CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies
Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and
protects life online, announced today that Yospace is the latest
organization to join the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner
Program as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). Yospace is
providing world-leading server-side ad insertion (SSAI) for leading
media companies across the globe.
As an ISV in the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program,
Yospace will provide media companies with the tools to improve
their advertising businesses. An early pioneer of SSAI technology,
Yospace has over a decade of operational experience, successfully
delivering ad revenues in every video streaming scenario. Now,
media companies everywhere can take advantage of Yospace's SSAI on
Akamai's massively distributed edge and cloud platform.
"Akamai and Yospace have worked in partnership for many years.
Akamai is the leading CDN for media delivery, bar none, and we are
excited to extend our cloud compute strategy to become part of the
Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program," said Tim Sewell, CEO, Yospace. "The future of premium
video is online and we are going to see a massive scale-up of
streaming audiences, coupled with an increased need to apply
addressable advertising at scale. Our partnership with Akamai will
help media companies achieve that scale and successfully grow their
advertising revenues."
"Akamai is pleased to make Yospace's SSAI easily available to
Akamai customers through the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner
Program," said Dan Lawrence, Vice
President, Cloud Computing, Akamai. "Media companies across the
globe are now able to apply advanced advertising strategies at
scale across Akamai Connected Cloud, the world's most distributed
platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery."
The Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program is designed to make
solution-based services that are interoperable with Akamai cloud
computing services easily accessible to Akamai customers. The
services are provided by Akamai technology partners that complete a
rigorous qualification process to ensure they are readily available
to deploy and scale across the globally distributed Akamai
Connected Cloud. The services are available individually or can
work together to form a larger ecosystem of complementary
capabilities, which can offer performance and cost benefits by
running on a single global platform.
To learn more about the Akamai Qualified Compute Partner Program
or to join the leading ISVs that partner with Akamai, visit
the Akamai Technology Partner Program page.
Additional information about Akamai's cloud computing
services is available at akamai.com.
Yospace CEO Tim Sewell recently
joined Akamai EVP and CMO Kim Salem-Jackson to discuss how the two
companies partner to reliably deliver powerful ad insertion
capabilities at a global scale. Watch the conversation here.
Both companies will exhibit at IBC 2024 in Amsterdam, September
13-16. Yospace is demonstrating its server-side ad insertion
(SSAI) technology on stand 5.C77. Book a meeting
at https://www.yospace.com/ibc. Akamai
will show its range of cloud-based media delivery, computing, and
security capabilities in the Akamai Lounge, located in the Elicium
(Hall 13) on the third floor.
About Yospace
Yospace has been at the forefront
of the digital video revolution for 25 years. From the early days
of mobile delivery, to the mass consumption and monetisation of
premium streaming, we have a history of driving business success
for the world's biggest telcos, broadcasters, and media
companies.
Our pioneering server-side ad insertion (SSAI) technology has
helped monetise five Olympic Games, five FIFA World Cups, and
thirty-four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. We have over 2,000 live
channels under management and stitch over 3.5 billion
advertisements per month.
Customers include DIRECTV, FOX, Tubi, and Warner Bros. Discovery
in the USA; Allente, Channel 4,
ITV, M6, RTL, Telenor, Telia and TV4 in Europe; Nine, Optus, and Seven West Media in
APAC.
Yospace sits under RTL Group's adtech unit.
www.yospace.com
About Akamai
Akamai powers and protects life online.
Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and
secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live,
work, and play every day. Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively
distributed edge and cloud platform, puts apps and experiences
closer to users and keeps threats farther away. Learn more about
Akamai's cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions
at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai
Technologies on X, formerly known as Twitter,
and LinkedIn.
Contacts:
Paul
Davies
Yospace
+44 1784 466 388
paul.davies@yospace.com
Chris Nicholson
Akamai Media Relations
+1.508.517.3703
cnichols@akamai.com
Akamai Investor Relations
ir-InvestorRelations@akamai.com
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