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Toronto’s Firstlight launches OTT streaming service accelerator

TORONTO — Firstlight Media, a provider of cloud-based OTT infrastructure to streaming service operators, announced Wednesday the launch of a new initiative to incubate and accelerate the growth of scalable OTT services. The initiative will be led by Paul Pastor (pictured), a former Walt Disney Company and Discovery Communications strategy and viewer experience leader. In his new role as chief business officer, Pastor will be responsible for multiple disciplines, including business and corporate development, sales and marketing. He will spearhead faster growth of the streaming ecosystem by ensuring that aspiring Tier 1 providers have access to the technology, knowledge and...