Iconic Australian men’s underwear brand aussieBum puts to rest the myth that retailers have to be of gargantuan size to successfully leverage online video. Product launches such as the company’s WJPro (WonderJock Pro) show that online video can significantly boost sales via digital word of mouth. Video content shared on social and mobile channels also deepen aussieBum’s interactions with fans, thus contributing to the company’s unique brand personality.

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Every quarter, Brightcove executives CEO Jeremy Allaire and President and COO David Mendels give an update to our valued customers. Today, customers received email invitations for this quarter's session.

Today we announced our continued momentum and expansion in EMEA with the addition of Robert Raiola to our executive team in the region, as well as major new customer wins with L'Express and Le Figaro Group in France. Raiola joins Brightcove as senior marketing director for EMEA, and will be responsible for driving our marketing strategy as we continue to deepen our investment in the region.

This month's Site of The Month (SOTM) goes to the Société Générale Careers video portal built by our French partners Hub Sales.  The WebTV team at Hub Sales was presented the challenge of making the recruitment process for the world renowned bank and financial institution more engaging and informative for the prospective candidates.  With the added challenge of presenting the

As has been widely reported, Yahoo! has finally announced their decision to discontinue the Maven product that they purchased last year for $160 million. 

This may be news to many, but it seemed pretty clear to most Maven customers that their video platform was in trouble long before Yahoo!'s formal announcement that they were shutting it down.  At Brightcove, we've had a front row seat to the Maven customer migration over the past year.

We just received word that a major television network based in Greece just launched on Brightcove.

Star Channel — http://www.star.gr — engaged with a Brightcove Alliance Solution Partner, Olyvon, to rebrand and rebuild their site to meet today's modern trends in web usability and content consumption.