Avail-TVN
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| Private company | |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Reston, Virginia |
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Key people
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Darcy Antonellis, CEO; Doug Sylvester, President; William G. Arendt, CFO |
| Products | Video on demand, multiplatform video services, linear content delivery, TV Everywhere, advanced advertising, data services |
| Website | Vubiquity.com |
Vubiquity, Inc. provides technology-based solutions that facilitate content monetization for the entertainment and media industries. The company offers managed services for linear and on-demand viewing that support rental, sell-through, ad-supported and subscription business models. Vubiquity manages more than 28,000 hours of content monthly from over 460 content providers and reaches over 100 million households through 550 service providers. Vubiquity's services, including video on demand (VOD), multiplatform, advanced advertising, creative services and data analytics, are available in 37 countries and 15 languages.
In 2009, Avail Media (an IPTV provider) and TVN Entertainment Corporation merged to create Avail-TVN. In May 2010, the company announced that it would add support for 3D television to its roster of services. The company’s 3D on-demand offering works with operators' existing infrastructure and will work with existing set-top boxes after minor software updates.
In September 2010, Avail-TVN was listed as part of the Inc. 500/5000. The company ranked number 1833 overall, and number 24 among media companies. In November 2012, Avail-TVN placed 6th on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 and earned the top spot among media and entertainment companies. The company earned its place in the top 10 with 38,479 percent growth from 2007 to 2011. .
In May 2012, Avail-TVN announced that it had raised $100 million of financing, led by the Carlyle Group, to fund global expansion and domestic service development, and had acquired UK-based On Demand Group, which continued to operate under its own name.
In March 2013, Avail-TVN and On Demand Group re-branded as a single entity, Vubiquity.
Vubiquity’s services, including aggregation, localization and compliance, metadata creation, encoding, distribution, asset management, delivery and marketing support, help video service providers and premium content owners to monetize content through advertising, transaction or subscription.
Thefirm works with nearly 350 global programmers, offering movies from every major studio, mini-majors, independents and local-language movie distributors, as well as shows from the major broadcast and cable networks in the US and beyond.
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