VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Today, Pulitzer Prize-winning global source of breaking news, opinion,
entertainment and community, The Huffington Post, and leading digital
broadcaster BroadbandTV (BBTV), announce an exclusive partnership with
the launch of the first next-generation online video journalism network,
Outspeak. This new brand empowers journalists and creators to tell their
stories across both companies' platforms. Outspeak combines BBTV's 4.5
billion monthly views and The Huffington Post's 214 million monthly
unique visitors to create a smart and strategic distribution ecosystem
for content creators worldwide.
Outspeak partners will be featured on YouTube as well as The Huffington
Post domain. Select creators will have the opportunity to develop their
channels into original content series co-produced with the Outspeak
brand. All partners will benefit from BBTV's full suite of content
creator tools, solutions and services, including partner experience,
promotion, production and technology, which include VISO Catalyst,
BBTV's proprietary technology platform. This is in addition to
monetization capabilities provided by both parties.
"As we continue to prioritize and build upon our video strategy, we're
delighted to be partnering with BBTV," said Arianna Huffington,
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post. "With the launch
of Outspeak we're thrilled at the opportunity to collaborate with
emerging talent and creators to further build our presence on YouTube."
"YouTube has over one billion monthly users, reaches more than 80% of
U.S. millennials, and has over 300 minutes of new content uploaded every
minute," said Jimmy Maymann, CEO of The Huffington Post. "This
partnership will help us tap into that scale. We have ambitious plans to
create a network of thousands of video content creators and generate
billions of video views by the end of next year. But beyond pure scale,
we are excited to also offer unprecedented access to premium
distribution and co-production opportunities across The Huffington Post,
which we hope will help us to develop the next generation of YouTube
content stars."
A multi-million dollar investment has been made to develop the Outspeak
brand. Creators interested in joining the Outspeak multi-platform
network can do so by visiting the Outspeak website (www.outspeak.tv).
BBTV and The Huffington Post also plan to reach out to potential
partners directly.
"We're giving a voice to everyone, in the hope to entertain, inform and
inspire. BBTV is building the strongest premium brands in online video,
to develop the industry and take it to a new level for consumers,
content creators, and the advertising community," commented Shahrzad
Rafati, Founder & CEO, BroadbandTV. "Our combined efforts to put news in
the hands of millennials has the potential to change news as we know it."
Outspeak joins a suite of existing premium brands from BroadbandTV: TGN,
the most engaged gaming network on YouTube; Opposition, the largest
hip-hop music network; WIMSIC the number two Electronic Dance Music
(EDM) network; and HooplaKidz, the leading kids and family network.
BBTV remains one of the fastest growing businesses of its kind, it
currently operates the third largest multi-platform network which is
comprised of over 32,000 content creators with a growing library of more
than 11 million video assets. With 214M global cross-platform UVs, The
Huffington Post is the largest news site in the U.S and has the largest
global news audience. HuffPost recently announced 11 new video series
formats. In less than three years, HuffPost Live has surpassed 2.3
billion video views. In its first six episodes since launch, The
HuffPost Show has garnered more than 30 million views.
For more information please visit: www.outspeak.tv
Check out the Outspeak launch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRsbxmTGZ7w&feature=youtu.be
About BroadbandTV
BroadbandTV is
an innovative media and technology company that drives success for
online video creators by leveraging its premium media brands,
proprietary technology, and massive online reach. BroadbandTV operates
one of the world's largest Multi-Platform Networks with over 32,000
network partners amassing 4.5 billion impressions per month. Its content
creators span a number of key media brands including TGN, the most
engaged gaming network on YouTube; Opposition, the largest hip-hop music
network; number two Electronic Dance Music (EDM) network, WIMSIC; and
the leading Kids network, HooplaKidz. BroadbandTV has developed some of
the most advanced and innovative technologies in the online video space:
VISO NOVI, for detecting and managing fan uploaded content and VISO
Catalyst for enhancing viewership and engagement for premium videos.
videos. In June 2013, the leading European entertainment network RTL
Group acquired a majority stake in BroadbandTV. Both companies also
formed an ongoing strategic partnership to accelerate the global growth
strategy of BroadbandTV. RTL Group's initial investment of US-$36
million is part of a planned series of investments in the company. www.bbtv.com
Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is a Pulitzer Prize-winning source of breaking news,
features, and entertainment, as well as a highly engaged community for
opinion and conversation. The Huffington Post has 214 million unique
visitors per month (comScore, global multiplatform, January 2015). The
site has almost 100,000 bloggers -- from politicians, students and
celebrities to academics, parents and policy experts -- who contribute
in real-time on the subjects about which, they are most passionate. The
Huffington Post has editions in the UK, Canada, France, Spain, Italy,
Japan, Maghreb, Germany, Brazil, South Korea, Greece and India. The
Huffington Post is part of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL).
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