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VUBIQUITY to Support Electronic Sell-Through (EST) for Frontier Communications' Premium Film and Television ContentVUBIQUITY, the leading global technology solution for premium content services, today announced a three year deal with Frontier Communications, a U.S. telecommunications and multiplatform video distribution (MVPD) company, in which VUBIQUITY will provide all the Electronic Sell Through (EST) films and television series for Frontier's pending acquisition of 1.2M Verizon FiOS (News - Alert)® customers in California, Texas and Florida. "We're extremely pleased to be supporting our colleagues at Frontier as they increase their base of customers as part of the pending Verizon (News - Alert) transaction, said Darcy Antonellis, CEO of VUBIQUITY. Providing the library of content and managed services support for Frontier's EST offering is a terrific offering for its customers as they look to purchase digital theatrical and TV titles for their libraries. Supporting EST is critical for content creators and services providers like Frontier worldwide." VUBIQUITY will provide Frontier with a true end-to-end solution, licensing ES titles - from major blockbusters to smaller independent films as well as select television series - while managing the storage, transcoding and delivery of premium digital content to approximately 1.2 million households in California, Texas and Florida. The service will be built into Frontier's Video-on-Demand (VOD) platform and will be Ultraviolet enabled, allowing Frontier customers to watch films and TV shows on any device. VUBIQUITY will offer additional services including an enhanced user interface platform that will allow Frontier to intuitively track and monitor digital assets through VUBIQUITY's IntelliVU platform. "We are pleased to strengthen our existing relationship with VUBIQUITY," said Steve Gable, CTO of Frontier. "Their professional approach to licensing combined with deep technological expertise made it an easy decision, and one which will reap substantial benefits for our customers." This announcement comes on the heels of several strategic acquisitions made by VUBIQUITY in 2015. The company's purchase of Juice Worldwide made it the only end-to-end media technology service to deliver to every platform - including cable, satellite, telco, wireless and OTT. Additionally, VUBIQUITY's acquisition of Digital End-to-End (DETE) technology from Warner Bros. created a faster, more cost-efficient, automated system for the industry to manage and distribute digital content. About VUBIQUITY VUBIQUITY is the leading global provider of premium content services. From licensing to delivery, VUBIQUITY offers a full scope of managed services including digital and OTT distribution to every major media provider. The company provides capabilities for linear and on demand viewing that support rental, sell-through, ad-supported and subscription business models for multiscreen purposes. A global organization, VUBIQUITY utilizes a Content-as-a-Service model to enable cost-effective end-to-end solutions for monetization. VUBIQUITY is a privately held company with primary offices in Los Angeles and London. For the latest company news, follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) @Vubiquity.
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