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REplay.lv: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

REplay.lv is the catch-up platform of Latvian public media company LSM. Viewers can watch on demand films, series, news, documentaries and children's programmes that have been broadcast on the public channels. The service also offers live streams and an audio section. It is delivered through the web and is aimed at the general public rather than at organisations.

LSM is a state-owned limited liability company registered in Riga, so no foreign parent company is involved. The website does not state where viewing data is stored. As a Latvian organisation, LSM falls under EU data-protection law. For a European organisation, the service is mainly a public media source; anyone wanting to use it for professional purposes should first ask where the data is processed.

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Sovereignty score
71 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-2100
    Headquartered in the EU: European law applies
  • Data residency SOV-3100
    EU-only hosting
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-360
    Key management with a European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-655
    Closed source, runtime with the vendor

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 10, 2026
Headquarters
LV (EU)Verified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EUVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Video Streaming
Type
Product
Website
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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to REplay.lv

The European alternatives to REplay.lv come from our knowledge base of over 6,800 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with REplay.lv

REplay.lv is headquartered in LV and therefore falls under European law: the GDPR, NIS2 and the Data Act. No foreign legislation can compel access to your data.

Data is hosted exclusively in the EU, so REplay.lv scores best on data residency.

REplay.lv is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs REplay.lv together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to REplay.lv?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to REplay.lv include Accedo, ADN and Antena Play. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to REplay.lv?

Our list of EU alternatives to REplay.lv is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is REplay.lv GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

REplay.lv is headquartered in LV (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes REplay.lv an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 10, 2026.

Sources

Public sources used in the latest check of this record.

Compliance evidence

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Digital sovereignty in Video Streaming

Video Streaming: Video streaming services — movies, series, live TV. In this category the choice of vendor determines who has legal access to your data, where that data lives and how easily you can switch later.

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