Wowza Announces Acquisition of Flowplayer
Summary
By acquiring Flowplayer, Wowza adds enhanced player functionality, a lightweight code base and a rich plugin library, and expands its global team. This empowers customers to utilize full API and SDK support to power extensible solutions, which are underpinned by Wowza’s SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and digital rights management (DRM) integrations. “Video on demand and live streaming is a mission critical part of our business–Wowza delivers solutions that just work,” said Dominik Schreiner, Head of Livestream at FomF GmbH (Forum für medizinische Fortbildung), a leading European-based provider of online medical education. “Our customers will benefit from even more compelling functionality, quicker innovation, and greater support.” The growing demand for video across every industry validates Wowza’s integrated platform and partnership strategy. The ultra-lightweight player solution offers over 36 different plugins, including React, VUE, float-on-scroll, frame-accurate seeking, and many more, while the platform features sophisticated tools to help you manage, publish and achieve any live or on-demand video goal at any scale.