Sky Deutschland selects Brightcove Online Video Platform

Sky Deutschland, a Germany-based entertainment company, has rolled out the Brightcove Online Video Platform across its Sky.de web properties to support the organization's growing online video initiatives.

With Brightcove, Sky Deutschland is able to publish and deliver secure video programming, including sporting event and entertainment-focused content, to an audience of online viewers and subscribers in and around Germany, Brightcove said.

Brightcove's advanced video publishing and scheduling feature set is expected to enable Sky Deutschland to provide exclusive access to paying subscribers, via an authenticated log-in, to online highlights from the German Bundesliga each weekend, as well as to non-subscribers beginning each Monday.

Brightcove said that its advanced content protection features, delivered through its support for Adobe's Flash Media Server 3.5, also enable Sky Deutschland to prevent abuse and video playback within unauthorized players to ensure that content is easily and reliably delivered.

Jeremy Allaire, chairman and CEO at Brightcove, said: "Sky Deutschland's innovative pay-tv model has enabled it to reach more than 95% of TV viewers in Germany, which has translated into a substantial online audience for Sky.de.

"We are proud to support Sky Deutschland's expanded online video efforts to help deepen its engagement with its growing online audience by providing high quality, user-friendly, secure video content through the Brightcove platform."

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