Former Google Executive and Spy Magazine Founder Tom Phillips Joins Ooyala's Board of Advisors

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Ooyala, the leading provider of end-to-end video platform applications and
services, is pleased to announce that Tom Phillips has joined the company's
Board of Advisors. Phillips is a business executive and entrepreneur who has
spent the last twenty-five years creating and managing innovative media and
technology properties.

"Video is taking off on the web, with the number of viewers, content streamed,
and overall engagement increasing rapidly," said Phillips. "Ooyala is playing a
significant role in the industry by introducing an innovative means to deliver
and monetize video content. The opportunity is tremendous and I look forward to
helping drive Ooyala's growth and development in this emerging market."

Phillips co-founded Spy magazine in 1986, and served as President and Publisher
during its five years as one of the most celebrated media properties in New
York. He was a member of the original management team of Starwave Corporation in
1993, where he led the teams that developed ESPN.com, NBA.com, NFL.com,
Ticketmaster.com, ABCNews.com, and the first family of vertical Internet media
properties. He became CEO of Deja.com in 1998, and sold that company to Google
and eBay in 2001. In March of 2006, he joined Google's North American Sales
Organization. He served stints as Director of Print Ads, Director of Media
Platforms and Director of the DoubleClick integration, before establishing the
Search & Analytics team to pioneer new uses for Google data on behalf of major
advertising clients. Phillips holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard
University and a M.B.A. from Stanford University.

"We're very excited to have Tom join the Ooyala Board of Advisors. He has a
wealth of experience at the intersection of technology and traditional and
digital media," said Bismarck Lepe, Ooyala Co-founder and President of Product
Strategy. "We will be working with him to help us build products and features
that are targeted to traditional media companies looking to make video a
significant part of their P&L."

Recently, Ooyala announced that Steven Abraham (Global Leader of the IBM Media &
Entertainment Division), Mike Volpi (Partner at Index Ventures and former CEO of
Joost), and Carlos Ramon (former CEO of Conviva and International Sales lead for
Akamai and Peoplesoft) joined its Board of Advisors. Fred Warren was appointed
Chairman of the Board of Directors last week.

About Ooyala

Ooyala is a video technology company that provides a comprehensive software
platform enabling the delivery, management, and monetization of high quality
online video content. Its innovative analytics engine and monetization server
allow video content owners to drive revenue by maximizing the value of their
content. Ooyala has over 500 customers, including 140 global media and
enterprise customers such as Warner Brothers, Wenner Media, Fremantle, Armani,
Sybase and Electronic Arts.

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