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Edgecast Networks, Inc., formerly Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS), was a subsidiary of Yahoo Inc. and provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming services. It was founded in 2006 and received funding from the venture arm of The Walt Disney Company, Steamboat Ventures. The company was headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was rebranded as Edgecast in September 2021, following Apollo Global Management's acquisition of 90% of Verizon Media, which in turn became the current incarnation of Yahoo. In March 2022, Limelight Networks announced its intention to acquire Edgecast; once the deal is complete, the merged companies will operate as Edgio.

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  • Edgecast Networks, Inc., formerly Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS), was a subsidiary of Yahoo Inc. and provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming services. It was founded in 2006 and received funding from the venture arm of The Walt Disney Company, Steamboat Ventures. The company was headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was rebranded as Edgecast in September 2021, following Apollo Global Management's acquisition of 90% of Verizon Media, which in turn became the current incarnation of Yahoo. In March 2022, Limelight Networks announced its intention to acquire Edgecast; once the deal is complete, the merged companies will operate as Edgio. Edgecast is notable for being a self-provisioning CDN technology used by the telecommunication and hosting industries. Edgecast was rated the third in the CDN industry by the Yankee Group in August 2009, and turned EBITA positive in Q2 of 2009. Edgecast was ranked 13th on the Deloitte Fast 500 list for North America 2012. (en)
  • Edgecast — американская компания в сфере Content Delivery Network (CDN). (ru)
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  • Acquired byLimelight Networks (en)
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  • Acquired by Limelight Networks (en)
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  • Edgecast — американская компания в сфере Content Delivery Network (CDN). (ru)
  • Edgecast Networks, Inc., formerly Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS), was a subsidiary of Yahoo Inc. and provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming services. It was founded in 2006 and received funding from the venture arm of The Walt Disney Company, Steamboat Ventures. The company was headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was rebranded as Edgecast in September 2021, following Apollo Global Management's acquisition of 90% of Verizon Media, which in turn became the current incarnation of Yahoo. In March 2022, Limelight Networks announced its intention to acquire Edgecast; once the deal is complete, the merged companies will operate as Edgio. (en)
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