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In my conversation with Jennifer Q. Chen, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Connatix, we explore her path in the ad tech industry, examine what Connatix's recent merger with JWP (JW Player) means for the video and technology space, and discuss key topics such as adtech fundamentals, AI-powered content discovery, and the importance of community.Jenn shares insights on finding happiness in a fast-paced work environment and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the advertising space. Takeaways The merger of Connatix and JW Player is a significant development in the ad tech industry. Jenn Chen's journey from banking to ad tech highlights the diverse paths into the industry. Understanding the fundamentals of ad tech is crucial for success as a revenue leader. The community in the ad tech space is supportive and collaborative. AI is transforming content discovery but also presents challenges for traditional publishing. The future of advertising lies in contextual and creative data strategies. Mergers and acquisitions are a constant in the ad tech landscape. Finding joy in work is essential, even in a fast-paced environment. The evolution of video technology is reshaping advertising strategies. Change is the only constant in the ad tech industry. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Ad Tech Landscape 02:14 Jenn Chen's Journey in Ad Tech 06:51 The Merger of Connatix and JW Player 10:28 Understanding the Ad Tech Ecosystem 12:46 The Evolution of Video Technology 15:51 Future Opportunities in Advertising 19:29 The Role of AI in Content Discovery 23:27 Community and Longevity in Ad Tech 27:17 Finding Happiness in a Fast-Paced Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, we discuss DirecTV's plan to launch a FAST platform and how it might benefit its brand even as it joins a crowded market of FAST services. We also highlight why it's smart for Apple to make Apple TV+ content available to as many viewers as possible via its deal with Prime Video, which will go live as a Prime Video channel later this month. We provide some of the new details released by ESPN's president about their ESPN app due to launch in 2025, which will offer multiview, sports betting capabilities, fantasy data, advanced stats, and ticketing and merchandise. Finally, we discuss the merger of JW Player and Connatix, which shared no details on the deal, making it unclear what the short or long-term value might be for the combined entity.Thanks to this week's podcast sponsor: Integrated Digital SolutionsPodcast produced by Security Halt Media
On today's MadTech Daily: DOJ Threatens Google Breakup; US States Sue TikTok; Connatix and JW Player Merge; WPP Partners with Roblox
Matt Malanga is the Chief Marketing Officer at JW Player, the video platform for video-driven companies. Matt is a full-stack, hands-on CMO who is well-versed in disrupting industries, building winning cultures, and driving top-line growth. He has played a key marketing leadership role in five startups across SaaS and Fintech space - each getting to a successful exit either through an acquisition or IPO. Here are a few of the topics we'll discuss on this episode of Long Story Short: Leveraging original research to create content and drive demand Aligning your internal stakeholders around what matters most to your buyers How to connect your ICP to your brand to drive awareness and relevance The importance of identifying the right survey audience and why it's like a bullseye How to effectively launch a new brand in a competitive market Why quantifying buyer insights is the key to gaining alignment from your GTM team The importance of building a bridge to finance as a marketing leader How Sirkin Research's work differs from Gartner and Forrester Connect with Jeff:LinkedInConnect with Sirkin Research:WebsiteLinkedIn
This week I highlight all the key numbers you need to know from Netflix's earnings including subscriber numbers, free-cash-flow, paid sharing and projected numbers around AVOD revenue. I also give my review of HBO Max's first live sporting event on the platform with the US women's national team soccer match against New Zealand. Finally, I run through all the new sports licensing deals with NBCUniversal, (U.S. Soccer Federation), Viacom18 (Women's Indian Premier League) and the rumors Apple will bid on the Premier League domestic television rights that come up for renewal in 2025.Companies and services mentioned: Netflix, HBO Max, Nielsen, JW Player, InPlayer, DAZN, Amazon Prime Video, NBCUniversal, Peacock TV, Viacom18, Apple, Sky Sports, BT Sport, Alphabet, Microsoft.Questions or feedback? Contact: dan@danrayburn.com
JW Player has expanded from its roots as an open-source video player to a broad-based monetization partner for publishers. For more information about our expert, Mike Shields: https://www.marketecture.tv/authors/author-Vh3qvaXix0g The full version of this episode is available at https://www.marketecture.tv/programs/jwplayer-dave-otten . Visit https://www.Marketecture.tv (Marketecture.tv) to join our community and get access to full-length in-depth interviews. Marketecture is a new way to get smart about technology. Our team of real industry practitioners helps you understand the complex world of technology and make better vendor decisions through in-depth interviews with CEOs and product leaders at dozens of platforms. We are launching with extensive coverage of the marketing and advertising verticals with plans to expand into many other technology sectors. Copyright (C) 2022 Marketecture Media, Inc.
As RBR+TVBR recently covered in its afternoon headlines e-mail, Nielsen has announced a new Streaming Signals product to provide connected TV operators and advertisers a better understanding of who is watching a show to deliver more relevant ads. From what we understand, there's still a bit of work that still needs to be done to prove Nielsen is offering “real value” in the current media landscape.To provide insight on this, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson paused from CES 2022 coverage on Thursday to speak with JW Player CEO Dave Otten. The conversation is featured in this latest InFOCUS Podcast.
Welcome to Reimagining Company Culture, a series discussing emerging trends and priorities shaping the future of workplace culture and employee wellbeing. We highlight thought leaders who are constantly evolving their strategy and can provide insight to folks about how to address new business challenges. AllVoices is on a mission to create safe, happy, and healthy workplaces for all, and we're excited to learn from experts who share our mission.In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we're chatting with Jillian Moulton, Chief of Staff and SVP of Human Resources at JW Player. Jillian has over 18 years of experience leading Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, and People Operations at media, startup and emerging technology companies. About AllVoicesIn today's workforce, people often don't feel empowered to speak up and voice their opinions about workplace issues, including harassment, bias, and other culture issues. This prevents company leadership from making necessary changes, and prevents people from feeling fulfilled, recognized, and included at work. At AllVoices, we want to change that by providing a completely safe, anonymous way for people to report issues directly to company leaders. This allows company leadership real transparency into what's happening in their companies—and the motivation to address issues quickly. Our goal is to help create safer, more inclusive companies.To learn more about AllVoices visit us at www.allvoices.co!
Andreessen Horowitz has launched its Crypto Fund III, a dedicated $2.2B fund for blockchain startups in their early to late stages. The VC firm has been investing in crypto since 2013 from its dedicated crypto fund. The previous crypto fund, Crypto Fund II, had come out last year.JW Player has raised $100M in a Series E funding round. Last month, this video software and data insights platform acquired live and on-demand video streaming provider Vualto. The proceeds from this fund would be used to accelerate its product innovation and to build its team.Tonkean, a business operation automation startup, has announced its $50 million Series B funding, led by Accel. The company would use its proceeds to scale its hiring process across engineering and go-to-market teams and invest in its no-code orchestration platform for business operations.Firebolt, an Israeli cloud data warehousing platform, raised $127 million in a Series B financing round. According to the company, its SQL-based solution is up to 182 times faster than existing data warehouses and is based on academic research that has yet to be applied. Its clients are already cloud-native, Big Data organizations, so it's not trying to convert them; instead, it's collaborating with those who are already there.California-based env0, a self-service cloud management platform for collaborative remote-run workflow management, has announced its $17 million Series A fundraise, led by Microsoft's Venture Fund – M12. Existing investors, Boldstart Ventures, Grove Ventures, and Crescendo Ventures, participated in the funding round. In a statement to the press, env0 stated that the funds would be used to expand its infrastructure as Code (IaC) platform, accelerate visibility, predictability and governance of cloud deployments. The funding comes amid growing demand for IaC.San Francisco-based Sanity, a structured content platform provider, has announced a $39 million Series B funding, led by ICONIQ Growth. Lead Edge Capital and existing investors – Threshold Ventures, Heavybit Industries, Alliance Venture, and Monochrome Capital- participated in the round.Illumio, a SaaS startup that provides automated cyberattack enforcement, has received $225 million in a Series F round headed by Thoma Bravo. The money will be used to grow the company's field operations and network of channel partners and develop, engineer, and produce new products. Illumio's solution is used by more than 10% of Fortune 100 companies, including Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas SA, and Salesforce, to secure their data centers, networks, and other applications.Legatics, a legal IT firm located in London, has received a USD 4.2 million growth capital investment from Mobeus. Legatics will welcome Joe Krancki, a Mobeus investor, to its board of directors. Mr. Seale launched Legatics in 2015 to revolutionize legal transactions by allowing deal teams to collaborate and close agreements in an interactive online environment. Since its inception, Legatics has been utilized by over 1,500 organizations, with more than half of the world's leading banking and finance law firms purchasing the software.Unicorn India Ventures led a $500,000 seed funding round for WINDO, a social commerce startup. WINDO is an Instagram commerce software company that assists small businesses and solopreneurs leverage consumer migration to Instagram. The Bengaluru-based company wants to be a one-stop-shop for businesses, letting them handle everything from the WINDO app, including centralization.ApnaKlub, a social commerce platform, has announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Series A round led by Whiteboard Capital and Blume Ventures. The Bengaluru-based business, founded in 2020 by Harvard Business School alumni Shruti and Manish Kumar. ApanKlub claims to have served 2500+ partners over 4500 pin codes in just seven months. Classplus, a B2B educational technology firm, has secured $65 million in a Series C investment round headed by Tiger Global. Classplus, located in Noida, is a mobile-first SaaS platform that uses an app to make material distribution, payments, communication, and online assessments easier for private coaching schools and their teachers. With over 80% of users originating from Tier-II India, the firm claims that educators' total profitability rises by 2x to 3x after six months of joining the network. Gotrade, a company that aims to remove cost barriers involved in investing in US stocks, has come out of its stealth mode, raising $7 million in a seed round fund led by LocalGlobe. Social Leverage, Y Combinator, Picus Capital and Raptor Group, participated in the round. Gotrade is now available to users from 150 countries.
JW Player closed a $100 million financing round this week. We talk with the company's co-founder and CEO, Dave Otten, for the inside scoop on the deal and how he plans to use the money.
Det händer mycket i branschen just nu och mycket tyder på att 2021 blir ett år av stora uppköp och sammanslagningar. I detta avsnitt går vi igenom de senaste nyheterna och har du inte hängt med i svängarna så får du här en bra sammanfattning. Medverkande: Jonas Birmé och Magnus Svensson från Eyevinn Technology. Producent: Jonas Birmé Programmet produceras av Eyevinn Technology - leverantörsoberoende specialister inom videoteknik och mediadistribution. Poddtips: Demuxed, Matt, Phil, and Heff speak with Rob Walch. They discuss the JavaScript library hls.js, tactics for recruiting open source maintainers, and Rob's experience working on the web player team at JW Player. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4XE9VxR6ocjwhp6Zva2QxB?si=c883jMMjRCOJn6KZTcLrLg Jay Lee, VP of Product Experience at the NBA https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WScWakdkLltyG1WHWjaSc?si=Bz0QYCtKSr6WgYMzCXUPkA
In episode 17 of Demuxed, Matt, Phil, and Heff speak with Rob Walch. They discuss the JavaScript library hls.js, tactics for recruiting open source maintainers, and Rob's experience working on the web player team at JW Player.
In episode 17 of Demuxed, Matt, Phil, and Heff speak with Rob Walch. They discuss the JavaScript library hls.js, tactics for recruiting open source maintainers, and Rob's experience working on the web player team at JW Player. The post Ep. #17, JavaScript HLS with Rob Walch of JW Player appeared first on Heavybit.
In episode 17 of Demuxed, Matt, Phil, and Heff speak with Rob Walch. They discuss the JavaScript library hls.js, tactics for recruiting open source maintainers, and Rob's experience working on the web player team at JW Player.
In episode 17 of Demuxed, Matt, Phil, and Heff speak with Rob Walch. They discuss the JavaScript library hls.js, tactics for recruiting open source maintainers, and Rob’s experience working on the web player team at JW Player. The post Ep. #17, JavaScript HLS with Rob Walch of JW Player appeared first on Heavybit.
The Faultline Podcast is an audio companion to Rethink Technology Research's Faultline service, a weekly news service that examines the video market – focused on Pay TV, OTT, SVoD, and the technology that supports them. Occasionally, our Rethink TV research wing stops by, to talk about upcoming forecasts and macroeconomic trends we're seeing. Hosted by Alex Davies, Tommy Flanagan, and Rafi Cohen, The Faultline Podcast hits the most important points from the last week's news. If you're in the business world and deal with video content, Faultline is a service you'll want to pay attention to. Find out more at: https://rethinkresearch.biz/product/faultline/ We're on Twitter too: https://twitter.com/_Faultline_ And LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/faultline/
Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Kamil Sindi.BiographyKamil Sindi started his young professional career as a financial analyst before getting into tech.Currently, Kamil oversees engineering, data science and design at JW Player, the world’s largest independent video platform. Prior to being promoted to CTO, Kamil served as VP of Engineering responsible for infrastructure and data at JW Player, Lead Data Engineer at Better Mortgage, and as a senior technologist at a quantitative hedge fund. Kamil received a B.Sc. in Mathematics with Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).If you are enjoying our content please leave us a rating and review or consider supporting usA note from GrantIt’s often said that the best way to get the CTO title at a company is to found the company. In fact, that’s exactly how I did it, but it’s not the path Kamil Sindi, our guest on today’s show took to get into that role. In fact, Kamil worked his way up at his current employer JW Player from Data Science Manager to Director of Engineering to VP of Engineering before taking on the CTO role last year. Kamil’s journey, however, didn’t start at JW Player. Prior to there, Kamil did a degree in math and comp sci at MIT before launching his career as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Along his journey, he’s also spent time at Nebula Capital Management as an Analyst and Better Mortgage as Lead Data Engineer. -Grant IngersollQuotes“When I was graduating from MIT, I think I was 19 years old. A lot of my focus was in math and I was really interested in theoretical math. But I also wanted to make sure that I was employable long term. So I also did a focus in computer science.”“I really wanted to specialize in quantitative finance. Over time I started realizing that I really wanted to be not a specialist but a generalist. You get to wear many hats and be good at many things, maybe not necessarily an expert.”“I still sometimes code in my free time if its side projects. But for me I’m just so interested in the business aspect of things and the product that I never felt like I was giving up coding too much because I could always do it on the side.”“When you think about your career path, 5-10 years from now how does that look like? How immune is it to the changing technology landscape?”—Kamil SindiKey MilestonesWhy did Kamil pursue a math and comp sci degree?Kamil’s first few roles had the title of Analyst and were at financial companies. How did he end up in finance?Why did Kamil decide to transition into tech?Kamil tells us about his path moving up the management chain.What’s been the most surprising thing about joining the C Suite?You can find more resources in the show notesTo learn more about our podcast go to https://develomentor.com/To listen to previous episodes go to https://develomentor.com/blog/Connect with Kamil SindiLinkedInTwitterGitHubFollow DevelomentorTwitter: @develomentorSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/develomentor)
08:52 Thanks to you “Thanks to you es la primera plataforma digital que le permite a cualquier persona ayudar a financiar causas sociales, sin necesidad de hacer ninguna donación en dinero, simplemente interactuando con anuncios cortos de sus marcas favoritas” 09:43 El contenido “Nosotros conectamos a tres lados, están los usuarios que son las personas que quieren ayudar a causas sociales, de hecho, una cifra muy importante: en Colombia 8 de 10 personas tienen intención de ayudar a una causa social pero solo 1 tienen los recursos y los medios de pago entonces se quedan millones de personas con las ganas de ayudar. Entonces conectamos a los usuarios, conectamos a las fundaciones que son las que tienen sus grandes audiencias, que tienen sus seguidores y necesitan recursos para sus proyectos (…) hoy en día hemos agregado filtros de segmentación que le permite a las marcas que sus anuncios se les sugieran a solo esos usuarios que cumplen con cierto perfil” 12:45 Las causas “Resulta que cuando comenzamos empezamos a lanzar cusas con diferentes fundaciones y nos llamó muchísimo la atención que podíamos lanzar tres causas de humanos, como le decimos nosotros, y una causa de perritos o de mascotas o lo que fuera, y la gente se iba toda por ahí. De hecho, hicimos una medición y de toda nuestra audiencia el 80% tiene sensibilidad hacia temas de animales, le sigue niñez” 14:25 Solidaridad de los adultos “Paradójicamente las audiencias más jóvenes son las que tienen más intención de ayudar, pero son las que menos acceso a recursos y a tarjetas de crédito tienen entonces por ese lado estamos llegando a esas personas que se quedan con la intención” 16:12 La tecnología de Thanks to you “Hemos venido agregando algunas herramientas, por ejemplo, el reproductor que tiene se llama JW Player, es bastante flexible que nos permite servir los anuncios, realizar mediciones de solo le atribuyo al usuario la donación cuando ha cumplido el 100% del anuncio y entonces el reproductor envía como una notificación” 17:49 El éxito de Thanks to you La Plataforma está construida básicamente como una plataforma de crowdfunding, nosotros nos dimos cuenta de que hoy en día, las plataformas se enganchan a estas plataformas de crowdfunding, básicamente porque están vendiendo historias ¿sí? A diferencia de como estábamos acostumbrados antes a que llegaba una fundación y nos decía done para salvar a las ballenas, aquí te dicen, done para salvar a la ballena que se llama… le ponen nombre y crean un personaje y la gente definitivamente se engancha con eso” 19:40 ¿Y las demás iniciativas? “La gasolina de nuestra plataforma son las marcas, cuando empezamos con todo esto nos dimos cuenta de que las marcas son muy cuidadosas por temas de reputación, respecto a las causas a las que se están dirigiendo sus recursos, entonces en este caso tuvimos que restringir las causas para que fueran solo hechas por fundaciones” 25:55 Thanks to you en las regiones “Digamos que una fundación que está en Bogotá es más fácil de contactar, tiene una cantidad de facilidades en cuanto a la parte administrativa, pero intentamos que las fundaciones con las que trabajamos tengan también impacto en otras zonas del país” 27:42 El recibimiento de las fundaciones “Ya cuando empezamos a trabajar con las fundaciones se dieron cuenta que era una forma de monetizar a toda esa audiencia, que los sigue, hay fundaciones que tienen miles y miles de seguidores y monetizan a esa audiencia que igual no estaría aportando dinero de otra manera” 30:12 El gran sueño de Thanks to you “Nosotros queremos tomarnos el resto del año para re consolidarnos en Colombia, la plataforma, si ustedes intentan entrar desde fuera del país, tiene una restricción, no permite ingresar y la razón de esto es que los anunciantes son colombianos y quieren que los vean en Colombia, el siguiente paso es México” 31:24 Recomendaciones “Cuando uno está pensando en un crecimiento o necesidades muy inmediatas como emprendedor, prefiere irse por las aceleradoras que es un tema mucho más rápido” 36:41 Cambio cultural “Pasaron dos cosas que sentimos que nos podían ayudar a impulsarnos bastante, lo primero es ¿han escuchado el boicot de Facebook? Las redes sociales hoy en día basan su tráfico en el discurso de la violencia, el discurso del odio, la gente entra de oficio a Twitter a buscar quién opina diferente para poder debatir y cada red social tiene como esa parte oscura, donde a partir de esas emociones negativas de la violencia, de la discriminación, es donde se genera gran parte de ese tráfico. Para estas redes sociales es muy difícil cumplir con todo lo que quieren las marcas que es eliminar el discurso del odio por que gran parte del trafico que tienen, viene de ahí (…) entonces acá hay una oportunidad muy grande porque yo le digo a las marcas oiga yo puedo mostrar sus anuncios en un ambiente seguro” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pablo Calamera is the CTO for JW Player where he oversees all aspects of technology development and technical operations. Prior technology executive roles ranging from startups to public companies including iconic enterprises like Vonage, iHeartRadio, and Apple. Pablo helped Vonage pivot from residential phone service to a leader in Business UCaaS, launched iHeartRadio’s first personalized and live radio products, and Apple’s icloud predecessor which launched coincident with the iPhone's debut, to name a few accomplishments. At the end of this episode, Pablo mentions this book: The Power of Customer Misbehavior: Drive Growth and Innovation by Learning from Your Customers by Michael Fisher, Martin Abbott, and Kalle Lyytinen
Een hele grote speler op het gebied van online video komt van oorsprong gewoon uit Eindhoven. De JW Player , favoriet bij ongeveer de heft van alle grote media bedrijven, werd gebouwd door Jeroen Wijering. In Top Names vertelt hij over de trends en ontwikkelingen op het gebied van online video en de toekomst van zijn bedrijf.
At NAB in Las Vegas, we looked at a superior option for online video delivery and consumption with Dave Otten, CEO of JW Player. With over 600,000 sites using JW Player, you probably have already seen it in action. Dave explains how to deploy JW Player for your video projects, either hosting your own video, or using their service to deliver to your viewers. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done. Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Donate to MacVoices via Paypal or become a MacVoices Patron.
At NAB in Las Vegas, we looked at a superior option for online video delivery and consumption with Dave Otten, CEO of JW Player. With over 600,000 sites using JW Player, you probably have already seen it in action. Dave explains how to deploy JW Player for your video projects, either hosting your own video, or using their service to deliver to your viewers. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done. Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Donate to MacVoices via Paypal or become a MacVoices Patron.
This week our podcast guest is Megan Goetsch, Vice President, Revenue Operations at JW Player. We discuss: - How Meg got started with rev ops. - What is RevOps? - Differences between marketing ops and sales ops. - Encouraging more women to be in tech. As always, hosted by Kristen Malkovich and Grant Grigorian.
For full video visit: https://www.reboot.io/podcast JW Player has come a long way. The JW player and platform is now used by over 2.5 million publishers and 20% of the fortune 1,000 companies. Each month about 1 billion people watch video on their platform. Behind those numbers are real people--including three co-founders who, over the last eight years, have experienced their own profound personal growth and leadership transformations. In a special first video episode, only fitting for the co-founders of one of the world’s largest video platforms, we have the 3 co-founders of JW Player (Dave Otten, Jeroen "JW" Wijering, and Brian Rifkin) joining Jerry in person. In a very open conversation, they explore key challenging moments in their company and partnership history -and how they emerged from those moments stronger and more committed than ever. It's an inspiring story of leaders born through adversity
Pour ce 22 ème épisode, on commencera comme d’habitude avec les Quick News (Lightroom 5, WordPress, facebook et Github et Re-Vision), on continuera avec les Quick Links (TowTruck, JW Player, alertify.js, Drop-Down Navigation, Niice.co, Icon Strike) ensuite on passera à notre dossier de la semaine (Workflow: les applications pour smartphone que nous utilisons) et on finira comme d’haibitude avec notre MVP Dribbble. En espérant que cette épisode vous plaira. Bonne écoute. Ecouter l'épisode >>
Zend Screencasts: Video Tutorials about the Zend PHP Framework (iphone)
This video covers a web service that I’ve been using lately called Bits on the Run. The service has fantastic support (with even the famous JW from the JW Player offering assistance if needed) and good documentation. If you want to build a web 2.0 app with video and aren’t interested in managing the encoding…