- CNN Books Four Millionth Level 3 Vyvx
Reservation
BROOMFIELD, Colorado,
Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Level
3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is celebrating its four
millionth Vyvx® network broadcast reservation with a booking from
CNN, a world leader in online news and information delivery. For
more than 25 years, some of the largest media and entertainment
companies in the U.S., Latin
America and Europe have
trusted Level 3's Vyvx broadcast technology to transmit
mission-critical video for world news, sports and major events.
Today, Level 3 Vyvx Solutions is built around a new generation of
video services designed to deliver rich media content on a global
scale.
With video consumption on the rise, consumers today expect media
and entertainment companies to deliver content in a reliable and
timely manner. Level 3 enables these companies to meet this
expectation through its Vyvx network, on which customers can
reserve time for video content delivery. Whether it's a live,
global sporting event, a file-based TV program on cable, or a
breaking news story happening in the neighboring town, Level 3 Vyvx
customers are able to deliver their video content in an efficient,
secure and high-quality manner.
"Surpassing four million reservations is an exceptional
achievement, highlighting the ongoing reliance on the Level 3 Vyvx
platform to deliver premium quality video transmissions via our
vast fiber network and integrated teleport locations," said
Mark Taylor, vice president of Media
and IP Services for Level 3. "CNN and many other of the world's
largest media companies depend on Level 3's global network to
distribute the important and time-sensitive broadcast content that
viewers have come to expect."
Level 3 Vyvx Solutions offers 24 x 7 reservations, a customer
care center and self-service portals to support each customer's
unique video content delivery needs anywhere, anytime. CNN
leverages Level 3 Vyvx Solutions for live video encoding and
broadcast-quality delivery of its news programming.
"CNN has built its reputation as a leader in broadcasting live
news from around the globe 24 hours per day," said Frank Barnett, vice president of CNN Satellites
and Transmissions. "Level 3's Vyvx Solutions has been instrumental
in enabling CNN to distribute broadcast news quickly and reliably
to audiences worldwide."
Level 3 Vyvx Solutions also serves as an entry point to the
Level 3 Video Cloud – a full suite of IP-based video services
designed to support content delivery throughout its life cycle,
from signal acquisition to delivery to viewers. Level 3 Video Cloud
services include live Vyvx broadcast video acquisition, encoding
and transcoding, global delivery via the Level 3 CDN, as well as comprehensive, self-service
analytics and reporting.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500 company
that provides local, national and global communications services to
enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's
comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber
and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data
communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content
distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves
customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a
global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three
continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more
information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on
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owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3
Communications, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are forward-looking
in nature and are based on management's current expectations or
beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of
performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other
factors, many of which are outside Level 3's control, which could
cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by the statements. Important factors that could prevent
Level 3 from achieving its stated goals include, but are not
limited to, the company's ability to: manage risks associated with
continued uncertainty in the global economy; increase revenue from
its services to realize its targets for financial and operating
performance; maintain and increase traffic on its network; develop
and maintain effective business support systems; manage system and
network failures or disruptions; avert the breach of its network
and computer system security measures; develop new services that
meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; manage the
future expansion or adaptation of its network to remain
competitive; defend intellectual property and proprietary rights;
manage continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for
communications services; obtain capacity for its network from other
providers and interconnect its network with other networks on
favorable terms; attract and retain qualified management and other
personnel; successfully integrate future acquisitions; effectively
manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency and other
risks it is exposed to due to its substantial international
operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent liabilities; and
meet all of the terms and conditions of its debt obligations.
Additional information concerning these and other important factors
can be found within Level 3's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Statements in this press release should be
evaluated in light of these important factors. Level 3 is under no
obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to,
update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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Investors:
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Francie
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Mark
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Francie.dudrey@level3.com
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mark.stoutenberg@level3.com
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