Verizon Digital Media Services

Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS ) is an American company known for their content delivery network (CDN).

The company was founded in 2006 as EdgeCast Networks, Inc and was funded by the venture arm of The Walt Disney Company, Steamboat Ventures. The company was headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

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 Networks was ranked 13th on the Deloitte Fast 500 list for North America 2012.

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On December 9, 2013 the boards of directors of Verizon and EdgeCast each approved Verizon's acquisition of EdgeCast and the deal was closed on December 23, 2013.

Between 2013 and 2016, EdgeCast Networks was a subsidiary of Verizon Communications as part of the Verizon Digital Media Services group, among upLynk LLC and others.

In 2016, EdgeCast Networks, Inc became Verizon Digital Media Services, Inc.

In 2017, Verizon Digital Media Services, Inc. became part of Oath Inc.