ioko, a technology firm which specialises in designing, building and
running IT platforms on behalf of global media and entertainment
enterprises, has entered the North American market, following more than
ten years of deploying and managing media solutions across Europe. As
part of the move, the company has established a southern
California-based headquarters in Solana Beach.
ioko designs, builds and runs digital media platforms for media and
entertainment companies worldwide. Its customers include the BBC, Sky,
and C4. Systems integrated and managed by ioko enable digital media to
be delivered across broadcast, broadband and mobile networks to TVs,
PCs and mobile phones. The company powers the portals and platforms of
many media organisations, providing streams and downloads to millions
of users around the world.
ioko has made significant investments over the last nine months in data
centre infrastructure, employees and operations to establish its North
American operations. In addition to its North American headquarters in
Solana Beach, ioko has provisioned two data centre facilities in Los
Angeles and New York, which will serve as the backbone for its managed
service offerings in North America, and expand the companys existing
footprint in Europe.
ioko has also named Scott Sahadi as CEO for North America, responsible
for all revenue, operations, marketing and business development
operations in the region.Sahadi joins ioko from VeriSign, where he held
the position of VP, Marketing for VeriSigns Global Media and
Entertainment vertical. Prior to VeriSign, Mr. Sahadi served on the
executive management team for digital media delivery company, Kontiki.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from U.C.L.A and an
MBA from the University of Southern California with an emphasis in
finance and marketing.