Last checked at 21 May 2015 07:00
Rightster Group plc("Rightster", the "Group", or the "Company")
Contract Win
Rightster Group plc (LSE AIM: RSTR), the cloud-based global video distribution and monetisation network, today announces that it has partnered with Spotify.
As part of the deal, Rightster will provide Spotify with short-form video content to further engage its millions of users on mobile. The Company will focus on providing Spotify with content from several verticals including Celebrity and Entertainment, News, Fashion, Sport and Social, leveraging its scale and depth with Content Owners and expertise in working across multiple video platforms.
Daniel Fisher, SVP Audience Solutions, Rightster says: "This is an incredibly exciting evolution of Spotify's already highly engaging service and the perfect opportunity for Rightster to leverage its Multi-Platform Network of Content Owners to help Spotify entertain its users via a new medium. We are looking forward to adding Spotify to our expanding platform, portal and publisher roster, building an even bigger audience for Spotify and our Content partners."
ENDS
For further information visit www.rightster.com or please contact:
Rightster Group plc | via Newgate |
Patrick Walker CEO or Niall Dore, CFO | |
Cenkos Securities plc | Tel: 020 7397 8900 |
Max Hartley/Mark Connelly (Nomad) / Julian Morse (Sales) | |
Newgate | Tel: 020 7653 9850 |
Tim Thompson/Robyn McConnachie |
About Rightster Group plc
Founded in 2011, Rightster is already the number one global multi-platform network for online video. Rightster's cloud-based software and services platform makes it simple for Content Owners, Creators, Brands, Publishers and Platforms to unlock the value of online video, whether on a licenced, ad-funded, direct to consumer or paid placement basis. Rightster's network stands at over 2,500 Content Owners and over 10,500 Publishers, managed by global and local teams in 13 offices across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.