Mar 21, 2018
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Yospace and Medialaan have been shortlisted for "The Connies", one of the most prestigious awards on the calendar for OTT broadcasting. This is the third year running that Yospace's solution has been shortlisted, having won awards for Dynamic Ad Insertion in 2016 with Channel 4 and 2017 with Sky.Shortlisted in the "Contribution to User Experience – TV & Video" category, the entry recognises innovation in launching "non-linear startover" for live channels on Medialaan's "Stievie" app, a service which allows ad breaks to be made shorter for viewers in "startover" mode to allow them to catch up with the live broadcast. Read more about the project here.Read the full shortlist here:https://mediatel.co.uk/newsline/2018/03/20/connies-2018-shortlist-announced/The winners will be announced in a ceremony in London on 8th May.
Yospace is the foremost provider of server-side ad insertion (SSAI) technology in the world today. Its solution allows live streams and on demand (VoD) content to be monetized for OTT in a way that is true to the seamless viewer experience of linear television, while opening up benefits of digital advertising such as one-to-one addressability and real-time measurement.
Yospace was the first to publicly demonstrate SSAI in a live stream, with ITV in 2012, and today services major broadcasters and network operators across the globe, including DIRECTV and FOX in the USA; Sky Media, ITV, BT Sport, Channel 4 and STV in the UK; Telia and TV4 in Sweden; Optus, Nine, and Seven West Media in Australia.
In early 2019 Yospace was 100% acquired by RTL Group.
