We are very pleased to report that Brightcove was recognized by Forrester Research as a leader in the online video platform industry in its new report, The Forrester Wave™: U.S. Online Video Platforms, Q4 2009. According to Forrester, Brightcove received the highest scores across all of the three major evaluation categories -- current offering, strategy and market presence.

According to the report, "Brightcove’s offering is the most comprehensive video platform in this Forrester Wave evaluation; it consistently scores high marks with few, if any, gaps. The company’s customer base, video scale, and internal resources are unrivaled in the market today. Brightcove’s significant resources and road map position the company to stay ahead in the video platform race.”

Forrester evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of 6 U.S. online video platform vendors against 37 criteria. In addition to receiving top scores across the three major categories, Brightcove was specifically recognized for its leading scores in distribution and integration.

Commenting on the news, Brightcove chairman and chief executive officer, Jeremy Allaire, said: "Brightcove is honored to be recognized by Forrester as the leading online video platform. This is an exciting time for the online video industry, as video is becoming as pervasive as text on the Web and nearly every professional website is looking to publish video. We see an enormous global opportunity to establish Brightcove as the dominant platform for professional video publishing on the Web, and this recognition from Forrester further validates our leadership position in the market.”

We are honored to be recognized by Forrester in this groundbreaking report on the online video platform industry, and look forward to continuing to help our customers achieve their goals with online video with our market-leading platform.

For more information on the research or to download the full report, click here http://go.brightcove.com/forms/en-forrester-wave-report.  

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We are pleased to announce that Sky Deutschland has rolled out the Brightcove platform across its Sky.de Web properties to support the organization's growing online video initiatives. With Brightcove, Germany's leading pay-tv provider is able to publish and deliver secure, high quality video programming and exclusive content from Germany's top professional sports leagues, including Bundesliga, UEFA Champions league and Formula 1 motorsports.

Sky Deutschland's innovative pay-tv model has enabled it to reach more than 95 percent of TV viewers in Germany, which has translated into a substantial online audience for Sky.de. Brightcove's advanced feature set enables Sky Deutschland to now provide exclusive access to paying subscribers, via an authenticated log-in, to online highlights from the German Bundesliga each weekend, as well as to non-subscribers beginning each Monday. Sky Deutschland is also able to prevent abuse and video playback within unauthorized players through Brightcove's advanced content protection features.

The deal with Sky Deutschland expands the adoption of the Brightcove online video platform across News Corporation Web properties, which already includes Times Newspapers, BSkyB, and the television networks and studio properties of Fox Entertainment Group.

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A little over two years ago, Brightcove opened its European headquarters in London. In that short amount of time, the UK has become an important global center for innovation in the online video industry, often spearheaded by television broadcasters in the market.

We’ve had the honor of working with many of the leading UK broadcasters, including ITV, Channel 4, Five, BSkyB, UKTV and STV. This week, we are very excited to add Virgin Media Television to the list.

Over the past two years, we’ve noticed a number of interesting growth trends in the UK broadcast sector.

For example, in 2007 UK broadcast customers uploaded an average of around 250 videos per month into the Brightcove service. Today, the number is closer to 550 videos per month, representing 80 percent growth year/year.

The average length of video segments published online has also grown for this sector, from 1.96 minutes in 2007 to almost 3.5 minutes in 2009.

And consumer demand for online video from UK television broadcasters is showing no sign of slowing. In fact, the stream volume for this sector is growing at 12 percent quarter/quarter.

From short-form original programming to feature-length catch-up TV services, UK broadcasters continue to expand their online video offerings and introduce new initiatives that extend the reach of their content and brands, build community, and provide new monetization opportunities.

We are thrilled to see the market grow and broadcasters ramp their online video initiatives with Brightcove. It’s a privilege to work with so many leaders in the industry and we look forward to continued innovation and growth with our partners in the UK.

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We are excited to report that Virgin Media Television’s LIVING brand recently launched Liv, the UK’s first online TV channel delivering free, exclusive, original short-form content each day, using the Brightcove online video platform. Through Brightcove, Liv is delivering high quality, ad-supported content on its site, www.livingtv.co.uk, as well as to a host of leading third party websites and social media platforms, including Facebook, using Brightcove’s advanced distribution and syndication features. The initiative gives LIVING the ability to expand the distribution of exclusive short-form, ad-supported video content online and will also generate additional advertising income.
 
Liv 's exclusive, specially commissioned content falls under four themes – Celebs, Style, “Bite  Me” and Popular and launched with brand new programmes Celebs Off Duty and Liv Famous, Dress Famous.
 
Virgin Media Television has seven wholly-owned channels, including LIVING, and is part of Virgin Media, which is the largest Virgin company in the world with almost 10 million customers.

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We are very excited to introduce a new, weekly video series in the Brightcove Developer Center called Developer TV. Visit often for tips and tricks on using Brightcove, which is produced by developers, for developers. Some of the current topics include:

• How to create a simple BEML template (Brightcove Experience Markup Language)
• Getting started with Media APIs
• How to use the Media APIs with Python
• Using Ad XML in the Ad Module
• Using VAST Ad XML

If you have suggestions for topics for DevTV, drop us a line: devtv@brightcove.com

And don't forget to check out the other resources we provide for developers in our Developer Center, including articles, docs, reference guides, forums and blogs.

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Voting for the 2009 Streaming Media Reader's Choice Awards ends on Friday, October 16th, so make sure to case your vote. We're honored to be a nominee in the online video platforms (premium) category this time around and would appreciate your help and support in the voting process!

The winners will be announced at Streaming Media West in San Jose on November 18 and presented during a gala reception at the show.

To vote, just go to http://www.streamingmedia.com/ReadersChoice. 

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The Brightcove UK team is plenty busy over the next few weeks with a series of events and speaking engagements that we encourage our London followers to check out.

First up is the Streaming Media Europe conference, which will take place on Thursday, October 15th thru Friday, October 16th at Novotel London West. We are a Platinum sponsor of the event and will be exhibiting at booth #1. Additionally on Thursday from 12:45 - 1:15, our vice president of business development for EMEA, Rags Gupta, will be presenting in the exhibit hall about innovative online video use cases for enterprises, educational institutions, governments and healthcare organizations.

Rags will also represent Brightcove on the "Online Video Publishing Platforms" panel on Thursday at 11:45am. According to Streaming Media, this session will lay the groundwork for content owners to better understand what type of publishing platform will best suit their needs.

We also invite you to join us for our inaugural London Brightcove developer group meetup. Come join us for a night of networking, drinks and solution presentations with the Brightcove engineering team. There will also be a coding challenge that will be judged by Brightcove CEO, Jeremy Allaire.

When: Monday, October 26th, 6:00 pm
Where: Sun Microsystems, Regis House, 45 King William Street, London

To learn more, RSVP and find directions, click here: http://londonbdg.eventbrite.com/

Please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone else who might be interested in going. We look forward to seeing you there!

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We're pleased to announce today that leading Scottish broadcaster, STV, has launched a series of new HD-quality, long-form online video initiatives for catch-up viewing purposes using the Brightcove platform. The Brightcove platform's wide range of video publishing and distribution features, including long-form delivery capabilities, enable STV to deliver HD-quality, full episodes of the series.

The series, "Scotland Revealed," is a landmark, three-part documentary series filmed in HD that offers a spectacular look at the country, including some of its most iconic landscapes and cityscapes. It is now available on STV's online TV on Demand service, STV Player, for 90 days to viewers around the world.

STV re-launched its STV Player site earlier this year with Brightcove. The site ensures quick access to important and popular content while ensuring the highest quality viewing experience possible. To read more about the re-launch of STV Player, check out the blog interview that our VP of Professional Services, Eric Elia, did with STV in July.

You can also read today's full press release here.

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HealthiNation's primary business is in providing health-related videos that educate and inspire consumers to make healthier choices. The videos, which are developed by a team of leading physicians and media experts, provide detailed information about diseases and various medical conditions, as well as lifestyle tips, diet and personal stories.

In a recent interview with Beet.TV, John Piccone, HealthiNation's SVP of business development and sales strategy, highlighted how HealthiNation has tapped the Brightcove online video platform in order to support its rapidly growing online video efforts and to provide the highest quality user experience possible. A high quality experience is absolutely essential when consumers are searching for reputable healthcare-related information and video content, and Brightcove enables HealthiNation to ensure viewers have easy access to quality content where and when they need it.

Piccone also notes that HealthiNation has benefitted from the openness of the Brightcove platform and its APIs, as it has allowed the organization to better track usage and viewing habits and measure the efficiency of their video content.  

In another Beet.TV video, Piccone also discusses HealthiNation's syndication strategy, which is crucial in ensuring they maintain control over their video content and their high quality viewing experience.

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A great evening was had by all who attended last nights NY Video Meetup, held at NYU's Vanderbilt Hall. The event was especially interesting for us, as Brightcove CEO, Jeremy Allaire, was the night's featured "hot seat" guest.

Jeremy shared his thoughts on the online video landscape and the overall maturity of the market, as well as new trends that are shaping the industry around long-tail, video advertising, premium content, distribution, monetization and marketing. Yaron Samid, the organizer of NY Video and the host of last night's event, also put Jeremy through an "Inside the Actor's Studio" style Q&A session, ranging from topics like his high school days in Minnesota to how Jeremy's first company, Allaire Corporation, was born.

Overall, it was a fantastic event that generated interesting discussion and questions. We're thrilled that so many people were able to attend. 

Special thanks to Yaron and his team for organizing such a great event, as well as our friends (and partners) at Livestream for providing a live feed to the event on the NY Video site.

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Last night marked the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards and yet another fantastic show that was packed full of the top celebrities on TV today. What's even better (for us at least!) is that in addition to the always entertaining live broadcast, this year the Emmys website also featured up-to-the-minute video clips and highlights from the show using the Brightcove platform. The Emmys team also put together a series of videos highlighting the behind the scenes work that goes into producing such a high profile event each year. Interviews with various producers and product designers provide visitors to the site with an insiders look at how various elements of the show are created.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which is the organization behind the Emmys, has been a Brightcove customer for several years and we are extremely proud to support their efforts as they continue to expand their online video initiatives. Congratulations to another successful Emmys broadcast!

Visit Emmys.com for all the latest video highlights!

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We are pleased to announce today that we have rolled out broad support for Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5 through content delivery services provided by Limelight Networks to provide more than 700 customers in 28 countries with turn-key access to enhanced dynamic delivery capabilities for HD-quality online video. We also introduced on-demand access to advanced security options for video stream encryption and SWF verification.

Today's announcement will accelerate the adoption of Flash Media Server 3.5, enabling organizations around the world to deliver secure, up to HD-quality, long-form content to consumers and take full advantage of cloud-based services for H.264 encoding, bandwidth optimization, dynamic streaming for multiple renditions, interactivity, pre-built services for live and on-demand streaming, and other capabilities to deliver the highest quality end user experience for their online video content. Customers can also access on-demand content protection features to prevent abuse and ensure content is easily and reliably delivered.

Companies like Marvel Entertainment and Rainbow Media are taking advantage of turn-key access to the most advanced and ubiquitous technology to boost the quality and security of their direct-to-consumer online video programming, including ad-supported clips and feature-length shows.

This announcement delivers on our strategic alliance with Adobe, announced in April 2009, to collaborate on technology and services that will enhance the quality of online video experiences and accelerate the development of content protection for rich media. The announcement also continues our longstanding alliance with Limelight Networks. 

Click here to read the full release.

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Speaking of awards, Brightcove has been nominated again this year for the Streaming Media Reader's Choice Awards. We're honored to be a nominee in the online video platforms (premium) category this time around and would appreciate your help and support in the voting process!

The winners will be announced at Streaming Media West in San Jose on November 18 and presented during a gala reception at the show.

To vote, just go to http://www.streamingmedia.com/ReadersChoice.

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If you haven't signed up already, make sure to register for the "I want my B2B Video!" webcast session on Thursday, September 17th, at 2:00 pm ET with Brightcove and Forrester Research. Jeff Whatcott, our senior vice president of marketing, will join Bobby Tulsiani, senior analyst at Forrester, to discuss the drivers behind the growing use of online video in the B2B industry.

According to a recent Forrester report, more than 70% of the U.S. online audience is watching video on the Web. This webcast will explore how B2B marketers can use online video at every stage of the customer lifecycle to acquire, engage and convert site visitors. Jeff and Bobby will showcase real world examples of how B2B marketers are successfully leveraging video as well as tips for how other marketers can start taking advantage of online video today.

To register, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/839079080.

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We are very proud to report that last Friday at the IBC Conference in Amsterdam, Brightcove was named the "Best Web TV Technology or Service" at the awards ceremony for the 2009 CSI Product Awards. The awards, organized by Cable & Satellite International magazine, are one of the most comprehensive and competitive technology awards in the industry, as they are designed to reward technical and product marketing excellence in the cable, satellite, terrestrial broadcasing and IPTV sectors.

Brightcove was selected by an independent judging panel of experts, consisting of practicing and former head of engineering and operations from some of the world's most important network operators, well-respected consultants and senior industry analysts.

This award is the latest in notable recognition for Brightcove so far this year. We were recently honored by the Massachusetts Networking Communications Council as their Video Company of the Year, as well as by the IPTV World Forum for the 2009 Best Internet TV Technology/Solution award. Jeremy Allaire was also named to the 2009 Streaming Media All-Star team in April. And earlier this year, Brightcove was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a 2009 Technology Pioneer. Brightcove was also named a finalist for the 6th Annual MITX Technology Awards.

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