Limelight Networks Named to Streaming Media Top 100

TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Limelight Networks, Inc. (“Limelight”) (NASDAQ:LLNW, news, filings) today announced it has been honored by Streaming Media as part of its Top 100 Companies That Matter Most in Online Video list, selected by the magazine’s editorial and publishing team.

“Of all the companies delivering technologies and services in the streaming media industry, these are the 100 that our editorial team determined to be the most innovative, influential, and important,” says Streaming Media editor Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen. “They show an industry reaching maturity, as OTT has become mainstream in the home and video is far and away the preferred method of messaging in the corporate, government, and education sectors. The companies on this list are the ones fundamentally responsible for enabling this seismic shift in entertainment and the enterprise.”

This is the fifth year in a row Limelight Networks has been honored with this distinction. The company continues to drive innovation, recently announcing enhancements to the award-winning Limelight Orchestrate^TM Solution for Media and Broadcasters, a cloud-based, integrated end-to-end workflow solution that makes it easy to publish and deliver live and on-demand video content. Industry-leading features such as SmartPurge, DDoS Attack Interceptor and Multi-Device Media Delivery (MMD) Live provide companies the best-in-class functionality and ability to deliver online video at a broadcast quality to any device, anywhere in the world.

“We’re honored to be named to Streaming Media’s Top 100 list every year since its founding in 2011,” said Nigel Burmeister, vice president global marketing at Limelight Networks. “This recognition of our innovative solutions for OTT providers, live broadcasters and video-on-demand providers is a testament to our world class team at Limelight.”

For more details on Streaming Media’s Top 100 List, please visit their website.

About Limelight
Limelight Networks Inc., (NASDAQ: LLNW), a global leader in digital content delivery, empowers customers to better engage online audiences by enabling them to securely manage and globally deliver digital content, on any device. The company’s award winning Limelight Orchestrate™ platform includes an integrated suite of content delivery technology and services that helps organizations secure digital content, deliver exceptional multi-screen experiences, improve brand awareness, drive revenue, and enhance customer relationships — all while reducing costs. For more information, please visit www.limelight.com, read our blog, follow us on Twitter , Facebook and LinkedIn and be sure to visit Limelight Connect.