Brightcove Once chosen to power Apple TV and Sony Bravia apps
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV), a leading global provider of cloud services
for video, today announced that Network Ten has selected the Brightcove
Once cloud-based ad insertion and stream stitching solution to power the
Apple TV and Sony Bravia apps of its catch up service, tenplay.
"We continue to expand the number of devices for audiences to access
tenplay," said Network Ten Chief Digital Officer, Rebekah Horne. "We are
dedicated to providing high quality entertainment anywhere, anytime.
Thanks to Brightcove Once, delivering ad-supported content on platforms
like Apple TV and Sony Bravia is a simple process."
Network Ten launched tenplay in September 2013 as a catch-up and live TV
streaming service across desktop, mobile, tablets, Xbox, and Windows 8
platforms. In January 2015, Network Ten launched on the Apple TV
platform with Brightcove Once and was able to quickly scale out the
deployment to cover the Sony Bravia platform with minimal additional
effort.
Using Brightcove Once, tenplay can now deliver an enhanced, seamless,
personalised viewing experience for consumers, as well as flawlessly
insert targeted and personalised advertising. Brightcove Once has
enabled tenplay to accelerate OTT app deployment across devices, while
delivering a consistent broadcast TV-like viewing experience.
"Network Ten's tenplay has become the first Australian network to
deliver a broadcast-like ad-funded experience across Apple TV and Sony
Bravia," said Mark Blair, Vice President, Asia Pacific for Brightcove.
"The beauty of Brightcove Once is that as Network Ten takes advantage of
new distribution opportunities for tenplay on additional platforms and
devices, there is little extra effort needed. Our technology helps
provide a great TV-like experience for the consumer with high quality
video while allowing Ten to increase monetisation opportunities."
About Brightcove
Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOV) is a leading global provider of powerful
cloud solutions for delivering and monetizing video across connected
devices. The company offers a full suite of products and services that
reduce the cost and complexity associated with publishing, distributing,
measuring and monetizing video across devices. Brightcove has more than
5,500 customers in over 70 countries that rely on the company's cloud
solutions to successfully publish high-quality video experiences to
audiences everywhere. To learn more, visit www.brightcove.com.
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Source: Brightcove Inc.
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