Recently launched international news network reaches global audience
in real time with high-quality video experiences
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Brightcove
Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), a leading global provider of cloud services for
video, today announced that i24
News, the recently launched international news channel with an
Israeli perspective, has selected Brightcove Video Cloud to support its
24-hour live news broadcast in three languages. With Video Cloud, i24
News is able to publish live video via three separate feeds in French,
English and Arabic to a global audience via desktops and Apple iOS and
Google Android smartphones and tablets.
"We are committed to providing our audience with breaking-news content
in the highest quality possible on any device," said Grégory Raphael
Ouaknine, multimedia manager at i24 News. "Brightcove sets the standard
for excellence in the online video industry and the range of options the
company offers for delivering live video content across multiple
platforms will be instrumental in driving the success of our video
initiatives in the future."
i24 News distributes a wide array of news centering on topics related to
politics, international affairs, culture and sports. With the Video
Cloud online video platform, i24 News is able to publish high-quality
live video content to audiences on every type of screen, access
real-time analytics to measure the performance of its content and
monetize live content with advertising. Additionally, Video Cloud's
Smart Player technology ensures that i24 News' video content is
available to both HTML5 and Flash-based devices and operating systems.
"News outlets are evolving to become more Web- and app-centric in order
to reach their audiences that have moved from the television to mobile
devices," said Luke Gaydon, vice president of media, EMEA, at
Brightcove. "We are thrilled to help innovative new networks such as i24
News as they embrace this shift and reach a global audience with
powerful live video experiences."
About Brightcove
Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), a leading global provider of cloud
services for video, offers a family of products that revolutionize the
way organizations deliver video experiences. The company's products
include Video Cloud, the market-leading online video platform and
Zencoder, a leading cloud-based media processing service and HTML5 video
player technology provider. Brightcove has more than 6,300 customers in
over 70 countries that rely on Brightcove cloud content services to
build and operate video experiences across PCs, smartphones, tablets and
connected TVs. For more information, visit http://www.brightcove.com.
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North America:
InkHouse for Brightcove
Lisa van der Pool,
781-966-4142
lvanderpool@inkhouse.com
or
Europe:
AxiCom
for Brightcove
Sheena Riviera, +44 20 8392 4064
sheena.riviera@axicom.com
Source: Brightcove Inc.
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