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CC video
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创盛视联数码科技(北京)有限公司
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bokecc.com
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Private
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2005
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CC video (BokeCC / 获得场景视频), legally 创盛视联数码科技(北京)有限公司, is a Beijing-headquartered enterprise video cloud platform founded in 2005. The company sells an integrated video-as-a-service stack comprising seven core products: Enterprise Live Streaming (企业直播), Cloud Live Streaming (云直播), Cloud Classroom (云课堂), Cloud VOD (云点播), Huode Academy (获得学院, an enterprise LMS), Online School System (网校系统), and AI-powered Cloud Acceleration (云加速) CDN. The platform serves more than 150,000 enterprise customers across five vertical segments — education (primary), finance, healthcare, government/enterprise, and internet — including flagship logos such as New Oriental (新东方), TAL Education (好未来), Tsinghua University, China Ping An (中国平安), China Pacific Insurance, Chunyu Doctor (春雨医生), and Ding Xiang Yuan (丁香园). The company reports 1,400+ global CDN nodes, million-level concurrent streaming capacity, and 700+ platform features (red envelope rain, lottery, questionnaire, multi-venue interaction, audience profiling). In 2023, BokeCC launched an AI Digital Human Platform with real-person video and voice cloning under the Fire Seed Plan (火种计划), and a domain-specialized AI Digital Teacher solution targeting the education vertical.

The business model is enterprise subscription SaaS with quote-based pricing and a 15-day free trial; revenue flows from monthly recurring subscriptions to live streaming, VOD, classroom, and learning platform modules, augmented by API/SDK licensing for embedded OEM integration. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales via bokecc.com with a 400-line consultation hotline and free-trial self-service, supported by content marketing through the company WeChat official account and participation in industry conferences (e.g., 2022 Jiemian Capital Forum). Distribution is further extended through global CDN reach, enabling claims of serving enterprise customers internationally. Total disclosed equity funding to date is approximately $54.3M across three rounds (2008 seed from IDG Capital, 2011 Series B from IDG Capital and Steamboat Ventures, 2017 Series C from NewQuest Capital Partners, Harvest Capital, and Silk Road Huachuang). In September 2023, the company signed a strategic partnership with the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) reportedly valued at $1.5B, expanding its footprint in service trade and digital economy initiatives. The company holds High-tech Enterprise Certification (高新技术企业认定) and a 2007 telecommunications operating license.

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CC video (BokeCC) is a Beijing-based enterprise video cloud platform founded in 2005, serving 150,000+ enterprises across education, finance, healthcare, government, and internet with live streaming, VOD, cloud classroom, online school systems, and AI digital human services.

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Serves global market

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enterprise video streaming, cloud live broadcasting, video on demand platform, AI digital human service, online learning platform
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1Enterprise/Creator Video Hosting & OTT SaaS Platforms
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2Streaming Technology & SDK Providers (Low-latency video, input, client SDKs)
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3Video Conferencing & Meetings
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4K–12 Instructional Video & Multimedia
CodeEDAGALAAPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers516210
  • Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services518
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  • Services-Prepackaged Software7372
  • Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.7370
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Enterprise Video Cloud Platform
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Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations
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1Enterprise Live Streaming
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Free trial available. Enterprise features include one-stop live streaming solution with 700+ features, red envelope rain, lottery, questionnaire, multi-venue interaction, and data analytics.

bokecc.com
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CC video (BokeCC / 获得场景视频) provides an enterprise video cloud platform that delivers live streaming, video-on-demand, cloud classroom, online school systems, corporate digital learning, AI-powered CDN acceleration, and an AI digital human service to enterprise customers. The platform supports use cases across online education, financial training, remote healthcare, government conferences, enterprise marketing, and brand promotion, with standalone integrated products for live broadcasting, on-demand video, interactive classrooms, learning management, and AI-driven content generation.

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  • 70%+ of education benchmark enterprises use the platform
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CC video (获得场景视频) offers a comprehensive video cloud service platform with seven core products forming an integrated video ecosystem. The portfolio includes 企业直播 (Enterprise Live Streaming) and 云直播 (Cloud Live Streaming) as the primary live streaming platforms, 云课堂 (Cloud Classroom) and 网校系统 (Online School System) for educational institutions, 云点播 (Cloud VOD) for on-demand video management, 获得学院 (Huode Academy) for corporate digital learning, and 云加速 (Cloud Acceleration) as an AI-powered CDN acceleration service. The platform recently added an AI数字人平台 (AI Digital Human Platform) enabling video and voice cloning for automated content creation. With 17 years of focus in video cloud services, the platform covers online education, online finance, online healthcare, event live streaming, enterprise training, and video conferencing scenarios.

Product and service6 records
1Enterprise Live Streaming (企业直播)
CategoryEnterprise Live Streaming
Description

One-stop enterprise live streaming solution for business conferences, meetings, enterprise training, marketing campaigns, annual parties, and new product launches, with high-concurrency support, red envelope rain, lottery, questionnaire, multi-site interaction, and data analytics built in.

2Cloud Live Streaming (云直播)
CategoryLive Streaming Platform
Description

Enterprise-grade video live streaming platform with dedicated private live rooms, supporting online education, summit broadcasts, financial live streaming, medical broadcasts, and government and enterprise training use cases.

3Cloud Classroom (云课堂)
CategoryOnline Education Classroom
Description

Real-time interactive cloud classroom product designed to realistically recreate offline teaching environments, supporting 1v1 private tutoring, small classes, large classes, dual-teacher classrooms, and video conferencing for education and corporate training.

4Cloud VOD (云点播)
CategoryVideo on Demand
Description

Secure and stable video-on-demand platform with multi-region storage, video encryption, audio recognition, distribution acceleration, and data analytics, targeted at video websites, knowledge payment platforms, e-commerce marketing, and short video applications.

5Online School System (网校系统)
CategoryOnline School System
Description

One-stop online school platform requiring zero technical threshold, providing independent portals, website customization, live teaching, on-demand video, academic scheduling, and student management for K12 education, vocational training, corporate internal training, and offline-to-online transformation.

6AI Digital Human Service (AI数字人服务)
CategoryAI Digital Human Platform
Description

AI-driven digital human platform that generates high-quality videos through real-person and voice cloning, allowing 1:1 replication of a real person's appearance with text or voice driving the generated narration video. Applied across education, healthcare, finance, and e-commerce for teaching, marketing, training, and promotional scenarios.

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Partnership1 partner
1China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会/CIFTIS)
Strategic tierFlagshipTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2023-01-01
Description

Strategic partnership signed with CIFTIS in 2023. BokeCC committed 15 billion yuan investment to promote high-quality economic development through the partnership. Strategic cooperation for service trade industry events and digital transformation.

bokecc.com
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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Established Chinese CDN and edge services provider with overlapping video delivery and acceleration capabilities. Directly comparable on the CDN/infrastructure layer.

TypeDirect peer
Description

US-listed enterprise video hosting, OTT, and live streaming SaaS provider. Closely comparable business model targeting enterprise communications, marketing, and training use cases.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Enterprise video platform with VOD, live, and virtual classroom products targeting education, finance, and healthcare — directly overlapping with BokeCC's vertical focus and product mix.

TypeDirect peer
Description

China-founded real-time audio/video cloud platform providing SDKs for live streaming, video calling, and interactive broadcasting. Directly comparable in target customers (education, enterprise, social) and core technology stack.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Hyperscaler offering enterprise live streaming, VOD, and video conferencing as part of a much broader cloud portfolio. Directly competes with BokeCC's live and VOD products but bundled with IaaS/PaaS.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Hyperscaler with ApsaraVideo Live and VOD offerings serving similar education, finance, and enterprise customers in China and globally. Significant pricing and ecosystem pressure on independent video cloud platforms.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Leading Chinese CDN and edge cloud provider historically focused on video delivery and acceleration. Closely comparable in CDN infrastructure footprint and video distribution customers.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Hyperscaler offering live, VOD, media processing, and increasingly AI digital human services, with strong penetration into government and SOE buyers — a directly overlapping customer segment for BokeCC.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Public Chinese cloud provider with video cloud offerings and a strong enterprise customer base. Competes in live, VOD, and CDN for the same vertical industries.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Education-focused interactive live teaching platform, especially strong in K-12 and tutoring. Overlaps with BokeCC's cloud classroom product line in the education vertical but does not span the broader enterprise portfolio.

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

CC video

Enterprise Video Cloud Platformbokecc.com

CC video (BokeCC) is a Beijing-based enterprise video cloud platform founded in 2005, serving 150,000+ enterprises across education, finance, healthcare, government, and internet with live streaming, VOD, cloud classroom, online school systems, and AI digital human services.

What CC video does

CC video (BokeCC / 获得场景视频), legally 创盛视联数码科技(北京)有限公司, is a Beijing-headquartered enterprise video cloud platform founded in 2005. The company sells an integrated video-as-a-service stack comprising seven core products: Enterprise Live Streaming (企业直播), Cloud Live Streaming (云直播), Cloud Classroom (云课堂), Cloud VOD (云点播), Huode Academy (获得学院, an enterprise LMS), Online School System (网校系统), and AI-powered Cloud Acceleration (云加速) CDN. The platform serves more than 150,000 enterprise customers across five vertical segments — education (primary), finance, healthcare, government/enterprise, and internet — including flagship logos such as New Oriental (新东方), TAL Education (好未来), Tsinghua University, China Ping An (中国平安), China Pacific Insurance, Chunyu Doctor (春雨医生), and Ding Xiang Yuan (丁香园). The company reports 1,400+ global CDN nodes, million-level concurrent streaming capacity, and 700+ platform features (red envelope rain, lottery, questionnaire, multi-venue interaction, audience profiling). In 2023, BokeCC launched an AI Digital Human Platform with real-person video and voice cloning under the Fire Seed Plan (火种计划), and a domain-specialized AI Digital Teacher solution targeting the education vertical.

The business model is enterprise subscription SaaS with quote-based pricing and a 15-day free trial; revenue flows from monthly recurring subscriptions to live streaming, VOD, classroom, and learning platform modules, augmented by API/SDK licensing for embedded OEM integration. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales via bokecc.com with a 400-line consultation hotline and free-trial self-service, supported by content marketing through the company WeChat official account and participation in industry conferences (e.g., 2022 Jiemian Capital Forum). Distribution is further extended through global CDN reach, enabling claims of serving enterprise customers internationally. Total disclosed equity funding to date is approximately $54.3M across three rounds (2008 seed from IDG Capital, 2011 Series B from IDG Capital and Steamboat Ventures, 2017 Series C from NewQuest Capital Partners, Harvest Capital, and Silk Road Huachuang). In September 2023, the company signed a strategic partnership with the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) reportedly valued at $1.5B, expanding its footprint in service trade and digital economy initiatives. The company holds High-tech Enterprise Certification (高新技术企业认定) and a 2007 telecommunications operating license.

CC video firmographics

Firmographics
Name
CC video
Legal name
创盛视联数码科技(北京)有限公司
Website
https://bokecc.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2005
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
CC video (BokeCC) is a Beijing-based enterprise video cloud platform founded in 2005, serving 150,000+ enterprises across education, finance, healthcare, government, and internet with live streaming, VOD, cloud classroom, online school systems, and AI digital human services.
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akta.pro rank

CC video industry classification

Industry
Product category
Enterprise Video Cloud Platform
NAICS
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)
SIC
Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
akta.pro primary industry
Enterprise/Creator Video Hosting & OTT SaaS Platforms (MPACAAAL)
akta.pro secondary industries
Streaming Technology & SDK Providers (Low-latency video, input, client SDKs) (MPAFAHAD), Video Conferencing & Meetings (HDAIAHAI), K–12 Instructional Video & Multimedia (EDAGALAA)

Keywords

  • Enterprise video streaming
  • Cloud live broadcasting
  • Video on demand platform
  • AI digital human service
  • Online learning platform

Where CC video is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Beijing
HQ country
China
HQ region
Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

CC video business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
SubscriptionMonthlyEnterprise Live Streaming

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

CC video product offering

Product offering

Core offering

CC video (BokeCC / 获得场景视频) provides an enterprise video cloud platform that delivers live streaming, video-on-demand, cloud classroom, online school systems, corporate digital learning, AI-powered CDN acceleration, and an AI digital human service to enterprise customers. The platform supports use cases across online education, financial training, remote healthcare, government conferences, enterprise marketing, and brand promotion, with standalone integrated products for live broadcasting, on-demand video, interactive classrooms, learning management, and AI-driven content generation.

Product overview

CC video (获得场景视频) offers a comprehensive video cloud service platform with seven core products forming an integrated video ecosystem. The portfolio includes 企业直播 (Enterprise Live Streaming) and 云直播 (Cloud Live Streaming) as the primary live streaming platforms, 云课堂 (Cloud Classroom) and 网校系统 (Online School System) for educational institutions, 云点播 (Cloud VOD) for on-demand video management, 获得学院 (Huode Academy) for corporate digital learning, and 云加速 (Cloud Acceleration) as an AI-powered CDN acceleration service. The platform recently added an AI数字人平台 (AI Digital Human Platform) enabling video and voice cloning for automated content creation. With 17 years of focus in video cloud services, the platform covers online education, online finance, online healthcare, event live streaming, enterprise training, and video conferencing scenarios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Enterprise Live Streaming (企业直播) One-stop enterprise live streaming solution for business conferences, meetings, enterprise training, marketing campaigns, annual parties, and new product launches, with high-concurrency support, red envelope rain, lottery, questionnaire, multi-site interaction, and data analytics built in.
  • Cloud Live Streaming (云直播) Enterprise-grade video live streaming platform with dedicated private live rooms, supporting online education, summit broadcasts, financial live streaming, medical broadcasts, and government and enterprise training use cases.
  • Cloud Classroom (云课堂) Real-time interactive cloud classroom product designed to realistically recreate offline teaching environments, supporting 1v1 private tutoring, small classes, large classes, dual-teacher classrooms, and video conferencing for education and corporate training.
  • Cloud VOD (云点播) Secure and stable video-on-demand platform with multi-region storage, video encryption, audio recognition, distribution acceleration, and data analytics, targeted at video websites, knowledge payment platforms, e-commerce marketing, and short video applications.
  • Online School System (网校系统) One-stop online school platform requiring zero technical threshold, providing independent portals, website customization, live teaching, on-demand video, academic scheduling, and student management for K12 education, vocational training, corporate internal training, and offline-to-online transformation.
  • AI Digital Human Service (AI数字人服务) AI-driven digital human platform that generates high-quality videos through real-person and voice cloning, allowing 1:1 replication of a real person's appearance with text or voice driving the generated narration video. Applied across education, healthcare, finance, and e-commerce for teaching, marketing, training, and promotional scenarios.

Quantifiable outcome

  • 70%+ of education benchmark enterprises use the platform
  • +1 more outcomes

Companies that use CC video

Customer profile

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

CC video technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

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API docs
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AI maturity

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AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

CC video partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会/CIFTIS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Strategic partnership signed with CIFTIS in 2023. BokeCC committed 15 billion yuan investment to promote high-quality economic development through the partnership. Strategic cooperation for service trade industry events and digital transformation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

CC video competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • ChinaCache / ChinaNetCenter (蓝汛): Established Chinese CDN and edge services provider with overlapping video delivery and acceleration capabilities. Directly comparable on the CDN/infrastructure layer.
  • Brightcove: US-listed enterprise video hosting, OTT, and live streaming SaaS provider. Closely comparable business model targeting enterprise communications, marketing, and training use cases.
  • Kaltura: Enterprise video platform with VOD, live, and virtual classroom products targeting education, finance, and healthcare — directly overlapping with BokeCC's vertical focus and product mix.
  • Agora (声网Agora): China-founded real-time audio/video cloud platform providing SDKs for live streaming, video calling, and interactive broadcasting. Directly comparable in target customers (education, enterprise, social) and core technology stack.
  • Wangsu Science & Technology (网宿科技): Leading Chinese CDN and edge cloud provider historically focused on video delivery and acceleration. Closely comparable in CDN infrastructure footprint and video distribution customers.

Broad incumbents

  • Tencent Cloud (VooV Meeting / Tencent Live): Hyperscaler offering enterprise live streaming, VOD, and video conferencing as part of a much broader cloud portfolio. Directly competes with BokeCC's live and VOD products but bundled with IaaS/PaaS.
  • Alibaba Cloud (Alibaba Live / ApsaraVideo): Hyperscaler with ApsaraVideo Live and VOD offerings serving similar education, finance, and enterprise customers in China and globally. Significant pricing and ecosystem pressure on independent video cloud platforms.
  • Huawei Cloud (Video Services): Hyperscaler offering live, VOD, media processing, and increasingly AI digital human services, with strong penetration into government and SOE buyers — a directly overlapping customer segment for BokeCC.
  • Kingsoft Cloud (金山云): Public Chinese cloud provider with video cloud offerings and a strong enterprise customer base. Competes in live, VOD, and CDN for the same vertical industries.

Emerging players

  • ClassIn: Education-focused interactive live teaching platform, especially strong in K-12 and tutoring. Overlaps with BokeCC's cloud classroom product line in the education vertical but does not span the broader enterprise portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

CC video compliance and trust

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Compliance2 records

CC video financial estimates

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Valuation estimate

CC video leadership team

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

CC video funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

CC video M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about CC video

What does CC video do?

CC video (BokeCC / 获得场景视频) provides an enterprise video cloud platform that delivers live streaming, video-on-demand, cloud classroom, online school systems, corporate digital learning, AI-powered CDN acceleration, and an AI digital human service to enterprise customers. The platform supports use cases across online education, financial training, remote healthcare, government conferences, enterprise marketing, and brand promotion, with standalone integrated products for live broadcasting, on-demand video, interactive classrooms, learning management, and AI-driven content generation.

Is CC video a public or private company?

CC video is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was CC video founded?

CC video was founded in 2005. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is CC video based?

CC video is headquartered in Beijing, China, in the Asia region.

Who are CC video's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are ChinaCache / ChinaNetCenter (蓝汛), Brightcove, Kaltura, Agora (声网Agora) and Wangsu Science & Technology (网宿科技). Broad incumbents are Tencent Cloud (VooV Meeting / Tencent Live), Alibaba Cloud (Alibaba Live / ApsaraVideo), Huawei Cloud (Video Services) and Kingsoft Cloud (金山云). ClassIn is listed as an emerging player.

Does CC video have an API?

Yes. Provides API and SDK interfaces for seamless integration with enterprise systems. Supports Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and WeChat mini-program platforms. Allows customization of players, skin, intro, and advertising content. Developer documentation is at www.bokecc.com/class/607.

What industry is CC video in?

CC video's product category is Enterprise Video Cloud Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPACAAAL, Enterprise/Creator Video Hosting & OTT SaaS Platforms, with a secondary code of MPAFAHAD, Streaming Technology & SDK Providers (Low-latency video, input, client SDKs). Its NAICS code is 516210 and its SIC code is 7372.

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