Company:EA Israel
| Industry | Cloud computing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Guy Debeer, Natan Peterfreund |
| Defunct | 2 June 2015[1][2][3] |
| Headquarters | Caesarea, Israel[4] |
| Products | Cloud gaming |
| Website | Playcast Media Systems |
EA Israel, formerly GameFly Streaming and Playcast Media Systems, is a cloud gaming service company, based in Caesarea, Israel.[5][6][7] In June 2015, Playcast merged with rival cloud gaming company GameFly.[1] Playcast was backed by Venture Capital firms Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) and MK Capital.[8] EA acquired the company in 2018.[9]
History
Playcast Media Systems was founded in 2007 by Mr. Guy Debeer and Dr. Natan Peterfreund. In February 2008, a beta version was installed on a live cable network and latterly a large scale pilot was installed on a Hot cable TV network to test in Israel.[10][11]
Playcast was among the first gaming-on-demand technology services companies for Cable and IPTV in the world and had partnerships with some of the largest video game publishers in the world, including: Activision, Atari, Disney, Capcom, Codemasters, THQ and Strategy First.[12][13][14]
In November 2010, Portugal Telecom and Playcast Media Systems announced the first commercial launch of the new service, available on Portugal Telecom's platform,[15] the service was named Meo Jogos.[16]
In July 2012, Playcast Media System brought its cloud gaming service to over 3.51 million CJ Hellovision subscribers in South Korea.[17]
In October 2013, Playcast cloud gaming service was launched to customers of French fixed and mobile operator Bouygues Telecom; the service was made available on TVs for users of Bouygues Telecom’s Bbox Sensation set-top box, offering instant gaming on more than 50 titles.[18]
In 2014, Playcast launched a cloud gaming app for Amazon Fire TV Microconsole[19]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "GameFly acquires Playcast, launches streaming service". June 2, 2015. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gamefly-acquires-playcast-launches-streaming-service.
- ↑ "U.S.-based GameFly merges with Israel’s Playcast to stream video games over Amazon Fire TV". http://www.geektime.com/2015/06/02/u-s-based-gamefly-merges-with-israels-playcast-to-stream-video-games-over-amazon-fire-tv/.
- ↑ "GameFly buys Israeli cloud gaming company Playcast - Globes". June 2, 2015. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-gamefly-buys-israeli-cloud-gaming-company-playcast-1001041516.
- ↑ "Common Ways to Contact Customer Service". April 4, 2022. https://www.playcast-media.com/common-ways-to-contact-customer-service/.
- ↑ "Business Week". Investing.businessweek.com. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=54787945. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ↑ "Gamesindustry.biz". Gamesindustry.biz. 2009-07-21. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/playcast-launches-games-on-demand-cable-service. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ↑ http://www.techmagnews.com/ps3-quality-lag-free-gaming-via-your-set-top-box.html Techmagnews.com
- ↑ News Post - JVP. Jvpvc.com (2011-01-25). Retrieved on 2013-08-23.
- ↑ "EA Acquires Israeli Cloud Gaming Assets, Personnel of GameFly". 23 May 2018. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3738643,00.html.
- ↑ "Playcast Does Away with Consoles for TV Video Games". Techwatch.co.uk. 2007-10-28. http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/15/playcast-does-away-with-consoles-for-tv-video-games/. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ↑ Hartley, Adam (2009-07-20). "Techradar.com". Techradar.com. http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/ps3-quality-lag-free-gaming-via-your-set-top-box-618129. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
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- ↑ "Trading Markets". Trading Markets. 2010-11-11. http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/pt_portugal-telecom-and-playcast-media-launch-high-end-video-games-streaming-service-1300979.html. Retrieved 2010-11-20.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Engadget.com". Engadget.com. https://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/playcast-media-nabs-support-from-big-name-publishers-aims-to-br/. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ↑ "Yahoo Finance Portugal Telecom and Playcast". https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Portugal-Telecom-and-Playcast-prnews-1140068469.html?x=0.
- ↑ "MEO Jogos". http://jogos.meo.pt/.
- ↑ "Cloud gaming co Playcast Media in Korean TV deal - Globes". July 11, 2012. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article--1000764833.
- ↑ "Home". http://nvidianews.nvidia.com/.
- ↑ Cannon, William (July 30, 2014). "Playcast Media Announces Cloud Gaming App Now In Beta For Amazon Fire TV". https://www.latintimes.com/playcast-media-announces-cloud-gaming-app-now-beta-amazon-fire-tv-196924.
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