Under the agreement, Speedera will use its on-demand services to provide Web site content delivery, Web analytics and streaming media services.
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“FOX had an immensely popular run with the blended television/Internet phenomenon American Idol and one of the reasons for its success on the Web was that Speedera ensured that the site was fast and had the capacity to handle huge numbers of fans,” said Carolyn Gray, vice president of online entertainment at FOX. “We could not have economically provisioned for that level of traffic, especially with the difficulties of forecasting the level beforehand. Based on that successful track record, we chose Speedera again, this time to support FOX’s flagship Web presence, FOX.com.”
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Speedera said that third party testing has shown the FOX site, using Speedera’s services, is performing twice as fast as the average media Web site.
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“World-class media and entertainment companies like FOX require cross-media solutions to extend their global brands,” said Ajit Gupta, president and CEO of Speedera. “With the power and capacity of our Distributed Delivery Network and the intelligence of our Global Traffic Management system, we are well positioned to be the leading service provider for media and entertainment companies.”
