If you couldn’t tell from the video, many of us at Ooyala are obsessed with sports. We’re also obsessed with Cassandra clusters, distributed processing, and other technologies that we use to power the absolute best video experiences across all devices.
So, needless to say, we’re particularly excited to be powering video for the biggest sports site in the world: ESPN.com.
ESPN chose to partner with us for a number of reasons.
First and foremost, our video technology helps ESPN deliver the best possible fan experience on the web. Ooyala-powered videos load incredibly fast and have exceptional playback quality. As a result ESPN can engage more fans and keep them watching longer.
Second, ESPN was looking for an innovative partner — and a true extension to their team — to help them deliver high-quality video at scale, better utilize internal resources, and streamline the management of their videos and related data. Ooyala helps power the video, so ESPN can focus on the most important part of their business — the fan experience.
Third, our video technology brings HD-quality video to all devices and platforms. Sports fans can watch on mobile devices, media tablets, browsers, set-top boxes, connected TVs — whatever device or platform they want.
Our partnership with ESPN is off to a great start. We look forward to helping ESPN continue to bring incredible sports experiences to their viewers, worldwide. And we can’t wait until football season...
