PBS has chosen thePlatform to power its new online video initiative that will significantly increase the amount of PBS video available on both pbs.org and local PBS station web sites. PBS will use thePlatform, to publish and manage its national broadband video programming on its web sites, including pbs.org, pbskids.org, pbsparents.org, and pbsteachers.org. The agreement also allows PBS to enable online video distribution of national programming to PBS member stations and their respective Web sites. In addition, local PBS stations will have access to thePlatform's publishing system and video player technology to publish locally-produced content to their individual Web sites and to make it available to other local PBS stations.

Hundreds of companies use thePlatform to manage billions of video plays every year. thePlatform's system manages the entire logistics process behind the publication of broadband video from the content owner to the consumer. Media companies and video sites rely on thePlatform's services to manage their media, generate revenue from their content, syndicate media to outlets and create unique broadband video players.