About Yospace

Our Beginnings
Founded in 1999, the company is a veteran of the mobile applications industry. Its first product, the SmartPhone Emulator, released in April 2000, was the first on-line WAP handset emulator providing a pixel-perfect accurate emulation. In 2005, the company spearheaded the concept of user-generated short form video content on mobile devices by launching the highly successful 'SeeMeTV' community in partnership with the mobile operator "3" in the UK, followed quickly afterwards launches throughout the UK and beyond. The company won numerous awards including being voted number 1 in Real Business' Top 50 Companies to Watch in Mobile, and winning the prestigious Mobile Innovation Award 2006 from the Mobile Entertainment Forum.

In February 2007, the company was acquired by EMAP Consumer Media plc for £8.7 million.  In 2008, Yospace launched yospaceCDS, a SaaS version of the video technology it had been developing for its own consumer services so it could be used as a platform for digital publishers, media production houses and software developers alike to take video content out to mobile devices quickly and affordably.

In March 2009, as part of Bauer Media's strategy review, it sold its interest in Yospace to private investors.  The company operated as an independently-owned business until its acquisition by RTL Group in January 2019.
Our Mission
Our entire focus of our business is on delivering SSAI to our customers so they meet their commercial targets while delivering the best possible user experience and reliability at scale. As a technology, we are the interface between the two disciplines of streaming engineering and ad tech.  As a team, we have developed a deep understanding of both disciplines, something that can only can have been achieved by our longevity and focus, which is why we are able to deliver success to our customers.
Yospace Timeline

1999

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Company formed to deliver innovation to the then new mobile web.

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2005

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Launched world's first mobile user-generated video community, SeeMeTV.

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2007

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Acquired by EMAP Consumer Media plc.

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2008

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Launched yospaceCDS, a SaaS version of the video technology that powered its consumer facing services.

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2009

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Yospace acquired by private investors and management.

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2011

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First commercial SSAI launch for VOD.

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2012

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First to market with SSAI for live simulcast with PoC with commercial broadcaster ITV.

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2014

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World-first launches of live SSAI: UK and Australia.

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2015

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DIRECTV / AT&T launch in the US. First ever live SSAI in LatAm.

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2016

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SWM launch live SSAI

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Yospace launches with all Major UK broadcasters.

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First live SSAI launch in Nordics.

2017

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First live SSAI launches in Germany, Belgium, Japan.

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First live launch in India.

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2018

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Yospace live SSAI across 5 continents.

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Winner of IBC Innovation Awards

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2019-2020

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Yospace acquired by RTL Group

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New customer acquisitions: Turner, HBO Max, Tubi, FOX, CBC, Rogers / Firstlight

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2021-2022

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SSAI for 2022 Men's World Cup exceeds 4.5M peak concurrent viewers.

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SWM SSAI for Women's World Cup reaches almost 1M peak concurrent viewers.

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DirecTV signs multi-year extension extending partnership to over 10 years.

10+
years of experience in production SSAI
2,000+
channels under management
40+
tier 1 broadcaster
customers
5
continents

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