Meltwater Adds News Content from Postmedia Network to Its Media Monitoring Platform

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meltwater, a leading provider of online intelligence solutions delivering big data insights, has entered into a content distribution agreement with Postmedia Network, the largest publisher by circulation of paid English-language daily newspapers in Canada. Under this new agreement, Meltwater will offer its clients access to premium print and online content from all Postmedia daily newspapers* on their media monitoring platform.

Today, more than 20,000 companies throughout the world rely on Meltwater to provide information, data and intelligence by monitoring the Internet for news affecting their businesses. Meltwater clients can now choose from two premium content packages from Postmedia to suit their needs: one highlighting relevant headlines and article summaries and another providing complete access to full text from all Postmedia daily newspapers*.

"Meltwater's agreement with Postmedia illustrates how we are working with top publishers around the world to provide premium content to our customers," comments Jorn Lyseggen, Meltwater CEO and Founder. "We are thrilled to offer our customers the breadth of content provided by Postmedia and believe this represents an exciting new opportunity for our business."

*Postmedia daily newspapers include the National Post, the Edmonton Journal, the Ottawa Citizen, The Windsor Star, The Gazette, The StarPhoenix, the Leader-Post, The Vancouver Sun, The Province and the Calgary Herald.

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