Media & publishing

News portal and media platform development

Fast multilingual news portals, newsroom CMS, video and OTT platforms, ad management and mobile news apps built to stay up when a big story breaks.

NEWS What’s included

What we deliver

High-traffic multilingual news portals

Newsroom CMS with editorial workflow

Video and OTT streaming platforms

Android and iOS news apps

AI newsroom copilot, fact-check & MCP server

1k+ Projects delivered
350+ Happy clients
DesignSilc

News portal and media software development company

DesignSilc is a global media software development company with teams in Dhaka, Austin and the UK, serving clients in 38+ countries. We build news portals, newsroom content management systems, video and OTT platforms and mobile news apps for publishers, broadcasters and digital media brands. We focus on what matters to a newsroom: pages that load fast on mobile data, typography that reads well in English, Arabic, Bangla and other scripts, an editorial workflow that lets reporters file and editors publish in minutes, and infrastructure that handles traffic spikes on election nights and match days. We have delivered 1,000+ projects since 2015.

Our team plans the full stack: caching and CDN setup, image optimisation, structured data for Google News and Discover, AMP or lightweight article pages, and ad slots that earn without slowing the page. Whether you are launching a new online portal or moving an established newspaper off an ageing CMS, we can migrate archives and keep URLs intact to protect your search traffic. Every newsroom platform now includes AI built in: it checks claims, drafts from wire copy, suggests headlines and moderates comments, while editors keep full control of what is published.

What we offer

Media and news software solutions we build

Publishing platforms designed for speed, search visibility and a newsroom that works on deadline.

01

Multilingual news portals

Mobile-first news sites with category, region and tag pages, live updates, photo galleries and correct fonts and dates in every language.

02

Newsroom CMS & workflow

Reporter, desk editor and publisher roles, drafts, scheduling, breaking-news alerts and revision history in one CMS.

03

Video & OTT platforms

Video on demand and live streaming with adaptive playback, subscriptions or ad-supported models and web, mobile and TV apps.

04

Ad management & monetisation

Direct ad booking, placement scheduling, Google Ad Manager integration and reports on impressions and clicks per slot.

05

Archive migration & SEO

Move years of articles from old systems with redirects, schema markup, Google News sitemaps and Core Web Vitals tuning.

06

E-paper & subscriptions

Digital editions of the print paper, paywalls or memberships, and paid access via Stripe, PayPal, cards or local wallets.

Integrations

Integrations & technology

Multilingual Unicode fonts Cloudflare CDN Google News schema Google Ad Manager Firebase push HLS video streaming Stripe / PayPal WordPress Next.js Laravel Flutter Redis caching
By the numbers

Why businesses choose DesignSilc

97%

Success rate

70+

Developers

10+

Years of experience

1k+

Projects delivered

350+

Happy clients

DesignSilc

Mobile apps for news and media

Most readers now follow news on their phones, so we build fast native or Flutter news apps with multi-language editions, push notifications for breaking stories, offline reading of saved articles and light data usage. Video and OTT apps support adaptive streaming, downloads where rights allow and in-app subscription payments. Apps share content with your CMS through APIs, so editors publish once and stories appear on web, app and social feeds together.

Why it matters

Why media companies choose DesignSilc

Investing in Media, News & Entertainment software with DesignSilc delivers clear, measurable advantages for your company.

  • Portals engineered to stay fast during traffic spikes
  • Clean multilingual typography and Unicode search
  • SEO built in: schema, sitemaps, Core Web Vitals
  • Editorial workflows that match real newsrooms
  • Archive migration that protects existing rankings
  • AI that speeds up every story while editors decide what is published

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does news portal development cost?

The cost of a news portal depends on traffic expectations, CMS features, video needs, ad integration and whether you need apps. DesignSilc gives publishers in the USA, UK, Middle East and Bangladesh a fixed quote after a free discovery call. Many publishers start with a fast portal and newsroom CMS as a first phase, then add e-paper, subscriptions or mobile apps once readership grows.

How long does it take to build a news portal?

A news portal with a custom design, newsroom CMS, categories, SEO setup and ad slots typically takes 6 to 12 weeks for a first release. Migrating a large archive or adding OTT video and mobile apps extends the timeline and is usually done in phases. DesignSilc plans the launch around your editorial calendar.

Can the portal handle heavy traffic during breaking news?

Yes. DesignSilc builds news portals with page caching, a CDN, optimised images and scalable cloud hosting on AWS or Google Cloud, so pages are served quickly even when traffic multiplies during elections, major sporting events or breaking news. We load-test before launch and set up monitoring so your team is alerted before problems reach readers.

Do you build news portals that rank on Google News?

DesignSilc builds portals in English and other languages with the technical foundations Google looks for: NewsArticle structured data, news sitemaps, fast mobile pages, clean URLs and correct Unicode text. Inclusion and ranking in Google News depend on Google and your content quality, but we make sure nothing technical holds your news site back.

Can you build an OTT or video streaming platform?

Yes. DesignSilc develops OTT platforms with video on demand, live streaming, adaptive HLS playback, user accounts and subscription or ad-supported models. Viewers can pay through Stripe, PayPal or cards, or through bKash and Nagad in Bangladesh. We deliver web players plus Android, iOS and smart TV apps, and integrate DRM or watermarking when content rights require it.

What AI features does DesignSilc news portal software include?

Our newsroom platforms include a fact-check assistant that tests claims against your archive and wire feeds, headline and SEO title suggestions, wire-to-draft translation in your house style, story summaries and key points, legal risk flags for names and allegations, photo auto-tagging with caption suggestions, video transcripts with clip ideas, push alert drafting and reader comment moderation. On the business side, AI forecasts ad inventory, reads release orders and flags subscribers likely to cancel. Editors approve every headline, alert and story before it goes live.

Can ChatGPT, Claude or our own AI agents work with the newsroom CMS?

Yes. The platform includes an MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or agents your digital team builds can search articles, read audience stats, translate wire items or propose a homepage layout. They act with the permissions of the signed-in user, so a section editor's assistant sees that section's stories and nothing more. AI can create drafts and suggestions but cannot publish; an editor always presses the button. Each tool call is kept in an audit log, and you can use the AI model you prefer, from cloud services to a privately hosted model.

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