommendations
• Entertainment database API
• Streaming companion app
• Media social platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pseudonymized Statistics Monetization: BetaSeries provides pseudonymized statistics to various partners to highlight user expectations for professionals to improve audiovisual landscape. This monetizes the free, ad-free service that has operated for over 10 years without advertising.
2. API Services for Developers: Open API available for developers to create applications - free for non-commercial use, commercial usage requires contacting BetaSeries for partnership terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BetaSeries operates a free, ad-free web and mobile platform that lets TV series and movie enthusiasts track shows they watch across multiple streaming services (Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, ARTE, CANAL+, TF1+, france.tv, Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video). The platform combines a TV/movie directory, personalized recommendations, release calendars, community-driven subtitles, and social/community features. It is complemented by an open RESTful API and embeddable widgets that enable third-party developers and websites to integrate BetaSeries data and functionality.

Product overview

BetaSeries is a free, ad-free platform for TV series and movie enthusiasts to track their viewing across streaming services. The core product consists of the BetaSeries website and mobile application, which provides a directory of TV shows and movies, personalized recommendations, viewing schedule management, and community features. The platform operates alongside the BetaSeries API for developers, embeddable buttons for third-party websites, and community features including the BetaSeries Club and Discord server.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BetaSeries Web Application Free, ad-free web platform for TV series and movie fans to track shows across streaming services (Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, ARTE, CANAL+, france.tv, Paramount+, TF1+, Amazon Prime Video), receive personalized recommendations, manage viewing schedules, and engage with the BetaSeries community. Available in 12 languages.
• BetaSeries Mobile Apps (iOS and Android)
• BetaSeries API
• BetaSeries Embed Buttons
• TV Shows and Movies Directory
• BetaSeries Club
• BetaSeries Discord Server
• BetaSeries Pro / Research (Pseudonymized Statistics Service)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TheTVDBcoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party database provider supplying TV show information including episode lists, images, summaries, and actor information. BetaSeries uses this data under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
• TheMovieDB (TMDB)coreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party database provider supplying movie information. Provides comprehensive film data integrated into the BetaSeries platform.
• YouTubecoreTechnology or IntegrationVideo content integration. Data from YouTube is distributed according to YouTube Terms of Service. BetaSeries embeds YouTube content and users must accept YouTube Terms of Use.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Trakt: Trakt is a cross-platform TV/movie tracking service with an open API, scrobbling, and community features. It is the closest functional analogue to BetaSeries, particularly on the developer-facing API and tracking use cases.
• TV Time (Whalar): TV Time is a leading TV-show tracking app with social and community features, now part of Whalar. It directly competes with BetaSeries for the same core use case of cross-platform episode tracking and discovery.
• Reelgood: Reelgood offers unified search and tracking across streaming services in the US market. It is a direct competitor for cross-platform content discovery and watchlist functionality.
• Letterboxd: Letterboxd is a movie-focused tracking, rating, and community platform. It mirrors BetaSeries' film-tracking and social functionality for the film half of BetaSeries' catalog.
• Yidio: Yidio is a streaming-aggregation and tracking app that consolidates content across SVOD/AVOD services. It competes directly with BetaSeries in the cross-platform discovery and tracking category.

Broad incumbents

• JustWatch: JustWatch is the largest streaming-aggregation and "where to watch" search engine in Europe. It overlaps with BetaSeries' discovery function but does not offer episode-level tracking or community features.
• IMDb: IMDb (Amazon-owned) is the largest general entertainment database and includes watchlists, ratings, and recommendations. It overlaps broadly with BetaSeries' catalog and tracking features, though it is much broader in scope.
• Plex Discover: Plex has expanded its media platform with universal watchlists and discovery across streaming services. It is a broader incumbent that increasingly competes with standalone trackers like BetaSeries.

Others

• TheTVDB: TheTVDB is one of BetaSeries' core upstream data providers for TV metadata. It is an adjacent data infrastructure participant rather than a direct competitor.
• The Movie Database (TMDB): TMDB is a community-built movie and TV database that supplies BetaSeries with film metadata. It is an enabling data infrastructure peer rather than a direct product competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/betaseriesen

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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