thePlatform Recognized by Seattle Business Monthly Magazine as One of the Best Companies to Work for
thePlatform ranked third among mid-sized companies on annual list of 100 top companies in Washington state
SEATTLE – June 26, 2009 – thePlatform, the leading white-label video management and publishing company, today announced that it was named by Seattle Business Monthly as one of “Washington’s 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2009.” At a recognition dinner held last night in Seattle, thePlatform was selected as the third best mid-sized company to work for in 2009, out of hundreds of nominated companies in Washington state.
“We are honored to receive this recognition from Seattle Business Monthly,” said Ian Blaine, CEO of thePlatform. “We continually strive to make thePlatform an engaging, fun, and rewarding place to work. As the online video industry grows, it’s clear that our success is dependent on hiring and retaining the best people available. We’re very committed to our employees, and extremely proud of the work they do everyday to serve both our customers and each other.”
“thePlatform’s strong performance in Seattle Business magazine’s 100 Best Companies To Work For competition reflects the strong culture that it has built to attract and retain talent,” said Leslie Helm, editor of Seattle Business magazine.
Media companies use thePlatform’s media publishing system (mps) as their open, central hub for managing, monetizing and syndicating billions of professionally produced online video views annually. As tracked by comScore Video Metrix, thePlatform’s clients had a combined total of more than 689 million video views in March of 2009. Customers include BBC, Cablevision, CBS College Sports, CNBC, Comcast, Corus Entertainment, Cox Communications, ExerciseTV, Gannett/USA Today, HIT Entertainment, PBS, PBS KIDS Sprout, Sony BMG, Starz, Time Warner Cable and numerous others.