Introduction 

“Platforms providing links to other apps and websites for the purpose of API integration, which allows the embedding and watching of movies within the host app, function as video content aggregation and API integration services", this type of service is called video content aggregation services.

Similar services such as this which we can consider for integration at Baakhapaa are as follows:-

• Streaming Availability APIs: This is a specific term for APIs that provide information on where a movie or show is available to stream across multiple platforms. 

We can use this to scrape information about the shows relating to their popularity, their core description and other necessary information which can be fetched to our app directly. Here, the scraped information can be formatted into sections and be fetched to user interaction.

• API Aggregators: This general term refers to platforms that combine multiple APIs into a single interface, which simplifies the process for developers. 

We can also develop ourself as this, where we can provide our own api or integrate various apis inside our app and be the middle man between the interaction between users and the services

• Over-the-Top (OTT) Details Providers: Some services are specifically known as OTT details providers because they focus on aggregating information for over 150 streaming services.

Findings Based on Reddit

• The process of adding video to the website is automated based on API
• Such website is coded and optimized just for speed and clean UI in addition to, adding ads at the various places within the website and onClick events
• Hosted outside the USA to bypass the FBI's lawsuit,using offshore infrastructure, which is how similar platforms typically operate.
• Costing of operation:-

- Server costs are around $54/month

- The use of offshore VPS [virtual private server] hosting and separate storage

• Sustainability
• If such service is implemented within app then sustainability can be questionable to our app as the currently faced problem by these type of service provider are:-
• Hard to calculate CPM 
• Doesn’t work well unless the use of shady and cheap are placed there
• Uses popups which degrades the UX (user experience) of the users
• Usually Hosted using CloudFlare as they mostly put blind eye on these kinds of sites. This is until officials from any government ask them to close the site.

Therefore, from above working mechanism the integration of these services in both apple and android device will lead to the removal of our app. Both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store have strict rules against intellectual property infringement and piracy.