Google Cloud acquires video software company Anvato

Google has acquired Anvato, the developer of a video software platform, to shore up its cloud offering in the area of video delivery.Anvato’s Media Content Platform, used by many large media and entertainment companies including NBCUniversal, Univision and Fox Sports, will complement the efforts of Google Cloud Platform to offer scalable media processing and workflows in the cloud, Belwadi Srikanth, senior product manager for Google Cloud Platform, wrote in a blog post.The Mountain View, C