Colocation, VoIP Firm, Level 3, Acquires Video Content Servecast Company
Dublin, Ireland - (The Hosting News) - July 26, 2007 - Colocation, VoIP, and Internet backbone company, Level 3 Communications’ operating subsidiary has acquired live and on-demand video management and streaming services for broadband and mobile platforms, Servecast Limited.
Level 3 has paid approximately 33 million, the equivalent of approximately $45 million, in cash to complete the acquisition of Servecast. Servecast had approximately $5 million in annual revenue for 2006. IBI Corporate Finance advised Servecast in relation to the transaction.
Founded in 1998, Servecast offers proven publishing and distribution tools for video rights holders to monetize their digital assets. These tools enable customers to manage, protect, deliver and track online audio and video content. Servecast provides an easy-to-use platform that supports multiple stream rates, languages, currencies and formats, including Adobe Flash, Real Player, Windows Media Player and Apple QuickTime. Servecast’s capabilities have been developed for easy adaptation to emerging video formats and other content delivery technology.
Brady Rafuse, President of Level 3’s Content Markets Group and European Markets Group explained, ”Servecast’s video and rights management platform, combined with its streaming services complement Level 3’s existing portfolio of content delivery capabilities. The addition of these services accelerates our planned development of this technology. These capabilities will enable us to manage and distribute online video content in multiple formats to meet the increasing demand for high-quality video over the Internet.”
Darach Deehan, Chief Executive Officer of Servecast added, ”We are excited to be joining Level 3. We believe Level 3’s scale and capabilities across Europe and North America will provide our customers an important opportunity to access new markets.”
Mr. Rafuse continued, ”We are confident in our ability to continue offering Servecast’s customers high-quality service as we incorporate these key capabilities into our portfolio and expand the availability of these services to additional markets in Europe and into new markets in North America. This is a strategic capabilities acquisition that does not require the type of physical integration associated with our larger, previously announced metro and backbone transactions.”
Level 3 plans to maintain Servecast’s headquarters and broadcast operations center in Dublin, as well as its data centers in London and Amsterdam. Servecast’s existing streaming server sites throughout Europe and North America will also be incorporated into Level 3’s Content Delivery Network.
Level 3 Communications, Inc., an international communications company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world. Through its customers, Level 3 is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services over its broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice services and voice over IP services. The services are designed to provide building blocks that enable Level 3’s customers to meet growing demands for advanced communications solutions.The principal components offered by Level 3’s (3)VoIP Enhanced Local service include network trunking, local telephone numbers, local number portability, the safety of E-911, operator assistance, caller ID, directory listings, and directory assistance. The service is designed to allow Level 3 customers to retain the flexibility to manage and control end-user features without the difficulties of implementing complex interconnection arrangements.
For more information about Level 3, please visit: www.level3.com.
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