Case studies

Real content businesses, running on Hiway.

Who they are, what they wanted, what Hiway provided and what happened next.

Festivals, filmmakers, creators, sports clubs, artists and media businesses use Hiway to sell their work directly. Scotflix runs a national streaming platform on it, Raindance Releasing gives festival films a permanent home, and Legacy Media sells a curated library direct to fans. All three keep their audience data and 90% of every sale.

Media business · Scotland

Scotflix

Who: Scotflix
What they wanted: A curated streaming home for Scottish features, series, podcasts and verticals, giving creatives control over audiences, IP and revenue.
What Hiway provided: A fully branded streaming platform with films, series, live, podcasts and collections, built and run on Hiway.
Result: Launched September 2026 with national press coverage in The Scotsman, The National, Prolific North, TVBEurope and C21Media.

There is no shortage of audience for Scotland. There is a shortage of infrastructure and connection.
Maureen Hascoet, Firewalker Pictures

Film festival · London

Raindance Releasing

Who: Raindance Releasing
What they wanted: Give Raindance filmmakers a permanent home after the festival, and a way to earn from their films.
What Hiway provided: A fully branded streaming destination with films, shorts, collections and SmartLinks, running on Hiway.
Result: A world-first partnership: a major festival brand launching its own releasing platform powered by Hiway.

The offering is amazing. We just need to build it up, protect the quality and spread the word. I think it will be really, really successful.
Olly Hermon-Taylor, Raindance

Documentary · United States

Ugly Little Monkeys

Who: Ugly Little Monkeys
What they wanted: An award-winning documentary, five years in the making, released on the filmmakers' own terms rather than through a traditional distributor.
What Hiway provided: A Hiway SmartPlayer embedded in the film's own website, pay-per-view pricing, detailed analytics and full ownership of audience data.
Result: Released direct to audiences worldwide in June 2026, the filmmakers keep control of distribution, data and revenue.

Hiway puts you in control of your content where you retain an extremely favourable amount of your film sales. Their analytics are incredibly detailed. Truly worth looking at.
David Valdez

Rights holder · Library

Legacy Media

Who: Legacy Media
What they wanted: Turn a growing library of films and conversations into a curated, branded destination.
What Hiway provided: A Hiway-powered platform with a featured library, collections and per-title purchase, under the Legacy Media brand. Plus our first ecommerce integration.
Result: A streaming service with its own look, catalogue, merchandise and customer base, live without custom development.

We see Hiway as the next significant evolution. The potential to transform the way content is managed and monetised, capturing, owning and leveraging data, the most valuable asset in today’s content economy.
May Monteiro, High Fliers

All The Rage by Kin, distributed via Hiway SmartLinks

Studio launch · London

Kin, All The Rage

Who: Kin, All The Rage
What they wanted: Launch a new London studio's debut release with public, private and paid links from a single upload.
What Hiway provided: SmartLinks for press, partners and paying viewers, with per-link tracking of who watched, when and for how long.
Result: One master file, every audience, free reel for press, paid access for fans, private screeners for partners.

Hiway is operating behind our website. Our website is the shopfront and you're the mechanics behind making everything work.
Ben Clapp

Sport · Documentary

The Four Year Plan

Who: The Four Year Plan
What they wanted: Bring a celebrated football documentary back to the fans who care about it most, and earn from it.
What Hiway provided: Pay-per-view SmartLinks, geo-control and audience data so the rights holder knows exactly who is watching.
Result: A sports archive title back on sale direct to supporters, with the audience relationship owned by the rights holder.