FreeWheel Has Payment Platform for Web Video

FreeWheel, the big video advertising technology solution provider used by 80 big publishers, is expanding its offering with a new service to allow publishers to manage pay-per-view and subscription services. 

The company announced the new product last month. On Thursday at the paidContent2011, we spoke with JoAnna Abel, VP of Marketing, about the new product and other related developments.

The company, which is based in San Mateo, California, with most of its developers in Beijing, has 130 employees worldwide. The company raised its last investment round in August for $16.8 million.

Boxee Embraces Payment Platform

In a related development, Boxee, a device which provides IPTV to televisions and PC's, has a new payment platform, Robert Andrews at paidContent reports.

Andy Plesser