Vualto will expand JW Player’s customer base with prominent customers in the European market and elsewhere including the UK’s ITV, French national public broadcaster France TV and the European Parliament.
The video software and data insights platform JW Player has acquired Vualto, a provider of live and on-demand video streaming and Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions.
This acquisition arrives as the consumption of digital video continues its push to the mainstream. Video now comprises over 80% of all traffic on the internet, and according to JW Player data, people are consuming over two hours of digital video each day, a 40% increase since the beginning of 2020. As a result, a digital video strategy has become a ‘must have’ not only for broadcasters and media companies, but also for organisations of all types. These new entrants have a diverse range of needs and require a scalable and flexible video platform that allows them to connect and engage with their audiences on the screens of their choice. Given these dynamics, the addressable market will grow from $14bn today to $50bn by 2027, a 20% CAGR.
Commenting on the acquisition, Dave Otten, CEO and co-founder of JW Player, said: “Over the past two years, digital video has become ubiquitous. We now live in the digital video economy, and as a platform company that empowers our customers with independence and control, JW Player is uniquely positioned to succeed in this environment. Joining forces with Vualto further solidifies our position. Their world-class technology stack expands our platform to include broadcast-level live streaming and content protection services, which are critical for today’s customers. We could not be more excited about this partnership and look forward to innovating together with the highly talented Vualto team.”
JW Player’s platform combines video delivery with data insights from 2.7bn monthly devices to help its customers achieve their business goals with video. Vualto complements JW Player’s offering with high-end live streaming and DRM services for broadcasters. The combined result is a single platform for high-quality live and on-demand video delivery across mobile, web and OTT platforms; secure content delivery; and insights, intelligence and monetisation features to help customers grow their revenue.
Camilla Young, CEO and co-founder, Vualto, said, “This is a huge growth opportunity for us as a business, as well as for our team. Our successful partnership with JW Player over the past year has given our teams the opportunity to successfully go-to-market under real-world circumstances. Through this, a natural culture match between our teams has already developed, which gives us incredible confidence that together we will be hugely successful. As we embark on this new chapter, our commitment to our existing broadcast customers and our DRM service remains, and we will continue to provide the same high level of support and service that our customers have come to expect from Vualto.”
Vualto will expand JW Player’s customer base with prominent customers in the European market and elsewhere, including the UK’s ITV, French national public broadcaster France TV and the European Parliament.
These broadcasters join over 12,000 media companies already using the JW Player platform, including Fox, BBC, CNBC, Eurosport and Vice.
