Vimeo Launches Transaction-Based Global TV Store, Announces Content Deal With Starz

Vimeo went live today at entertainment trade show MIPCOM with its brand new Global Television Store, which it launched in partnership with Lionsgate. The transaction-based storefront will vend TV programming from the storied entertainment studio, including bold-faced series like Orange Is The New Black, Mad Men, and Weeds. At the same time, Vimeo announced that it was teaming with Starz to bring three of its original series — The Girlfriend Experience, Ash Vs Evil Dead, and Black Sails — to the new TV store in coming weeks.

Vimeo’s Global Television Store is available now in 150 countries.

“As audiences across the globe continue to shift toward online viewing, Vimeo is taking a leadership role, establishing our On Demand storefront as the world’s first transactional service to offer premium television on a truly global basis,” noted Vimeo’s SVP of programming, Sam Toles, in a statement. Added Starz COO Jeffrey Hirsch

: “With this agreement, Starz will make available for purchase three of its most powerful and compelling Starz Original series for consumers around the world.”

The Girlfriend Experience tells the story of a young attorney who is also a high-end sex worker, Ash Vs Evil Dead is a comedy horror, and Black Sails is a pirate adventure that serves as a prequel to the classic novel Treasure Island. In addition to the aforementioned titles, Lionsgate’s entire catalog of TV series will be available on the global store, including Casual, The Royals, Nurse Jackie, Boss, Blue Mountain State, and Manhattan. In June, Lionsgate announced that it would acquire Starz for $4.4 billion in cash and stock.