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David\u2019s deep digital video technology background will help scale JW Player\u2019s engineering team and product development to service the growing Digital Video Economy.<\/h4>\n

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —\u00a0JW Player<\/u><\/a>, the leading video software and data insights platform, today announced it has appointed\u00a0David LaPalomento<\/u><\/a>\u00a0as Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately. The strategic hire will accelerate JW Player\u2019s product innovation to meet the needs of a rapidly growing Digital Video Economy, leveraging the recent infusion of\u00a0$100M<\/u><\/a>\u00a0in Series E funding from LLR Partners.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid has proven himself to be a visionary leader in both developing and scaling innovative video delivery products,\u201d said Dave Otten, CEO and co-founder of JW Player. \u201cI have no doubt that his expertise will strengthen our position as a leading force for innovation in the digital video industry. With his leadership, we will scale our engineering teams and bring new products to market that further empower customers with independence and control in the Digital Video Economy. We could not be more excited to have him on our team.\u201d<\/p>\n

During his decade-long tenure at Brightcove, David built a world-class engineering team to modernize its video delivery platform. He led the overhaul of the company\u2019s legacy data center-based architecture, replacing it with a scalable, cloud-native architecture and migrating thousands of customers to the new platform. His leadership helped triple revenue, launch new products, and integrate acquisitions to address new market segments. His experience will be invaluable as JW Player rises to meet the explosive growth in demand for digital video since the pandemic began.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to start the next chapter of my career with JW Player,\u201d said David. \u201cWe\u2019ve reached an inflection point where every company with a digital presence now depends on video to engage its audience and monetize its offering. JW Player has built the most comprehensive platform for success in this digital video ecosystem, with unmatched consumption and contextual data insights, cutting-edge monetization and engagement features, and world-class video experiences on any screen. I look forward to building on this platform to bring new innovations to market.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to JW Player\u2019s data from over 12,000 publishers and broadcasters, video consumption has continued to surge in the wake of the pandemic, up nearly 50% since 2020 and 28.6% since January 2021. The growing demand has made it an imperative for organizations of all stripes, including fitness, e-commerce, sports and e-learning businesses, to develop a robust video strategy to engage their audience on the screen of their choice: web, mobile or connected TV.<\/p>\n

JW Player\u2019s API-driven video platform empowers hundreds of thousands of customers to independently control and operate their mobile, OTT and web video applications at a global scale. Importantly, JW Player delivers unique data-driven insights that empower customers to more effectively grow, engage, and monetize their audiences. In the last year alone, the company\u2019s video streaming grew by nearly 200%, with live streaming increasing by over 400%.<\/p>\n

About JW Player<\/strong>
\nJW Player is the leading video software and data insights platform that gives customers independence and control in today\u2019s Digital Video Economy. Started in 2008 as a hugely popular open source video player, JW Player\u2019s technology platform now powers digital video for hundreds of thousands of businesses, including half of the comScore top 50 sites in the US, leading broadcasters across EMEA, APAC and Latin America. Each month 1 billion viewers, or one third of all people on the Internet, consume video on JW Player\u2019s technology across 2.7 billion devices, creating an unmatched and powerful consumption and contextual data graph that helps customers grow audiences and generate incremental video from digital video. The company is headquartered in New York, with offices in London and Eindhoven, visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.jwplayer.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Media Contacts:<\/strong>
\nFatimah Nouilati
\nScratch Marketing + Media for JW Player
\nfatimah@scratchmm.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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