Company:Firstlight Media
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| Founded | 2004 |
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| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Firstlight Media is a Canada-based company that provides managed services for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices. The company's cloud-native platform powers video services for Tier 1 streaming providers,[1] among them aha (streaming service), Rogers Sports & Media's Sportsnet Now, and Struum.
Firstlight Media is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario;[2] with a headend in San Diego California, and offices in Los Angeles, California, and Chennai, India. Firstlight partnered with Highview Capital Partners to acquire Quickplay Media from AT&T in March, 2020.[3]
Quickplay had originally been founded in 2004 to power mobile video services for live TV, video on demand (VOD) and radio services for companies including AT&T Wireless, Bell Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Mobility, Rogers Wireless, Research In Motion, Sirius XM, and U.S. Cellular. Madison Dearborn Partners became a majority owner in 2012.[4] AT&T announced on May 16, 2016, that it would acquire Quickplay from Madison Dearborn Partners.[5] It remained a subsidiary of AT&T[6] until 2020.
References
- ↑ "Firstlight's CEO sets out to rekindle QuickPlay's B2B flame". https://www.lightreading.com/cable-video/firstlight-ceo-sets-out-to-reignite-quickplays-b2b-flame/a/d-id/759291.
- ↑ "Disney/ABC, Discovery Alum Paul Pastor Joins OTT Services Vendor Firstlight Media". https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/paul-pastor-firstlight-media-ott-services-1234629025/.
- ↑ "AT&T sells Quickplay to Firstlight Media". https://www.fiercevideo.com/tech/at-t-sells-quickplay-to-firstlight-media/a/d-id/759291.
- ↑ Primack, Dan (9 July 2012). "Private equity deals". fortune.com. http://fortune.com/2012/07/09/private-equity-deals-167/.
- ↑ "AT&T to Enhance Next-Generation Video-Delivery Platform". about.att.com. AT&T. 16 May 2016. http://about.att.com/story/att_to_enhance_next_generation_video_delivery_platform.html.
- ↑ Aycock, Jason (28 June 2016). "AT&T closes acquisition of Quickplay Media". seekingalpha.com. http://seekingalpha.com/news/3190883-t-closes-acquisition-quickplay-media.
External links
- Official website
- Mediacaster Magazine Quickplay Meets Growing Demand for HD Multiscreen Video Services
- Techcrunch PE Firm Madison Dearborn Pays $100M For A Majority Stake In Cloud Video Company Quickplay Media
- The Wall Street Journal Madison Dearborn Invests $100M in Cloud Provider Quickplay
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