reposted from vidcompare.com A short-list of success factors we’ve seen in the Online Video Platform space so far in 2009. Of course it should include Ankoder’s launch:

– VMIX raised $2 million in a B-1 round to grow sales and extend reach
– Ooyala hired an outside CEO, Jay Fulcher, and raised a $10 million C-round to boost product (monetization) and reach in APAC
– Kit-Digital bought competitor The Feedroom
– Brightcove extended it’s global reach and announced a 200 strong Partner Alliance
– Veeple launched new interPlay product product
– Kaltura officially launched its Open Source video platform, and created the Open Video Alliance
– Magnify.net introduced the notion of “video curation”, signed new partnerships
– PermissionTV rebranded as VisibleGains refocusing on video e-commerce
– Sorenson Media dove head first into the OVP game with Sorenson360