VMIX In The News

VMIX names Patrick Burns CEO, as online video platform plans for growth

May 20th, 2010| Jim O'Neill

VMIX today announced that Patrick Burns, right, had been named CEO and president of the online video platform, taking over for radio industry veteran Mike Glickenhaus, who had been at the helm since May 2008.

VMIX launches analytics suite that offers granular, real-time look at data

May 11th, 2010| Jim O'Neill

San Diego-based online video platform VMIX has launched a new set of video analytics and reporting tools that it says will give publishers the ability to track and evaluate the performance of specific videos and make immediate decisions on how best to refine their use across a website.

New VMIX Video Analytics Streamline Decision Making Across Organizations

May 10th, 2010

VMIX, a leading online video platform provider, today announced the release of a comprehensive new set of video analytics and reporting tools designed to help organizations make quicker, better informed decisions about the use of online video in their operations.

The new VMIX Analytics and Reporting suite, to be included standard with the company's online video management platform, introduces distinctive features not found on other platforms and will be rolled out to VMIX clients in mid-May.

"Our purpose in extending our analytics is to enable clients to quickly isolate the data that can answer key questions, giving them the exact reports they need to make smarter, timelier decisions," said VMIX President and CEO Mike Glickenhaus.

"The VMIX platform delivers the richest, most comprehensive raw analytics out there - and with the new tools, clients can now focus on elements critical to their business, collaborating and making decisions confidently in real time. In short, they can put the data to work for their businesses."

CTO and Co-founder of VMIX Greg Kostello outlined aspects of the news analytics suite that he considers unique, including the ability to:

* Track and compare multiple metrics over time in a single graphic or data-table view
* Build highly focused, personalized reports that can be exported and embedded to display dynamic, up-to-the-minute data
* Create custom reporting dashboards on company intranets or any website, allowing stakeholders and partners to see up-to-date video analytics

Kostello stressed that the company's goal in providing visual, flexible options for viewing and sharing metrics is for customers to be able to test ideas, spot viral trends and identify new business opportunities sooner, so they can build user engagement more effectively and optimize their video initiatives.

"These tools give clients exactly what they need to fine-tune advertising strategies, gauge the effectiveness of viewer-driven promotions, and optimize the mix and placement of video on their sites in real time." He went on to add that effective analytics are equally valuable to clients using video for marketing, training and customer-support programs. "Monitoring effectiveness for achieving lead generation, compliance and cost-saving objectives has never been faster or easier."

For more information on VMIX's new Analytics and Reporting suite, visit: http://www.vmix.com/analytics-reporting.

VMIX Adopts Akamai HD Network to Deliver Broadcast Quality Video and Best-in-Class Video Analytics

April 12th, 2010

VMIX (www.vmix.com), a leading online video platform provider, today announced they will broaden their relationship with Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, by standardizing on the Akamai HD Network, a unified platform for delivering high-definition, user-optimized online video.

VMIX Transforms Online Media Management With Isilon IQ

January 22nd, 2010

Isilon Systems (Nasdaq: ISLN) today announced that VMIX has deployed Isilon scale-out NAS as a primary element of its hybrid, n-tier storage repository powering its online media-management and publishing solutions.

VMIX adds to business development team

January 7th, 2010

San Diego-based online video platform VMIX has added four new members to its business development team, putting some of the $2 million in additional funding it raised in October to work as it seeks to expand its base of clients.

Consumer Electronics Show Offers Showcase for San Diego Tech Companies

January 7th, 2010

VMIX, a privately held San Diego company that also specializes in digital video technology, has been focused on providing its media clients monetization strategies as well as a complete video platform, according to spokesman Bill Curci. As part of that continuing effort, VMIX CEO Mike Glickenhaus is participating in a CES panel discussion on %u201CMonetizing Digital Content%u201D that is set for noon Saturday.

VMIX and Qik Partner to bring Mobile Live Streaming to Customers

November 12th, 2009

VMIX today announced a strategic partnership with Qik, Inc. (http://qik.com) to deliver mobile live streaming services. As part of the agreement, the companies are integrating Qik's Mobile Live Streaming technology with VMIX's Online Video Platform to provide VMIX clients with a single, seamless solution for live, mobile and on-demand video.

VMIX Raises $2M

September 29th, 2009| Bruce V. Bigelow

San Diego-based VMIX, which specializes in video hosting technology and services, has raised $2 million in additional venture capital, according to a regulatory filing with the SEC today. When I checked in with VMIX about two months ago, CEO Mike Glickenhaus was in the second year of heading a new VMIX business strategy that is focused on serving media companies. The company previously raised $21.5 million in venture funding from JK&B Capital, Mission Ventures, ATA Ventures, and Enterprise Partners. A spokesman says all four participated in the latest round as well.

Digital Meet-up at NAB Radio Show

September 9th, 2009

Redlasso, Ando Media, Citadel Media, Triton Digital, and VMIX are sponsoring "Digital Meet Up: A Toast to Radio's Future," on September 23 at the Phoenix building's Rooftop Deck in Philadelphia. The NAB Radio Show is being held in Philadelphia September 23-25.

VMIX signs up 14 more local TV stations

August 26th, 2009| Pete Wylie, VMIX signs up 14 more local TV stations

VMIX, one of the earliest entrants into the online video platform space, announced it has signed 14 additional Raycom broadcast stations. After testing the platform at five of its 46 television stations, Raycom decided to expand the offering to a wider swath of its audience. VMIX has deals in place with other media companies such as Tribune and McClatchy as well, and the company knows how to play in this space, according to comments made by CEO Mike Glickenhaus in an interview.

VMIX leverages a content network across its properties to provide additional video to partners, in addition to the television content they repurpose for online audiences. The platform also has a unique user-generated content review system that involves human oversight and automatic filtering, providing quick upload times coupled with better security and copyright controls, according to Glickenhaus.

For more:
- see the Contentinople article on VMIX's Raycom wins here 

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VMIX Signs Up More Raycom Stations

August 25th, 2009| Ryan Lawler, VMIX Signs Up More Raycom Stations

Local broadcasting company Raycom Media Inc. has expanded its relationship with VMIX Media Inc. , dramatically increasing the number of member stations using VMIX's online video platform.

Raycom, which operates 46 television stations in 18 states around the U.S., has added 14 additional Websites to the VMIX platform, for a total of 19 member stations that are using the technology.

According to a company press release, new stations riding on VMIX's platform include WBTV in Charlotte, N.C.; WFLX in West Palm Beach, Fla.; and WBRC in Birmingham, Ala.

FierceOnlineVideo Leaders - Mike Glickenhaus, CEO VMIX

August 12th, 2009| Pete Wylie

FierceOV: Mike, what have been some highlights in 2009 for VMIX?

Glickenhaus: We've had success in spite of the challenging economy, and we're seeing people begin to see the need to focus on adding video content. They're starting to focus on digital opportunities, and they're beginning to realize it's not a luxury, but it's becoming a necessity instead.

Media and entertainment is our biggest segment, and if they (these companies) were dabbling in online video, they realize they need to get serious, if they were serious before, now they're seeing the opportunities that are created with online video offerings.

VMIX Views its Online Video Service as Silver Lining for Newspaper Industry

August 12th, 2009| Bruce Bigelow

These are dark times for the newspaper business, which has been suffering from revenue erosion as classified ads, corporate recruiting, and other forms of advertising - not to mention readers - have moved to the Internet. You'd think that means the outlook also would be gloomy at San Diego-based VMIX, a venture-backed startup that provides Web-based software used primarily by media-owned websites to manage their video clips.

VMIX Featured on Beet.TV

May 18th, 2009| Andy Plesser, Executive Producer

VMIX Powers Video on Post-Newsweek Sites, Los Angeles Times, others.

Video SaaS Vendor VMIX Expands Channel Program

May 8th, 2009

There's some new opportunity in the Software as a Service (SaaS) space -- VMIX, an online video solution (VMIX Media Management Platform) that can support VAR efforts to resolve customers' need for fully functioned video components on their corporate websites, has expanded its channel program. Mike Glickenhaus, president and CEO of VMIX, recently announced an expanded VMIX channel program geared toward VARs working with enterprise clients.

VMIX Named To 2009 OnHollywood 100

April 8th, 2009| Always On

We proudly present this year’s OnHollywood 100. With this list of top private companies, AlwaysOn’s editors and our panel of industry experts introduce a new generation of game-changing players in the digital entertainment industries.

VMIX Has New Client in TownNews.com

March 9th, 2009| San Diego Business Journal

An online network of 1,500 newspapers, TownNews.com said March 9 it hired San Diego-based VMIX to upgrade its online video platform and generate more ad revenue. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The companies said the changes will give advertisers more ways to engage online newspaper customers and allow users to post their own video content on the Web sites by computer or cell phone. All of this will increase traffic as well as time spent on the sites, the companies say.

VMIX touts triple-digit revenue growth, expansion plans

February 11th, 2009| Pete Wylie, Fierce Online Video

VMIX, a San Diego-based online video SaaS platform, announced triple-digit revenue growth in 2008 and said it is on the road to reach profitability in 2009. The three-year-old company drew down a hefty $16.5 million round of funding in Oct. 2007, and it has gone through several product iterations before arriving at its present enterprise and big media facing video management product.

Triton Digital and VMIX Announce Joint Venture

January 26th, 2009| Radio Ink

Triton Digital Media has partnered with VMIX, a provider of online video and digital media management, in a joint venture to offer video and photo management to broadcasters. Triton will provide the VMIX services to broadcasters and other content providers and work with affiliates to gain audience and advertisers.

VMIX Featured on VideoNuze.com

July 21st, 2008

VMIX has been around since 2005, and has built a healthy roster of customers, mainly, but not exclusively in the local media space. Operating purely as a white-label SaaS provider, its CORE media management platform now powers over 200 sites' video and multimedia offerings, reaching 60 million unique visitors/mo. Examples are regional sites such as McClatchy's KansasCity.com, Lee Enterprises' StlToday.com and Landmark's HamptonRoads.com along with others such as American Cancer Society's SharingHope.tv.

Given how crowded the space is, I'm always interested in how video platform companies articulate their points of differentiation. In this case Mike outlined several ways starting with the idea that VMIX's sale focuses on revenue generation for local media companies, rather than technology adoption.

VMIX: Avoiding the YouTube onslaught

November 5th, 2007| Tom Taulli, Bloggingstocks.com

As a sign of its success, VMIX raised $16.5 million last week. The investors include JK&B Capital, ATA Ventures, Mission Ventures and Enterprise Partners.

VMIX has built a rich media platform, which allows for not only videos, but also blogs, slide shows, and even social networking. "We focus on technology," said Kostello, "And our customers focus on what they are good at. That is, creating great content."

Tribune Mixes It Up

January 30th, 2007| Tom Taulli, AOL Money

I had a chance to talk to Greg Kostello, who is the CEO and founder of VMIX. According to him:

"Forward-looking newspapers like Tribune are combining the best of the interactive and participatory nature of the web with the value of providing first-rate news for their readership. They are leveraging their built-in regional community and providing the kind of online experience that people have come to expect. This means not just consuming news but interacting with it, responding to it, and even providing content for that community. Video and media sharing is one of the key factors. It helps drive community by allowing people to share their stories. "

S.D. Video Firm, Tribune Co. Ink Deal

January 30th, 2007| Mike Freeman, The San Diego Union-Tribune

Papers to let visitors post content online

A key feature to VMIX's platform is a filtering system that blocks pornography, obscenities and unauthorized copyrighted material from being posted by users on the newspapers' Web sites. Kostello said VMIX is paid a license fee and also is paid based on usage. He declined to say how much the company expects to make from the service.