{ "child_safety_and_minor_accounts": { "description": "Smoothcast provides a best-effort commitment to safety for minors, with parent/guardian-managed Family accounts. This is not a claim of legal compliance; COPPA and jurisdiction review is pending.", "features": [ "Signup age screening: users under 14 are directed to a parent-managed Family account and cannot self-register", "Parent/guardian-created child sub-accounts with username/password (no child email collected)", "Parent-chosen hidden categories and blocked channels", "Parent-controlled viewing days, time windows and total weekly hours, with a time-zone setting", "When limits are reached, any channel shows a message asking the minor to discuss the limitation with their parent or guardian", "Chat, direct messages and purchases restricted for child accounts", "Child profiles cannot publish photos, bios or contact details", "Versioned parental consent records with consent status (pending, verified, withdrawn)", "Parent review/download of child data, review requests and deletion requests", "Parent can withdraw consent, which pauses the account and stops any live broadcast", "Child streaming requires parent approval on the Family page plus a connected authenticator app; the parent is added as a moderator and notified when the authenticator is connected", "Two-step login is off by default for minors but optional for older teens", "Available for US, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean" ], "coppa_status": "Safeguards aligned with COPPA principles are in place; verified parental consent method and legal review are still pending. Smoothcast does not claim full COPPA compliance.", "age_verification": "Self-declared age screening at signup; no third-party identity verification yet.", "dmca_protection": "Dedicated DMCA notice page and dmca@smoothcast.tv address; copyright/DMCA notices appear in ending credits.", "urls": { "parental_controls": "https://smoothcast.tv/parental-controls", "family_dashboard": "https://smoothcast.tv/family", "dmca": "https://smoothcast.tv/dmca" } }, "streamer_compensation": { "revenue_split": "75% to the creator and 25% to the platform of the billed amount after applicable processing charges and taxes, on every channel type.", "features": [ "Channel subscriptions in multiple tiers (Tier 1–5), with subscriber perks such as chat colors and approved Tier 4/5 emotes", "Gifted subscriptions", "Drops tips from verified accounts", "Approved sponsorship offers, staff channel awards, embedded package checkout and separately audited delivery approval", "Channel-owner dashboard showing environment-specific sponsorship receipts; payment confirmation is separate from approval and does not establish an available payout", "Scheduled sponsor logo flags for staff-awarded sponsorships, enabled separately from payments", "Advertising with per-category ad minutes, three ad formats and self-serve, staff and streamer-sold campaigns; subscribers skip ads", "Revenue reporting page for streamers", "Financial figures visible only to the channel owner, not moderators or production team" ], "fair_billing_agreement_caps": [ "New verified accounts: up to 5 gifted subs per stream", "Tier 4–5 subscribers of 1+ month: up to 10", "From 2nd subscribed month and 3rd verified month: up to 20 (Tier 1–3) or 50 (Tier 4–5)", "After 3 clean months, +25 per additional clean month; any chargeback resets the limit to 5", "Gifted subs capped at $1,000 per channel per month and $10,000 per month platform-wide unless cleared funds are wired", "Drops capped at 60,000 per account per channel per stream", "1% of creator share and 1% of platform share held in a chargeback reserve, up to $5,000 per channel, returned after the dispute window when a creator leaves" ], "payout_processing": "Payouts are made through the processing banking service at escrow level; receipts and payouts occur in isolation to Smoothcast under that service's timelines and restrictions. No raw bank details are stored.", "urls": { "fair_billing_agreement": "https://smoothcast.tv/fair-billing", "payouts": "https://smoothcast.tv/payouts" } }, "streamer_features": [ "Live streaming via RTMP, SRT and WebRTC (WHIP) ingest", "24/7 continuous channels with daily chat resets", "Full-length replays (VODs) with non-destructive trims", "Clips of 60 seconds or less and optional social short publishing", "Scheduled linear shows with manual Go live and repeat options", "Moderator and production team roles with moderation tools (bans, timeouts, slow mode, followers-only, notes, purges)", "Channel points, Drops, celebrations and supporter overlays", "Interactive games through Streamer.bot on the streamer's PC; native Bubble Battles competition", "Shared AI music library and background music rotation", "Channel shopping showcases", "Two-step login required for streamers" ], "viewer_features": [ "Browse live channels and on-demand replays", "Landscape and portrait (Vue2 combined format) viewing modes", "Customizable viewing themes (e.g. America - The Republic, Fur Babies, Smoothcast Default)", "Optional TV Portal appearance, ambient glow and glass chat", "Category and subcategory browsing, tags and unified search with numbered voice selection", "Channel subscriptions with ad-free viewing and enhanced perks", "Higher quality options for subscribers, with a resolution selector and diagnostics", "Like, Share and Promo controls; TV Guide and Stream Guide", "Sound-on autoplay with viewer opt-out" ], "studio_capabilities": { "features": [ "Live Studio, Production Studio, AI Studio and Quick Launch paths", "Production team studio with producer quick actions (scenes, BRB, start/end holds, failover, talkback)", "Media overlays with Live-only, Send-to-encoder or Off delivery per overlay", "Light and colour correction for received streams and overlays", "OBS, vMix and Streamer.bot connectors; NDI support", "Streaming protocols: RTMP, SRT, WebRTC (WHEP/WHIP) and HLS playback", "Ultrawide and high-resolution workspace detection with additional display support", "Multi-guest calls", "Production audio mixer with MIDI lighting cues" ], "resolution": "HD streaming supported; 4K for Production/AI channels and 8K are planned, not yet available.", "surround_sound": "Positional/surround audio is showcased in a theatrical demo; Dolby Surround is not a certified or licensed feature." }, "venue_and_remote_production": [ "Remote Venues for promoted venue streamers", "Venue groups of up to 20 sites", "Device heartbeat and status lights", "Multiple integrated, USB, HDMI and IP cameras per venue", "Network and device setup records with protected credentials", "Timed camera test bars up to one hour", "Queued remote device commands with role-based access for owners, site admins and production teams", "Digital signage boards, including weather and radar" ], "ai_production_features": [ "AI Studio for AI-produced channels and scenes", "AI image and graphics generation (private by default until published)", "Ask Me AI help with follow-up questions", "AI-assisted chat context for production", "Private Shotstack and Plainly provider-tagged drafts with separate prepaid rendering balances; paid checkout/render execution remains restricted until provider spending safeguards are verified", "AI credit packs: 300 for $9.95 or 1,200 for $24.95; monthly AI plan includes 650 credits for $14.95, USD before applicable tax", "Branded text-to-speech and soundbites in the Smoothcast FX library", "Streamer AI usage paid from streamer credits" ], "scheduled_and_published_content": [ "Scheduled linear shows and segments independent of viewers", "Looped playout channels from published replays", "Show, season and episode tracking", "Classic public-domain titles after staff review", "Signage segments inserted into shows", "TV Guide schedule listings" ], "virtual_sets_and_interface_levels": { "description": "Streamer experience levels simplify the interface without changing permissions, across five workspace levels.", "interface_levels": [ "Quick Launch", "Live Studio", "Production Studio", "AI Studio", "Remote Venue production" ], "media_components": [ "Licensed pre-branded virtual studio backgrounds", "Available still-alpha virtual sets, previewed and assigned explicitly", "Downloadable stage and guide layers for OBS/vMix", "Starter graphics, intros and logos", "Shared music library", "Stickers, emotes and sound alerts", "Ending credits and sponsor flags" ] }, "public_pages": { "about": "https://smoothcast.tv/about", "features": "https://smoothcast.tv/features", "studio_capabilities": "https://smoothcast.tv/features/studio", "viewing_themes": "https://smoothcast.tv/features/themes", "ai_production": "https://smoothcast.tv/features/ai", "scheduling_and_playout": "https://smoothcast.tv/features/scheduling", "venue_streaming": "https://smoothcast.tv/features/venues", "how_it_works": "https://smoothcast.tv/how-it-works", "for_streamers": "https://smoothcast.tv/for-streamers", "for_viewers": "https://smoothcast.tv/for-viewers" }, "legal_urls": { "terms_of_service": "https://smoothcast.tv/terms", "privacy_policy": "https://smoothcast.tv/privacy", "dmca": "https://smoothcast.tv/dmca", "fair_billing_agreement": "https://smoothcast.tv/fair-billing", "parental_controls": "https://smoothcast.tv/parental-controls", "community_guidelines": "Not published as a separate page; conduct rules are in the Terms of Service." }, "purchase_catalogue": { "description": "Reference prices in USD before applicable tax; checkout and current availability govern purchases. Confirmed live payments are distinct from test receipts. This is not tax or legal advice.", "channel_subscriptions": ["Tier 1 — $4.99 monthly", "Tier 2 — $9.99 monthly", "Tier 3 — $24.99 monthly", "Tier 4 — $49.99 monthly", "Tier 5 — $99.99 monthly"], "drops_packs": ["500 Drops — $9.95", "1,000 Drops — $19.90", "2,500 Drops — $49.75", "5,000 Drops — $99.50", "10,000 Drops — $199.00", "20,000 Drops — $398.00"], "ai_products": ["300 AI credits — $9.95 one-time", "1,200 AI credits — $24.95 one-time", "650 AI credits — $14.95 monthly"], "sponsorship_packages": ["Channel Sponsor — $99.99 one-time", "Featured Sponsor — $299.99 one-time", "Presenting Sponsor — $749.99 one-time"], "family_plan": "$23.88 per year for one child account, annual recurring billing; channel subscriptions, Drops and AI purchases are separate", "tax_classifications": ["Channel subscriptions and annual family account: txcd_10701411", "Drops: txcd_10000000", "AI credits: txcd_10105001", "Sponsorship Marketing Services: txcd_20060055 — tax calculation and collection, not managed filing/remittance"] }, "capability_limits": [ "Best-effort family safeguards are not verified COPPA or multi-jurisdiction legal compliance; age screening is self-declared and parental consent verification remains subject to approved evidence and process", "4K Production/AI and possible 8K are planned; workspace resolution does not establish delivered stream quality", "No certified or licensed Dolby Surround claim; theatrical demos do not verify live surround or latency", "Encoder delivery is supported only for selected overlay types; anything burned into encoder video can appear in replays", "External music API expansion and streamer micro-deposit verification are not implemented", "Scheduled media requires ready, reviewed content and rights; saving a draft or checklist does not publish it" ], "documentation_review": "27 October 2026: feature reference updated against implemented options; live purchase, family and restricted-tool end-to-end verification is not universally complete" }