Overview
An SVOD plan defines how a particular set of videos can be purchased by your apps' customers. When creating the package you can, for example, configure the following:
- The billing frequency
- Set if ad supported, and the advertising configuration to use
- Payment methods
- Maximum number of streams that can be played simultaneously by a user with the package
- Start and end dates when the package can be purchased
- Permitted devices and geo-locations to view videos in the package
Creating SVOD plans in Beacon Classic
Step through the following steps to create a new package:
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In Brightcove Beacon, select the Commerce tab, be sure SVOD/AuthVOD Plans is selected in the left navigation, then click Add New Plan .
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On the Package tab (screenshot below), complete the following:
- Name : The name of the package that is used in the Video Cloud custom fields for a video.
- Billing Frequency : Choose the billing frequency for this package.
- Trial Period : The trial period for this package. Enter 0 for no trial period.
- Status : Chose if you wish to have the package published so it is available for use. Note that you cannot publish the package until at least one payment method is selected.
- Advertisement : Choose if you wish to use advertisements with this package.
- Ads Providers : If you have chosen to use ads in the previous step, choose the ad provider. This dropdown is populated with the advertisement configurations listed in the Advertisement section of Brightcove Beacon.
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Payment methods to use : Select the payment methods you want to use with this package. Note that for each method selected a section opens below the list of payment methods, which you must complete for each selected method. The screenshot below shows Stripe (in yellow) and Apple Store (in red) are selected.
- Click the Create Package button to save your current package configuration.
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On the Textual Data tab, complete the following:
- Pack Name : Name shown to users.
- Headline : Headline shown to users, for example Holiday Special! .
- Click the Create Package button to save your current package configuration.
- On the Non-Textual Data tab, supply an image for use next to the package name.
- Click the Create Package button to save your current package configuration.
- The Content tab is not for use at the current time.
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On the Streams tab, complete the following:
- Max Streams : Maximum number of connected devices that can be streaming at the same time.
- Max Devices : Maximum number of connected devices that can have active connections.
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Advanced Streams : Set this to Yes if you wish to customize the rights this package sets. The available changes are shown in the following screenshot:
- Click the Add new Right button to save your newly configured, customized rights.
- Click the Create Package button to save your current package configuration.
That's it for the package creation!
Unpublishing or deleting a package
If a package is no longer needed you have two options:
- Unpublish: You can unpublish a package that is needed again. For instance, you have a special package associated with a holiday that you use year after year. This is a good use case for unpublish.
- Delete: You can delete a package and it is not recoverable. For instance, you have an introductory package for a new set of content, but that content will not be new again, so you will not need the package again. This is a good use case for delete.
There are two places you can unpublish/delete a package:
- From the SVOD/AuthVOD Plans section check the package(s) you wish to unpublish/delete then click the appropriate button.
- If you are editing the package, from the Package tab you can both unpublish and delete. Use the Status to unpublish or the Delete button to delete.
Creating a Stripe Coupon
Coupons can be created to provide a discount, either a fixed monetary discount or a percentage discount, that can be applied when purchasing a package.
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In Brightcove Beacon, select the Commerce tab, then click Coupons by Stripe and finally click Add New Voucher.
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On the Create New Coupons form (screenshot below), complete the following:
- Id : Code that viewers enter in the Brightcove Beacon app to use the coupon
- Name : A friendly name for the coupon that can be displayed in invoices
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Duration : Choose from Once, Forever or Repeating;
If Repeating is selected, then set the number of months it can repeatedly be used. -
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Discount type
select one of the following:
- Monetary Amount: Enter the value of, and currency for, the coupon
- Percentage: Enter the percentage of discount the coupon carries
Example: If the discount is 3 months free, then set the Duration to Repeating with 3 months and set the Discount type with Percentage of 100%
- Limit Date (UTC) : Select the last date the coupon can be used
- Max redemption : Enter the maximum number of redemptions for the coupon; for instance only 50 customers can redeem the coupon
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Select Packages : Select the packages to which the coupon can be applied; if you do not select a package the coupon can be applied to all packages
Example: The coupon is only valid if you purchase the yearly subscription
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Be sure to click the Save button to save your new coupon.
In the Brightcove Beacon app when a package purchase takes place, viewers are able to enter the coupon Id:

Alternatively, you can create coupons directly in your Stripe account, and then use them in Brightcove Beacon.
