Bending Spoons is taking video platform Brightcove private in $233M acquisition

Brightcove, a cloud platform that helps businesses manage and monetize video content, is being taken private by Italian technology company Bending Spoons, in a deal valued at $233 million.

Founded in 2004, Brightcove develops tools and services for creating, hosting, marketing, and monetizing video content, with clients including Marriott Hotels, Ford, and Johnson & Johnson.

Bending Spoons, for its part, is a mobile app development company that has become known for various notable acquisitions in recent years,

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