Post-Production Services for Streaming: What Platforms and Studios Need

From episodic finishing to marketing assets and deliverables, everything a streaming post partner should cover · 9 min read

Streaming has changed what post-production means. It’s no longer only about finishing a show — it’s about delivering that show to many platforms and markets, plus producing the trailers, promos, social cutdowns and localized versions that make people watch it.

This guide covers the post-production services for streaming that platforms, channels and studios rely on: what each service includes, what streaming deliverables demand, and how to choose a post partner that can handle both the content and its marketing.

  • Streaming post covers two worlds: the content itself and the marketing around it.
  • Deliverables multiply — specs, versions, subtitles and artwork for every platform and market.
  • Technical QC is non-negotiable; rejections delay launches.
  • One partner handling content and marketing post reduces handoffs and keeps the look consistent.

Post-production services for streaming content

Offline and online editing

Story editing for episodes, films and branded series, then conform at full quality.

Color grading

Consistent looks across episodes and seasons, graded for the displays and standards each platform requires.

Sound design and mix

Dialogue editing, music, effects and mixes delivered to platform loudness specs, plus separate stems.

Graphics and VFX

Titles, lower thirds, credits and visual effects integrated into the final master.

Finishing and technical QC

Checks for picture, sound, sync, captions and compliance before delivery — the step that prevents rejections.

Deliverables and versioning

Masters, textless versions, stems, subtitles, dubbed versions and metadata for each platform and market. More in our video localization guide.

Monitor showing editing software during the post-production process

Post-production for streaming marketing

  • Trailers and teasers — see trailer editing.
  • Promos and tune-in spots — see TV promo production.
  • Channel branding and FAST promos — see FAST channel promos.
  • Social cutdowns in vertical and square formats.
  • Performance creative for paid acquisition campaigns.
  • Key art adaptations and motion graphics for every placement.
  • Localized marketing versions for each market.

Streaming post-production, in numbers

Hundreds

Of TV episodes finished by our post team.

Dozens

Of streaming originals delivered across platforms.

Thousands

Of social cutdowns for streaming and entertainment brands like Roku and Tastemade.

How to choose a streaming post-production partner

  • Platform delivery experience: have they delivered to the platforms and specs you need?
  • QC process: how do they check deliverables before submission?
  • Content and marketing under one roof: fewer handoffs between the show and its campaign.
  • Capacity for release peaks: premieres and seasons need extra hands that already know the title.
  • Localization: subtitles, dubbing coordination and graphics in every language.
  • Security: NDAs, access controls and secure transfers for unreleased content.

Explore our post & finishing services, the video post-production process and streaming marketing.

Frequently asked questions

Editing, color grading, sound mixing, graphics and VFX, finishing and QC, and deliverables for each platform — plus marketing post such as trailers, promos, social cutdowns and localized versions.

The files a platform requires to publish a title: masters in specific formats, textless versions, audio stems, subtitles and captions, dubbed versions, artwork and metadata.

Common reasons include technical errors in picture or sound, loudness out of spec, caption timing issues, missing elements or files that don’t match the platform’s requirements. Thorough QC prevents most of them.

Yes, and it often helps: the same team knows the footage, the look and the story, so trailers and promos stay consistent with the show.

From the edit to the launch.

Finishing, deliverables, trailers, promos and localization — one team for your content and its campaign. Let’s talk.