Brightcove Lets You Serve Ads on iPads and Other HTML5 Devices

Interest in HTML5 video is exploding, thanks to its support by Apple's mobile devices, and today marks an important step for its adoption. Brightcove will go live in early summer with an HTML5 video advertising solution that lets companies deliver ad-supported video to any HTML5-compatible device, including the Apple iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

The technology comes from a partnership between online video platform Brightcove and FreeWheel, an online ad management company. It combines Brightcove's HTML5 support with turnkey integration of FreeWheel's Monetization Rights Management product.

The solution will incorporate Brightcove's intelligent device detection, playlist rendering, and H.264 playback. Customers will be able to push HTML5-compatible advertising into the video stream with FreeWheel's Monetization Rights Management tool.

"FreeWheel is a leading advertising technology partner and we share many of the same customers, including some of the largest news and entertainment media brands in the world," says Brightcove chairman and chief executive officer, Jeremy Allaire. "While we have seen tremendous interest from our customers in rolling out HTML5 video experiences, the ability to effectively monetize the content has been hurdle for early adopters."

Troy Dreier's article first appeared on OnlineVideo.net