Edgecast
| Formerly | Verizon Digital Media Services (2014–2021), Edgio (2022-2024) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | August 2006 |
| Fate | Acquired by Parler Cloud Technologies |
| Successor | Edgecast |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas |
Key people | Alex Kazerani (CEO & Founder) James Segil (President & Founder) Phil Goldsmith (CRO & Founder) Jay Sakata (CTO & Founder) Lior Elazary (Chief Research Officer & Founder) |
Number of employees | 400+ (2021) |
| Parent | Parler Cloud Technologies (2025–on) |
| ASN | 15133 |
| Website | edgecast.io |
Edgecast, Inc. (formerly Edgio, formerly Verizon Digital Media Services, formerly Edgecast Networks, Inc) was a subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. and provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming services. Founded in 2006, it was notable for being a self-provisioning CDN technology used by the telecommunication and hosting industries.
On June 16, 2022, Edgecast was acquired by Limelight Networks and was rebranded as Edgio.
In late 2024, Edgio entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On February 10, 2025, Edgecast and it's technology was sold to Parler Cloud Technologies. The majority of the Edgio assets were purchased by Akamai.