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Acquired byComcast
Price$80M
Date6/06
TermsCash

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Websitetheplatform.com
Blogtheplatform.com/blog
CategoryConsumer Web
Phone1 (206) 436-7900
Email
Employees130
Founded2000

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Corporate Headquarters
3101 Western Avenue
Suite 300
Seattle, WA, 98121
USA

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thePlatform

thePlatform is a white-label video management and publishing company. Media companies use thePlatform’s media publishing system (mps) as the open, central hub for managing, monetizing, and syndicating billions of professionally produced video views annually.

With an eight-year history of service, thePlatform is an independent subsidiary of Comcast based in Seattle, Washington.

Milestones

  • thePlatform — thePlatform Manages 329 Million Premium Video Views in July (10/7/08)
    Posted 6/15/09 at 4:55pm
  • thePlatform — The Associated Press has selected thePlatform to serve as its central back-end management system for publishing video across more than 2,000 of the AP's websites, affiliates, and syndication partners. (9/23/08)
    Posted 9/23/08 at 1:51pm
  • Acquired Chirp Interactive. (7/16/08)
    Posted 11/5/08 at 1:02pm
  • Acquired by Comcast for $80M. (6/27/06)
    Posted 8/7/08 at 6:36pm
  • Andrew Olson, CFO & COO added.
    Posted 9/12/08 at 2:31pm
  • Ian Blaine, CEO added.
    Posted 9/12/08 at 2:31pm
  • Alan Ramaley, CTO added.
    Posted 9/12/08 at 2:31pm
  • Marty Roberts, VP Marketing added.
    Posted 9/12/08 at 2:31pm
  • Nick Rossi, VP Engineering added.
    Posted 9/12/08 at 2:31pm
  • Kelly Smith, VP Business Development added.
    Posted 8/6/09 at 5:12pm

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Sources

  1. Comcast Buys The Platform For Up To $80M (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
  2. Comcast's thePlatform Buys Social Media Developer Chirp (dmwmedia.com) [edit]
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