iStreamPlanet Secures Series A Investment Led by 英特尔投资
Top digital media video workflow services and applications company to drive growth and leadership position with capital investment
拉斯维加斯，内华达州(2011年5月23日)
iStreamPlanet, a leader in live internet 广播 services and automated video workflow solutions and applications, announced today that 英特尔投资 is leading a planned $11 million Series A financing round by funding $7 Million in a first closing. The funding will be used to further accelerate product development, expand the company’s U.S. operations, and for continued growth into European markets.
iStreamPlanet develops and operates live and on-demand content creation, 管理, 安全, 货币化 and delivery products and services that bring media experiences to life across multiple screens. The new financing comes after a successful 2010 during which iStreamPlanet more than doubled its customer base and further drove innovation in the live web 广播 space. 而且是连续第二年, iStreamPlanet worked with 美国全国广播公司 Sports to manage the complete season of 周日橄榄球之夜 and the 温布尔登锦标赛, 以及美国高尔夫公开赛, 圣母大学橄榄球队, 莱德杯和最近的肯塔基赛马. iStreamPlanet also managed the live web 广播 of a first-of-its-kind 1080p live web 广播 of Imogen Heap out of London and the world’s first live 3D stereoscopic web 广播, 2010 纳斯卡 Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 race from Daytona.
“We had the opportunity to witness Intel’s commitment to high performance video technologies and their cloud vision first-hand during our companies’ successful collaboration on the 2010温哥华奥运会 Internet Broadcast,米奥·巴比奇说, iStreamPlanet的首席执行官. “英特尔投资’s investment in iStreamPlanet further reinforces their commitment to the IP video space and our shared vision to enable content owners and distributors worldwide to seamlessly distribute and monetize on their media assets across multiple platforms and connected IP devices.”
“Online video is a significant driver of Internet traffic, with online TV advertising expected to account for a significantly growing share of total TV advertising revenue over the coming years,丽莎·兰伯特说, 副总统, 英特尔投资. “iStreamPlanet is well-positioned to revolutionize live 广播 video on the internet by driving exceptional viewer experiences and client aware media platforms along the entire compute continuum - from servers to PC, SmartTV, 平板电脑, 智能手机客户端.”
iStreamPlanet will look to expand its US operations through hiring and investment in accelerating their product development as well as 迁移到云端以提供动态扩展, high reliability and elasticity based on customer demand. 另外, iStreamPlanet is committed to expansion in Europe and having recently built out a Web Broadcast Operations Center in London. 领导这一扩张的努力, Khurram Siddiqui has been hired as Vice President and GM of Europe. Siddiqui was formerly Senior Director Broadcast Operations at Major League Baseball Advanced Media where he led a team of 130 personnel in IT, 广播电视工程, 工作室运营和MLB即时重播. Most recently he served as Vice President of Product Development for 康卡斯特公司 Sports Group helping 康卡斯特公司 define their strategy and develop innovative products to serve their viewers with breaking sports news and video.
关于iStreamPlanet
iStreamPlanet® 开发和操作内容创作, 管理, 安全, 货币化 and delivery products and services that bring media experiences to life across multiple screens by enabling content owners to 一次创建内容，随时随地交付. This includes Over-the-Top (OTT) and TV Everywhere (TV-E) HD video delivery (live and on demand), 内容保护, 管理, 货币化, 丰富的媒体体验, 协作和分析. 多亏了这些产品和服务, iStreamPlanet’s customers are bringing to life and monetizing new content capabilities and services in different segments (enterprise, 广播, 电影, 电信, 移动, 零售), 在众多屏幕和设备(电视)上, PC, 移动, 游戏机等). 世界顶级商业领袖(美国运通，AT&T, 毛毛虫, 微软), 最流行的音乐节(波拿罗音乐节, 科切拉, SXSW), 最受欢迎的体育赛事(高尔夫大师赛), 温布尔登锦标赛, 周日橄榄球之夜, 2010温哥华奥运会, 纳斯卡, PGA, the Kentucky Derby) and major 广播ers (CBS Television, 康卡斯特公司, 美国全国广播公司, Turner and CTV) rely on iStreamPlanet’s digital media solutions. 成立于2000年, the privately held company is headquartered in Las Vegas with offices in Scottsdale, 亚利桑那州. 更多的 信息 is available by calling +1-702-492-5900 or visiting http://www.istreamplanet.com.