JW Player, a privately owned US company founded in 2008, provides video business systems. Employing approximately 350 people, the company's offerings have evolved from a basic video player to encompass software for over-the-top (OTT) video delivery. Its services include an end-to-end OTT video platform for on-demand and live content distribution across various platforms, and a contextual advertising targeting service compatible with external ad servers and networks. In 2023, the company's revenue was less than $25 million.

2023 Revenue

Founded

2008

Headcount

350

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Video business systems

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

65

News Summary:

On October 2023, Connatix and JW Player announced their merger, forming JWP Connatix. Six months later, the combined companies reported positive progress, citing complementary technology stacks as the basis for the merger. A webinar on an unspecified date featured JWP Connatix broadcasting technology experts who shared strategies for modernizing video infrastructure, including migration from Brightcove and Endeavor Streaming. The growth of Connected TV (CTV) advertising was also noted, with increasing numbers of advertisers adapting strategies to reach audiences through streaming content. Finally, a separate report highlighted the significant growth of women's sports, projecting revenue exceeding $1 billion by an unspecified date, representing a 300% increase since 2021.

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JW Player offers 6 products in the ad tech and media tech industries. JW Player's product portfolio comprises of video data and analytics, content security, user experience and devices, video business systems and RTB and programmatic.
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JW Player's revenues were less than $25M in 2023. Caretta Research has split JW Player's revenue into 7 different product categories, the largest of which is tV and online video platforms (OVP CMS). For full access to JW Player's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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JW Player's customers primarily consist of broadcast television and radio, political Organizations and online Audio and Video Media companies. Examples of JW Player's customers include Insider, France Télévisions and European Parliament. JW Player has commercial and technical partners like Oracle, EPAM Systems and Google.

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