Wicket Labs, a Seattle startup founded by former executives of Comcast-owned thePlatform, has raised $2 million to arm media companies with the data they need to succeed in this era of… Read More
Media and entertainment companies today are using more and more application program interfaces — APIs — to deliver their video products online and on mobile devices. But as reliance on cloud-based vendors for APIs increases,… Read More
thePlatform, a subsidiary of Comcast, is a leading provider of online video publishing and management, used by global video streaming services. The company is hiring for several engineering and management positions through… Read More
thePlatform, a subsidiary of Comcast, is a leading provider of online video publishing and management, used by global video streaming services. The company is hiring for several engineering and management positions through… Read More
Kirkland-based INRIX‘s core mission is to bring the power of analytics to traffic data. The traffic analytics company developed the “Autotelligent” platform and recently acquired OpenCar as it competes in the… Read More
Founded in 1971, SanMar Corp. is a national supplier of apparel and accessories for marketing, promotional, and athletic products. The family-owned company is seeking an IT Development Manager to lead the team… Read More
Limitless is seeking a Full-Stack Lead VR Engineer to join the Bellevue-based company and offering unlimited vacation. With a team that includes former Pixar and Bungie employees, Limitless debuted its… Read More
thePlatform, a subsidiary of Comcast, is a provider of online video publishing tools and video management solutions. Utilized by streaming video businesses, the company is hiring for a number of… Read More
— ThePlatform confirmed to GeekWire on Monday that longtime executive and current co-CEO Marty Roberts is leaving the Comcast-owned video streaming business. His departure comes a little over a year… Read More
—Zillow today promoted Brad Owens to the position of general counsel, overseeing the company’s legal affairs and corporate governance. Owens joined Zillow in 2012 as corporate counsel, playing a key… Read More
Typically, founders stick around for just a few years after their companies are acquired. Ian Blaine, who co-founded the online video management service thePlatform in 2000 and sold it to Comcast… Read More
—Mixpo, the six-year-old online video advertising startup, has named former Razorfish and aQuantive executive Jeff Lanctot as CEO. He replaces founder Anupam Gupta, who will remain on the board of… Read More
Here’s a partnership that’s all in the family. ThePlatform has inked a deal to provide its online video publishing system to NBCUniversal’s USA Network, Syfy and Oxygen, making it easier for those… Read More
Control 4, a Salt Lake City, Utah maker of home automation technologies, has named former RealNetworks and Bungee Labs executive Martin Plaehn to the position of CEO. Plaehn previously served… Read More
The rise of free online alternatives to traditional cable television means the big cable operators will need to roll out user-experience innovations to keep those users in the fold. Cable… Read More
In a bit of cross-lake collaboration, Microsoft is now working with thePlatform, Comcast’s Seattle-based tech subsidiary, to integrate some of the Redmond company’s digital media technologies into thePlatform’s web video… Read More
[See update below] The Platform, an online video management company which has been owned by Comcast for the past five years, may be on the auction block again. That’s the… Read More