Fully integrated with VIDA, it gives distributors a separate, secure environment to present high-quality media to clients, partners, and buyers without granting access to the core system. Content is curated and published from within VIDA. Viewers access it through Storefront. The operational layer stays protected, and the experience your audience receives stays consistent and on-brand.
Content screening needs to look professional and stay controlled.
Most teams need a clear, polished way to present content to external audiences, whether that means a curated catalogue for a buyer, a preview cut for a partner, or a selection of titles for a sales conversation.
The problem is that most of the tools available weren’t built for this.
Generic file-sharing links don’t reflect brand value
Unsecured URLs expose more than intended
And managing access manually adds overhead without adding control
Teams managing external content access through ad-hoc tools see the same patterns repeatedly. And the more buyers, partners, and reviewers are involved, the harder it becomes to keep things controlled. This is why a purpose-built screening environment matters. It’s the difference between a presentation that builds confidence with buyers and one that creates doubt about the operation’s professionalism. Storefront is designed to solve this without adding complexity.
What is Storefront?
This is the presentation layer for your content
Storefront operates as a standalone screening environment connected to VIDA. It’s not a portal bolted onto the outside of your system. It’sa controlled extension of it, designed specifically for external presentation. When content is ready to be shared, your team curates and publishes it from VIDA. Storefront then makes it available to the right people, in the right format, with the branding and access controls you define.
The operational environment (your asset library, your workflows, your rights data) stays completely separate. Viewers see what you choose to show them and nothing more.
Storefront exists to make content presentation professional and controlled
Branded screening rooms
Customisable environments with control over colours, logos, and layout, delivering a consistent brand experience to every viewer, every time.
Controlled access
Personalised invitations and permissions ensure content is only available to the people you intend. That means no open links or unmanaged distribution.
Secure, high-quality playback
High-resolution streaming with asset protection built in. Your content is delivered at the quality it deserves without exposing the underlying files.
Curated content collections
Publish specific selections from your VIDA library into Storefront. Buyers and partners see exactly what you want them to see, organised and presented the way you choose.
Separation from core operations
Storefront is a standalone presentation layer. Operational workflows, rights data, and the asset library remain fully protected and inaccessible to external viewers.
Integrated with VIDA
Content flows from VIDA into Storefront as part of your existing workflow, which means you have no separate system to maintain, no duplication of effort, and no integration overhead.
Session and access management
Control who can view content, for how long, and under what conditions. Revoke access when a screening window closes or requirements change.
Consistent viewer experience
Every screening feels professional and not like a file-share or a workaround.The experience your buyers and partners receive reflects the quality of the content itself.
Time-limited access control
Set a screening window and Storefront enforces it. When the review period ends, access ends with it. No content left accessible beyond its intended window, and no manual chasing when a screening closes.
How teams actually use Storefront
A. Presenting to buyers and partners
Catalogue presentations and title screenings are central to how content is sold and licensed. The way content is presented matters, not just what’s in it. Storefront gives sales and distribution teams a professional, branded environment for buyer screenings. Curate the selection, set the access parameters, and present content in a way that reflects the quality of what you’re offering (no workarounds, exposed systems, or last-minute link management).
B. Sharing content for review and evaluation
Preview cuts, evaluation copies, and review screenings often need to reach external parties quickly, but not at the cost of security or control. Storefront allows teams to share specific assets or collections with defined access, ensuring that the right people can view content in the right conditions. When the review period ends, access ends with it.
C. Creating curated collections for sales conversations
Sales and marketing teams often need to build bespoke presentations for specific conversations: a selection of titles for a particular buyer, a curated reel for a territory pitch. Storefront makes it easy to publish curated collections directly from VIDA without duplicating assets or creating separate delivery workflows. The right content, presented the right way, for the right conversation.
D. Managing ongoing partner access
Some external relationships require regular or ongoing access to content for review purposes, not the kind of deep integration Connect2 provides, but a persistent, managed screening environment. Storefront supports this use case without requiring ongoing manual effort. Set the access parameters once, and the environment remains available to the people who need it, for as long as they need it.
