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 TV.com logo | ||||
| General Information | ||||
| Website/URL: | http://www.tv.com Official website | |||
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| Website type: | Entertainment | |||
| Registration: | Optional | |||
| Owned by: | CBS Interactive | |||
| Launch date: | June 1, 2005 | |||
| Current status: | Active | |||
TV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive.[1] The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan. UK and Australia versions of the website are also available, at uk.tv.com and au.tv.com, respectively.
History[]
CNET had originally 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's technology-related TV shows. One of these shows was actually titled TV.com. The program, highlighting the best of the Internet for new and casual computer users, aired in U.S. syndication.
CNET then acquired TV Tome, a fan-run television database. TV.com was launched a few months after the acquisition on June 1, 2005[2] with many of the features and content of the original TV Tome site.
On May 15, 2008, CBS formally announced its purchase of CNET Networks,[3] and the company changed its name to CBS Interactive.
TV.com has continually looked at innovating the television-viewing experience by incorporating it with technology, as seen with the creation of WatchList.[4] This service offered personalized TV listings influenced by user actions and social media, which eventually carried over to the creation of TV.com Relay.
Features[]
TV.com provides show descriptions, cast and crew listings, full episodes as well as clip length videos, discussion forums, and detailed episode guides for many TV shows. Episode guides may include synopsis information, a recap, credits, notes, trivia, quotes, and images provided by the networks. All textual information in the guides is user generated. Users earn badges and points for participating. After a user earns above a certain number of points, they become editor for the guide where they get to moderate all user submissions made to the guide. The site also provides actor guides which includes the actors’ bios, credits, trivia and quotes, images, forums, and related news. Like show pages, users can become editors for these guides after earning points by providing sourced content.
In addition to its user-generated database of television information, TV.com creates original editorial content and special features for noteworthy television events, such as Comic-Con, season finales, award shows, upfronts, holiday TV, and more.
Mobile app[]
The site has created a mobile application for download on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad through the iTunes app store, and another application for Android mobile phones and tablets on the Google Play Store.[5] Both applications allows users to stream video content, including clips and full length episodes directly to their device.
Relay[]
TV.com Relay is a social television check in application that is available over mobile and web.[6][7] Users can check in to shows they are watching, see what their friends are watching, participate in discussion, and earn badges.
References[]
- ↑ CBSi Our Brands.
- ↑ CNET Launches TV.com. ContentNext Media.
- ↑ CBS to buy CNET Networks. CBS Interactive.
- ↑ TV.com Launches Watchlist: TV Guide for the Social Media Era. Mashable, Inc..
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tv-com/id305094711?mt=8
- ↑ TV.com Relay
- ↑ Relay and TV.com Join Social TV Race. Agora Media Innovation Ltd..
External links[]
- http://www.tv.com/ TV.com official website