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Avail Media

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Based in Reston, Virginia, Avail Media is the emerging leader in providing managed content aggregation services through a fully-integrated, head-end infrastructure for the profitable deployment of IP video. Avail Media is the only company today to deliver to its affiliates a combined MPEG-4 linear IPTV, HD Overlay (MPEG-2/4) programming solution, and Video On Demand (VOD) solution. The Avail Media solution includes a full content lineup of live television programming with hundreds of channels, all quality-encoded in MPEG-4, IP-encapsulated, encrypted, combined with VOD, and designed for future value-added services. Avail Media’s system has been designed for use by video providers of multiple types - whether triple-play, quad-play, or pure video play.

Milestones

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  Avail Media received $25M in Series C funding. (11/07)
  Posted 6/19/08 at 11:01am
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  Avail Media acquired ViewNow. (9/12/07)
  Posted 6/18/08 at 4:25pm
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  Avail Media received $17M in Series B funding. (5/1/07)
  Posted 8/23/07 at 3:31am
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  Avail Media added Peter Bryant as EVP, Business Development.
  Posted 11/13/07 at 9:24am
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  Avail Media added Phil Herget as Board.
  Posted 11/13/07 at 9:27am
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  Avail Media added Timothy Ainge as VP, Development.
  Posted 11/13/07 at 9:24am
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  Avail Media added Kirby McDonald as Board.
  Posted 11/13/07 at 9:28am
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  Avail Media added Michael Kazmier as Chief Technical Officer.
  Posted 11/13/07 at 9:21am
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  Avail Media added Jon Romm as EVP, Sales and Marketing.
  Posted 11/13/07 at 9:20am
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  Avail Media added Jorge Forgues as Chief Financial Officer.
  Posted 11/13/07 at 9:20am
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  Avail Media added Ramu Potarazu as Chief Executive Officer.
  Posted 11/13/07 at 4:42am
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  Avail Media added Jon Romm as Chief Operating Officer.
  Posted 7/10/08 at 7:26am
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  Avail Media added Brian Matthews as Chief Strategy Officer.
  Posted 8/26/08 at 4:35pm
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  Avail Media added Tom Scholl as Board.
  Posted 8/26/08 at 4:35pm

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Avail Connect

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Website	availmedia.com
Stage	Live
Tags	ad-supported-software

Above: Avail Connect Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

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Sources

1. Avail Acquires ViewNow (lightreading.com) [edit]
2. paidcontent.org [edit]
3. Avail Media, IPTV video provider, raises $25 million (venturebeat.com) [edit]