Angry Birds, fat pigs and the future of television
Rovio’s Angry Birds Toons may very well be the first-ever mobile video show that reaches an audience of millions – but that doesn’t mean that startups are having it any easier. Read more »
Brightcove CEO slams Facebook, wants end to “wars” over platforms
The fragmentation of the mobile environment into proprietary development platforms threatens the overall app economy by straining the labor market, says Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire. He argues Facebook’s move away from HTML5 is driven by self-interest. Read more at GigaOM »
Brightcove reports 41% revenue spike, buys Zencoder
The Boston-based video platform supplier reported $21.6 million in revenue for its second quarter as a public company, while losses narrowed by 38 percent to $4.3 million. Brightcove also announced the $30 million purchase of cloud-based video encoding company Zencoder. Read more »
Brightcove issues 1st earnings report: revenue way up, losses down
Announcing its first quarterly earnings report since it went public in February, video platform Brightcove said earnings were up 53 percent to $19.9 million, while losses were down 26 percent to $4.3 million. Read more »
Whatever happened to Brightcove’s China ambitions?
Brightcove used to have significant staff in China, and was looking to expand in the country as late as March 2010 – but left China head over heels later that year. What’s left is Brightcove’s staff, now working for a local competitor, and the question: What happened? Read more at GigaOM »
Inside Brightcove: After Eight Years Of Losses, Diversification Necessary
Brightcove doesn’t expect to make a profit until the end of 2012, but is moving in to a huge new office and planning to buy new companies. I… Read more »
Emphasizing Cloud-based Revenues, Brightcove Files $50 Million IPO
Despite tremendous volatility in world financial markets, online video software provider Brightcove has decided to press ahead with a $50 mi… Read more »
Brightcove Hires A New CFO As IPO Buzz Mounts
Online video platform Brightcove, which said publicly in April that it might go public next year, has now hired a new CFO, likely to lead th… Read more »
Brightcove Raises Another $12 Million; Says An IPO May Come Next Year
Online video platform company Brightcove has raised $12 million in a fourth round of funding — and is now talking about going public as soo… Read more »
Industry Moves: Brightcove Makes Serious Indie Move: Hires David Mendels As President/COO
Online video platform company Brightcove is giving a serious indication that it will stay independent for a while: it is hiring its current… Read more »
Google In Talks To Buy Brightcove?
So the rumor is, after Mark Glaser tweeted about a tip he got. The price, he says, is around $500 million to $700 million. This comes after… Read more »
Boxee To Stream Brightcove Content Now, Too
Hulu is still keeping its content away from Boxee, but that hasn’t stopped Boxee from adding new, premium content partners. The latest is Br… Read more »
Fox Lets Brightcove Power Its (Very Hulu-Like) Latin American Video Site
While Fox, along with its partners *Disney* and *NBC*, continues to try to broker content and ad sales deals so that Hulu can get going in t… Read more »
Brightcove: Newspaper Video Uploads Are Way Up
Here’s one area that newspapers apparently are not cutting back on: Online video. Brightcove, which provides a popular platform for media co… Read more »
Brightcove Gets New Funding For Japan Subsidiary; Includes Dentsu
Brightcove, the online video services company which has been quiet for some time now, has launched a new Japanese company Brightcove KK in w… Read more »
