Company Positioned for its Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
LOS ANGELES, CA – December 8, 2015 – MediaPlatform, Inc. (www.mediaplatform.com), the enterprise video content management solution enabling live and on-demand streaming for corporate communications, training and collaboration at organizations that include Abbott Laboratories, Ericsson, EY, General Motors and Phillips 66, today announced that Gartner has named MediaPlatform a Challenger in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Video Content Management, published on November 30, 2015.
“We are honored to receive this recognition from Gartner and be placed in the Challengers quadrant,” said Jim McGovern, CEO MediaPlatform. “We feel this is validation of the investments we have made in product development and with our recently secured $12 million round of growth equity, MediaPlatform is positioned to expand our global sales and marketing operations. An upcoming partnership announcement with a leader in the videoconferencing space, as well as the forthcoming release of our video business intelligence dashboard will further differentiate MediaPlatform in the enterprise video content management space.”
According to the report from Whit Andrews, VP Distinguished Analyst and Adam Preset, Principal Research Analyst, “enterprise video for education and training as well as corporate communications has become more common as the YouTube era continues to mature and entertainment of online origin grows in prominence in employees’ and consumers’ personal lives.”*
MediaPlatform is a pioneer in developing a single enterprise solution with full deployment flexibility for delivering live webcasting and on-demand video to internal and external audiences of unlimited size. MediaPlatform provides a searchable repository for managing corporate media that allows content to be moved from multiple disconnected silos to a central location. In 2016, Gartner expects, “to see the market shift toward more complete offerings. About half of the references for the 2015 Magic Quadrant indicated that they use the same vendor for streaming and VOD, and most vendors now offer both (although they often rely on a partnership to do so).”*
MediaPlatform provides organizations with a robust set of video products and services to improve communication with their employees, enhance e-learning programs and drive global workforce collaboration. With integrations for Salesforce, Jive, Microsoft SharePoint and Learning Management Systems, MediaPlatform powers the video experience across multiple enterprise environments. To learn more about the full suite of MediaPlatform products.
Wendy Steuernagel, Director of Internal Communications and Branding, Ericsson, had this to say about partnering with MediaPlatform: “MediaPlatform helps us solve our global internal and external webcasting needs by providing a flexible solution that meets the needs of our dynamic networks, software, consulting and services businesses. The unique peer-to-peer features offer the ability to accommodate thousands of simultaneous viewers without IT bandwidth upgrades. The mobility client meets the realities of our mobile workplace and customers, while the subscription plan allows us to deliver reliable high-quality webcasts on demand to all of our constituents.”
Industry Momentum and Accolades
2015 has been a banner year for MediaPlatform. Highlights from the past 12 months include:
- January 2015 – Recognized by Forrester Research, Inc. as a Leader in the report, The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Video Platforms and Webcasting, Q1 2015.
- April 2015 – Secured American telecommunications customer with approximately 36,000 employees and over $35 billion in revenue.
- July 2015 – Enterprise video communications visionary Mike Newman joins MediaPlatform as President. Mr. Newman previously oversaw worldwide video content management and streaming for Polycom.
- August 2015 – Received a $12 million round of funding, led by growth equity firm TVC Capital, to accelerate the company’s momentum and meet the growing demand for enterprise video content management solutions.
- November 2015 – Winner of Frost & Sullivan Global Enterprise Video Platforms Product Leadership Award.
About MediaPlatform
MediaPlatform is the enterprise video content management solution powering corporate communications, training and collaboration inside the Global 2000. The MediaPlatform enterprise YouTube is deployed at Abbvie, Facebook, Franklin Templeton, Raytheon and many other global organizations for streaming CEO town halls, delivering live and on-demand e-learning sessions and enabling employee communications and collaboration.
About the Magic Quadrant
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*Source: Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Video Content Management, Whit Andrews, Adam Preset, November 30, 2015.
Media Contact
Barry Canty
VP of Marketing
MediaPlatform
bcanty@mediaplatform.com
(310) 909-8410