TV.com
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Type of site | Entertainment |
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| Dissolved | June 28, 2021 |
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| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | June 1, 2005[2] |
| Current status | Defunct |
TV.comwas a website owned byRed Venturesthat covered television series and episodes with a focus on English-language shows made or broadcast in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Originally launched byCNETin the mid-1990s, the website was transformed in 2005 when CNET acquired the website TV Tome and incorporated its assets into the new website's composition. CNET Networks, including the TV.com site, was later purchased byCBSin 2008. In its heyday, TV.com emphasizeduser-generated contentlistings for a wide variety of programs that included episode air dates, descriptions, news, season listings, notes, credits, trivia, and a forum section.
Although TV.com was successful as an information website in the late 2000s, it went without regular updates beginning in 2019. On June 28, 2021, the TV.com website was quietly shut down with no redirect put in its place.
History
[edit]CNEToriginally acquired the domain name (among other generic domain names like news.com,radio.com,etc.) in the mid-1990s to host a website for the company'stechnology-related TV shows.One of these shows was titledTV.com.The program, highlighting the best of the Internet for new and casual computer users, aired in U.S. syndication, and featuredRon Reaganas a correspondent.[3]
On April 22, 2005, CNET acquiredTV Tome,a fan-run television database.[4]TV.com was launched a few months after that acquisition on June 1, 2005.[5]
On May 15, 2008,CBSformally announced its purchase of CNET Networks,[6]and the company changed its name to CBS Interactive.
TV.com continually looked at innovating the television viewing experience by incorporating it with technology, as seen with the creation of WatchList.[7]
TV Tome
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Type of site | Entertainment |
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| Dissolved | June 13, 2005 |
| Owner | CNET Networks, Inc. |
| Created by | John Nestoriak III |
| URL | web |
| Launched | July 11, 2000 |
| Current status | Defunct |
TV Tomewas an Americanwebsitedevoted to documentingEnglish languagetelevision showsand their production. It was run byvolunteereditors, with the assistance of user contributions. The site was founded by John Nestoriak III.
On April 22, 2005, TV Tome officially announced its acquisition by CNET.[4][8][citation needed]
Relay
[edit]TV.com Relay was a social television check-in application that was available via mobile networks and web.[9]
References
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- ^"TV.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools".WHOIS.Archivedfrom the original on February 24, 2021.RetrievedAugust 9,2016.
- ^Evenson, Laura (October 2, 1996)."Ron Reagan Online: Ex-president's son does tech TV show in S.F."San Francisco Chronicle.Archivedfrom the original on April 7, 2020.RetrievedApril 7,2020.
- ^abPasiuk, Laurie (2006).Vault Guide to the Top Internet Industry Employers.Vault, Inc.ISBN978-1-5813-1384-0.
- ^Kramer @sdkstl, Staci D. (June 2, 2005)."CNET Launches TV.com".GigaOm.Archived fromthe originalon May 11, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 16,2016.
- ^Wong, Jon (May 15, 2008)."CBS to buy CNET Networks".CNET.Archivedfrom the original on February 21, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 21,2022.
- ^Christina Warren (September 30, 2009)."TV.com Launches WatchList: TV Guide for the Social Media Era".Mashable.Archivedfrom the original on February 16, 2020.RetrievedJuly 2,2020.
- ^Fritz, Ben (August 9, 2005)."CNET takes in MetaCritic".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on February 21, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 21,2022.
- ^Kastelein, Richard (August 12, 2010)."Relay and TV.com Join Social TV Race [492] | Archives - TV App Market".App Market. Archived fromthe originalon November 2, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 11,2016.