BrightCove Overview

Brightcove offers a scalable, reliable, and secure streaming platform for hosting, sharing, and streaming video content. A demo can be requested today.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Content Management, Advertisement, Communication Management, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using BrightCove.

Other use cases:

  • Social Media Management
  • Engagement Management
  • Capturing Leads
  • Lead Analytics
  • Workflow Management
  • Lead Qualification: Technographic
  • Market Survey
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Business Priorities

Acquire Customers and Improve ROI are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using BrightCove.

Other priorities:

  • Improve Brand Engagement
  • Increase Sales & Revenue
  • Improve Internal Communications
  • Build Brand Awareness
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Establish Thought Leadership
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
  • Launch New Products
  • Improve Digital And Social Presence
  • Increase Customer Life Time Value
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BrightCove Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

BrightCove works with different mediums / channels such as Video. and Social Media.

BrightCove's features include Video Hosting, Live Streaming, Interactive Content, etc. and BrightCove support capabilities include Chat Support, Email Support, Phone Support, etc. also BrightCove analytics capabilities include Custom Reports, and Analytics.

Reviews

"In particular, the Sales and Service team love Brightcove Gallery because they can now send their clients to a beautiful SEEK video portal, instead of some huge, public video site where it’s impossible to control your brand." - Pip Duncan

Peer review evidence (same sources as the product rating summary)

"...Takeaway: Creating serial content leading up to the event is a great way to make sure the event stays top of mind for attendees and potential attendees. ..." 10 Creative Event Marketing Tactics You Can Learn From the World s Biggest Brands
"...Improves Engagement and Monetization With Brightcove, your company can boost monetization and engagement of your videos through client-side interactivity companion ads, trick play, countdown timers, and more...." Peer review from Featured Customers
"...Now that I'm used to the interface, I can basically upload a video and get it activated/published in less than 10 minutes...." Peer review by Emma C., Publishing

BrightCove, Renderforest Video, InVideo, Loom, Crowdriff Platform, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Video Platform. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Popular Business Setting

for BrightCove

Top Industries

  • Publishing
  • Computer Software
  • Education

Popular in

  • Enterprise
  • Mid Market
  • Small Business

BrightCove is popular in Publishing, Computer Software, and Education and is widely used by Enterprise, Mid Market, and Small Business.

BrightCove Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

What benefits does BrightCove offer for Content Management?

What solutions does BrightCove provide for Communication Management?

What makes BrightCove ideal for Social Media Management?

How efficiently Does BrightCove manage your Engagement Management?

60 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well BrightCove solved their Video Platform needs. Cuspera uses 2390 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Video Platform needs.

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
BrightCove testimonial

Pip Duncan

Head of Production

Seek

In particular, the Sales and Service team love Brightcove Gallery because they can now send their clients to a beautiful SEEK video portal, instead of some huge, public video site where it’s impossible to control your brand. Testimonial By Pip Duncan
BrightCove testimonial

Teresa Pappas

Senior Innovation Project Manager

South by Southwest (SXSW)

From a technical point of view, Brightcove was the only platform we could have used to help us realize our vision. Testimonial By Teresa Pappas
BrightCove testimonial

Melissa Datre

Interim Marketing Director

Wesleyan University

It really is amazing the level of sophistication of the Brightcove platform. It's easy to use; it's intuitive, which, trust me, is hard to find these days. Testimonial By Melissa Datre
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
BrightCove testimonial

Pip Duncan

Head of Production

Seek

In particular, the Sales and Service team love Brightcove Gallery because they can now send their clients to a beautiful SEEK video portal, instead of some huge, public video site where it’s impossible to control your brand. Testimonial By Pip Duncan
BrightCove testimonial

Teresa Pappas

Senior Innovation Project Manager

South by Southwest (SXSW)

From a technical point of view, Brightcove was the only platform we could have used to help us realize our vision. Testimonial By Teresa Pappas
BrightCove testimonial

Melissa Datre

Interim Marketing Director

Wesleyan University

It really is amazing the level of sophistication of the Brightcove platform. It's easy to use; it's intuitive, which, trust me, is hard to find these days. Testimonial By Melissa Datre
 

Young Hollywood - Media Production - Small

Los Angeles, USA

Brightcove helped Young Hollywood reach 150 million video views per month. The company used Brightcove's video platform, APIs, and analytics to distribute and track content across 130 countries. By i...mplementing dynamic delivery and context aware encoding, Young Hollywood cut storage costs by 20–23% and bandwidth by 17–35%. Brightcove analytics replaced third-party tools, saving time and money. The solution improved viewer experience and increased ad revenue through targeted inventory.

 

Wendy's - Food & Beverages - Very Large

Dublin, USA

Wendy's used Brightcove to replace paper training with secure video content. The company created over 300 short training videos for staff and franchisees. This helped reduce employee training time an...d improved workplace safety. Wendy's also used Brightcove Live for real-time executive meetings and events, boosting engagement. The video platform made it easy to reach all employees and protect sensitive information.

 

WATCH iT! - Media Production - Medium

Cairo, Egypt

Brightcove helped WATCH iT!, the largest Arabic streaming network, reach 400 million people. WATCH iT! used Brightcove to protect content and deliver high-quality video on all devices. The platform n...ow has 6 million app downloads and 5.2 million paid subscriptions. Brightcove's technology supports content security and digital rights management. WATCH iT! can now expand its audience and support local creators.

 

Wacoal - Manufacturing - Large

Kyoto, Japan

Wacoal used Brightcove to manage and share video content across the company. Before Brightcove, Wacoal struggled with video file size, security, and permission issues using YouTube. Brightcove let th...em set user permissions, manage video expiration dates, and create landing pages easily. The platform helped Wacoal store training and promotional videos securely in the cloud. Now, staff can quickly share updates and analyze video ad performance.

 

Vox Media - Media Production - Large

New York, USA

Vox Media used Brightcove to power its video advertising across eight media brands. The Brightcove player enabled fast, reliable delivery of custom video ads and provided advanced analytics for adver...tisers. Vox Media leveraged outstream ad formats, improving user experience and ad performance tracking. Advertisers gained actionable audience insights and trusted the secure, brand-safe environment. Brightcove's technology let Vox Media focus on product innovation and attract more advertising partners.

 

VITAS Healthcare - Hospital & Health Care - Very Large

Miami, USA

Brightcove helps VITAS Healthcare use video to train staff, educate patients, and build human connections. VITAS, the largest end-of-life care provider in the USA, uses streaming video to share stori...es and clarify palliative care. Videos help recruit and inspire healthcare professionals. Staff can access training videos anywhere, improving productivity and engagement. Brightcove’s platform supports VITAS in reaching patients, families, and employees with meaningful content.

Brightcove Internal Communications Solutions Guide

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What buyers ask before choosing BrightCove

What is BrightCove?

BrightCove is an online video hosting and publishing platform for publishers, broadcasters, marketing, enterprises, sales teams to generate better leads, increase customer engagement and revenue.

BrightCove helps teams to create totally immersive experience with the fastest player in the industry plus a video player management system that makes publishing a snap, It delivers the best video experience, it provides best in class partner video integration, it offers industry leading solution for live streaming at scale. It supports social media channel.

BrightCove uses html 5 video player for creating totally immersive experience with the fastest player in the industry plus a video player management system that makes publishing a snap.It provides rich APIs, easily customized UI/UX, expansive lineup of features and plugins and complete documentation helps developers deliver the customizable player. It comes with third-party analytics plugins to integrate video viewing data into global site or app analytics.

What is BrightCove used for?

BrightCove is a Video Platform Software mainly used by its customers to Acquire Customers and Improve ROI by Content Management, Advertisement and Communication Management .

What are the top features of BrightCove?

Video hosting, Live streaming and Interactive content are some of the top features of BrightCove.

Who uses BrightCove?

BrightCove is used by Publishing, Computer Software and Education among other industries.

What are BrightCove alternatives?

Renderforest Video, InVideo, Loom and Crowdriff Platform are popular alternatives for BrightCove.

Where is BrightCove located?

BrightCove is headquartered at 281 Summer Street Boston MA 02210.
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Peers used BrightCove for content management and advertisement

BrightCove Features

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

1.81/5

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Custom Reports

4.44/5

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Analytics

4.36/5

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

1.81/5

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Custom Reports

4.44/5

Read Reviews (266)
Analytics

4.36/5

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BrightCove Integrations

BrightCove integrates with a wide range of software applications through its robust data import and export capabilities.

Data Import
Data Export

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Brightcove Inc. News

Product

Brightcove Adds New Features to Its AI Suite for Video Advertising

Brightcove has introduced AI Contextual Ads and Smart Ad Breaks to its AI Suite for video advertising. These features enhance video advertising by providing scene-level contextual targeting and recommending ad break positions based on video analysis. The updates aim to improve contextual advertising and connected TV ad formats, addressing challenges in maintaining ad quality and precision.

Product

Brightcove rolls out Prism redesign

Brightcove has launched Prism, a redesigned platform interface enhancing usability and consistency. Developed with customer collaboration, Prism aims to streamline workflows and improve navigation, offering a unified experience. This redesign is part of Brightcove's ongoing innovation, following its acquisition by Bending Spoons, with further enhancements planned.

M&A

Brightcove Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Bending Spoons for $233 Million

Brightcove has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons for $233 million. This acquisition marks a significant development in the video hosting and streaming platform industry.

M&A

Bending Spoons closes $233 million acquisition of Brightcove | Brightcove Video Platform Player

Bending Spoons has completed the acquisition of Brightcove for approximately $233 million, transitioning Brightcove into a privately held company. This acquisition, approved by Brightcove's Board and shareholders, aims to leverage Bending Spoons' expertise to enhance Brightcove's video engagement platform. Brightcove's stock will no longer be publicly traded.

Brightcove Inc. Profile

Company Name

Brightcove Inc.

Year Founded

2004

HQ Location

281 Summer Street Boston MA 02210

Employees

251-500

Social

Financials

IPO