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Ismaning, 30 October 2008 – PLAZAMEDIA GmbH has expanded its new-media portfolio and is now offering customised solutions in the realm of Internet TV. The company’s high-tech video portal includes a variety of key features and thus offers a unique infrastructure, which allows fully integrated services.

Since 2003 PLAZAMEDIA has been one of the leading providers in the production of picture and video MMS, and of video clips for mobile terminals and the Internet. For example, PLAZAMEDIA has been responsible for extensive reporting with moving images on behalf of T-Online since the 2004/2005 sports season. This year the company also began producing the German Table Tennis League (DTTL) for TV and Internet.

With the new product, PLAZAMEDIA will in future develop Internet TV solutions, tailoring its offerings to the individual needs of the customers. PLAZAMEDIA is responsible for the complete implementation – from the planning, to the content management, right through to the marketing and reporting. The portal allows fast and easy adjustment of the graphical interface. Various video players can be used, and any payment or subscription system can be implemented. As well as the encoding, PLAZAMEDIA provides the appropriate solutions in the fields of hosting and Content Delivery Network (CDN). At the same time, the company allows effective marketing for all customers thanks to an individual ad-server connection.

"The portal is an important step for PLAZAMEDIA, with which we are again confirming our position as market leader in a strongly growing and dynamic environment. With this high-end technology, we offer a unique service, which will allow us even stronger customer retention in future", explains Florian Nowosad, CEO of PLAZAMEDIA.


PLAZAMEDIA GmbH, an EM.Sport Media AG company, is one of the leading full-service providers for TV and new media and is also Germany’s largest producer of sports TV. Based in Ismaning near Munich, the company employs a full-time staff of 260 as well as 700 freelancers to produce content for television broadcasters and rights holders in the fields of domestic and international football, ice hockey, basketball, boxing, Formula 1, sailing and European and World Championships in a variety of sports. PLAZAMEDIA offers comprehensive services for OB production, broadcasting, new media, studio productions and post-production. The firm’s clients include Premiere, DSF, ARD, ZDF, RTL, SAT.1, ProSieben, RTL II, Disney Television International and Eurosport, as well as many other national and international companies. PLAZAMEDIA is managed by Florian Nowosad (CEO) and Zeljko Karajica.