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JW Player

Logo: https://www.jwplayer.com/company/news-room/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

Software company

JW Player is a New York based company that has developed video player software of the same name. The player, for embedding videos onto web pages, is used by news, video hosting companies, and for self-hosted web videos.2 It was founded by Jeroen Wijering.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2007Founded1

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JW Player is a New York based company that has developed video player software of the same name. The player, for embedding videos onto web pages, is used by news, video hosting companies, and for self-hosted web videos.2

The story

Founded by Jeroen Wijering in 2007.1

Leadership

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Timeline

  1. 2007Founded Founded1

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