Tv Movie
TV PROGRAM GUIDE
Client
Bauer Xcel Media
Industry
Media/ Marketing
Team size
2
Time frame
6 months + maintenance
Technology used
The History of partnership
TV MOVIE & SERAPION
Bauer Media Group set out to modernize TV Movie, a long-running mobile product built around helping users quickly answer a simple daily question: what is on TV today, and what is worth watching. TVMovie.de combines the current TV schedule with editorial TV tips and recommendations across series and films, with a strong focus on clarity and speed in discovery.
From the early stages, the collaboration focused on rebuilding the application on a sustainable, cross-platform foundation. Instead of continuing to invest in separate native codebases, the product was rewritten from scratch using cutting-edge technologies for mobile cross platform.
From the early stages, the collaboration focused on rebuilding the application on a sustainable, cross-platform foundation. Instead of continuing to invest in separate native codebases, the product was rewritten from scratch using cutting-edge technologies for mobile cross platform.
The vision
WHERE IT ALL BEGINS
TV Movie’s vision was to provide users with a clear, dependable companion for navigating daily TV and streaming choices, combining up-to-date schedules with editorial recommendations in an experience optimized for speed and clarity. The objective was to reduce friction in core journeys such as browsing, filtering, and selecting what to watch, while keeping the interface stable and predictable for everyday use.
Achieving this required a strong cross-platform foundation built with Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform, replacing the legacy native approach with a more sustainable model. The vision centered on long-term maintainability and faster iteration, enabling consistent feature development across iOS and Android, easier updates, and a future-proof base for continuous improvements.
Achieving this required a strong cross-platform foundation built with Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform, replacing the legacy native approach with a more sustainable model. The vision centered on long-term maintainability and faster iteration, enabling consistent feature development across iOS and Android, easier updates, and a future-proof base for continuous improvements.
The Challenge
UNTANGLING THE KNOT
TV Movie modernization focused on transforming a long-running native application into a modern cross-platform product, while preserving the speed, reliability, and clarity users expect from a daily TV guide. The goal was to replace the legacy implementation and establish a scalable technical foundation for future growth.
Key challenges:
- Delivering a production-ready cross-platform app on a new and evolving Kotlin Multiplatform stack.
- Extracting undocumented business logic and UI behavior from a long-running legacy codebase.
- Integrating native advertising SDKs while ensuring stability and parity across iOS and Android.
- Implementing a responsive, time-based Electronic Program Guide with complex scrolling and gestures.
The solution
HOW WE MADE IT WORK
The result was a modern, cross-platform TV guide application built on a strong technical foundation designed for long-term evolution. By rewriting TV Movie with Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform, we delivered a cohesive system that preserves the product’s focus on speed and clarity while enabling faster iteration and easier maintenance across iOS and Android.
Cross-platform mobile application
- Rebuilt the app using Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform with a single scalable architecture
- Reduced platform duplication through a shared domain layer and modern project setup
- Delivered a consistent, reusable UI across platforms
User experience and content delivery
- Designed fast, intuitive flows for live content, upcoming programs, and recommendations
- Built a reliable foundation for navigation, filtering, and content discovery
- Optimized performance for smooth, high-frequency daily usage
We partnered closely with Bauer Media Group to modernize a complex legacy application into a production-ready cross-platform solution. The result is a scalable foundation that supports continuous improvement, faster delivery, and long-term maintainability.
The value
IMPACT THAT MATTERS
A scalable cross-platform TV guide built for speed, clarity, and long-term evolution, enabling a stronger daily user experience and a significantly more efficient delivery model.
Benefits delivered:
- A consistent, high-performance experience across iOS and Android, reducing fragmentation and ensuring predictable user journeys.
- Faster iteration and lower maintenance overhead through Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform, enabling feature delivery without duplicating effort across platforms.
- A robust advertising foundation through stable integration of native ad SDKs and dynamic ad placements that remain measurable and reliable.
- A differentiated core capability through the interactive Electronic Program Guide, engineered to handle complex scrolling, gestures, and large datasets while remaining responsive in real-world use.
Skills that stand out
CORE STRENGTHS
UI Performance Engineering
High-performance interactive UIs with smooth rendering, gestures, and scalable data handling.
Cross-platform Strategy
Unified Kotlin & Compose Multiplatform setup reducing duplication and speeding up iOS and Android delivery.
Ad Systems Integration
Reliable native ad SDK integration with dynamic placements and accurate analytics.
Product Migration Clarity
Clear specs and delivery plans from undocumented legacy systems through strong stakeholder alignment.