Float Left

We are proud to say Float Left made it onto the 2021 Streaming Media 50! Streaming Media's annual list of the most important, most innovative, and most interesting companies in the online video space.

"If content is king, then user experience is the castle. Float Left has always led with its user experience innovations, and today powers more than 450 apps on 10 different OTT platforms." - Tom Schaeffer, Float Left CEO

https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/The-Most-Important-Companies-in-Online-Video-Tech-149372.aspx

The Most Important Companies in Online Video Tech Our annual Streaming Media 50 rounds up the most important, most interesting, and most innovative solutions providers in online video. You'll find names both familiar and unfamiliar here, as newer entrants join market veterans. So who made the list? Read on ...

Float Left's streaming solution, Flicast, has been nominated for Streaming Media Magazine's Readers' Choice Awards! Vote for it in the OTT Video Platform category by September 20th.

Flicast is a front-end-focused solution that brings together world-class video partners to build the most sophisticated OTT apps built to scale. You can learn more about Flicast on our website: https://floatleft.tv/flicast/



https://www.streamingmedia.com/Readers-Choice

Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards The Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards has grown along with the industry. Back when we first gave the awards in 2007, we had 16 categories, in which 120 nominations were submitted. In 2021, we've got 22 categories, including the new Best Streaming Innovation, and nearly 200 nominations!

BIG news! Next year Apple will allow developers of "reader" apps (yes, this includes OTT Apps) to link out to websites for user sign-ups and payments, bypassing the 30% App Store fee. This is a big step for Apple and we hope other platforms follow suit.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/apple-says-japan-fair-trade-001443747.html

Apple offers small concession in easing App Store rules for Netflix, others SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO (Reuters) -Apple Inc will let some apps like Netflix Inc provide links to their websites for user payments, a small concession that would allow app developers to bypass the controversial 30% App Store fee the iPhone maker charges. The concession was part of a settlement with Japa...

We're excited to announce that we've extended our partnership with Beani, a leading internet entertainment service for kids! Beani TV will soon be available on Samsung and Vizio smart TVs.

Learn more: https://floatleft.tv/float-left-extends-partnership-with-beani-tv-on-samsung-and-vizio/

Float Left Extends Partnership with Beani TV on Samsung and Vizio - Float Left I OTT App Solutions Float Left and Beani.tv, a children’s channel, founded by the former head of Walt Disney have teamed up once again to extend their brand onto Samsung and Vizio. Float Left successfully launched Beani.tv globally on Roku last year and they continue to help the brand grow on additional platforms. Sa...

Roku, the most dominate streaming platform in the United States, is expanding to Germany! Their biggest hurdle will be competing for market share with Amazon Fire TV, but analysts think Roku's low-cost operating system will help keep them competitive internationally.

https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/roku-to-start-selling-streaming-hardware-germany

Roku to start selling streaming hardware in Germany Roku will start selling its streaming players in Germany and is reaching out to content creators with information on how they can update their video applications to support the German market, Fierce Video has learned.