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thePlatform.com
Type of business	Subsidiary (of Comcast)
Founded	Seattle, Washington, USA
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, USA
Key people	Ian Blaine (CEO)
Industry	Video on demand services
Employees	190
URL	www.theplatform.com

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thePlatform is a Seattle, WA-based online video publishing company, which was acquired by Comcast in 2006.^[1] Founded in 2000 by Rahul Sonnad, Ian Blaine and Andrew Olson, along with others from Adobe & Microsoft. The company works with digital media companies to manage and publish video and audio.

Products

thePlatform's mpx is the most complete video management system available ^{[citation needed]}, with enterprise-class performance and easy publishing to PCs, mobile phones, and TVs. mpx Essentials is a streamlined solution that is tailored for businesses with smaller video libraries — providing all of the features and services required to help you reach your audience. And the mpx Dev Kit provides all the necessary tools for enhancing your video management system and designing great player experiences.

History

thePlatform was founded in 2000 by Ian Blaine, Andrew Olson, Alan Ramaley, and Rahul Sonnad. Previously, in 1998, Blaine founded an online personal information management company, Uniplanet, which was acquired by NBCi in 1999.

Purchase by Comcast

In June 2006, Comcast purchased the Seattle-based software company thePlatform. This represented Comcast's entry into a new line of business, selling software to allow companies to manage their Internet (and IP-based) media publishing efforts.

Internet TV partnerships

Customers of thePlatform include Verizon Wireless, BBC Worldwide,^[2] PBS,^[3] CNBC, CBS Sports, AP, NBC Local, and HiT Entertainment. thePlatform also provides media access for Hulu, the joint venture by NBCUniversal and News Corporation providing on-demand, ad-supported television programming owned by NBC, Universal Studios, and FOX.

References

^ "Comcast buys Seattle's thePlatform". http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/275597_platform28.html. 2006-06-28. {{cite news}}: External link in |work= (help)
^ http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/06/bbc_youtube_theplatform.php
^ http://www.pbs.org/aboutpbs/news/20080513_theplatform.html

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thePlatform
Comcast
Comcast buys Seattle's thePlatform (28 Jun 2006)
Comcast's thePlatform To Handle Back-End For Internet TV Project (20 Feb 2009)

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 ==Products==
-thePlatform's mpx is the most complete video management system available, with enterprise-class performance and easy publishing to PCs, mobile phones, and TVs. mpx Essentials is a streamlined solution that is tailored for businesses with smaller video libraries — providing all of the features and services required to help you reach your audience. And the mpx Dev Kit provides all the necessary tools for enhancing your video management system and designing great player experiences.
+thePlatform's mpx is the most complete video management system available {{Citation_needed}}, with enterprise-class performance and easy publishing to PCs, mobile phones, and TVs. mpx Essentials is a streamlined solution that is tailored for businesses with smaller video libraries — providing all of the features and services required to help you reach your audience. And the mpx Dev Kit provides all the necessary tools for enhancing your video management system and designing great player experiences.
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