Ooyala gains USD 43 mln investment from Telstra

News Broadband Global 11 DEC 2013
Ooyala gains USD 43 mln investment from Telstra
Video streaming and analytics provider Ooyala has received a USD 43 million investment from Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company. Ooyala will use the funds to accelerate engineering efforts focused on innovating its video streaming and analytics platform and to support accelerating growth both domestically and internationally.

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