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TV.com

Type of site

Entertainment
DissolvedJune 28, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-28)
Parent
  • CBS Interactive (2008–2020)
  • Fandom, Inc. (2020)
    • [1]
    RegistrationOptional
    LaunchedJune 1, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-06-01)[2]
    Current statusDefunct

    TV.com was a website owned by Red Ventures that 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 by CNET in 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 by CBS in 2008. In its heyday, TV.com emphasized user-generated content listings 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]

    CNET 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 titled TV.com. The program, highlighting the best of the Internet for new and casual computer users, aired in U.S. syndication, and featured Ron Reagan as a correspondent.[3]

    On April 22, 2005, CNET acquired TV 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, CBS formally 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

    [edit]
    TV Tome

    Type of site

    		Entertainment
    DissolvedJune 13, 2005
    OwnerCNET Networks, Inc.
    Created byJohn Nestoriak III
    URLweb.archive.org/web/20050210011938/http://tvtome.com/
    LaunchedJuly 11, 2000
    Current statusDefunct

    TV Tome was an American website devoted to documenting English language television shows and their production. It was run by volunteer editors, 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

    [edit]
    1. ^ Weprin, Alex (October 3, 2022). "TV Guide, Metacritic, GameSpot Acquired by Fandom in $55M Deal With Red Ventures". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  • ^ "TV.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools". WHOIS. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ Evenson, Laura (October 2, 1996). "Ron Reagan Online: Ex-president's son does tech TV show in S.F." San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  • ^ a b Pasiuk, Laurie (2006). Vault Guide to the Top Internet Industry Employers. Vault, Inc. ISBN 978-1-5813-1384-0.
  • ^ Kramer @sdkstl, Staci D. (June 2, 2005). "CNET Launches TV.com". GigaOm. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  • ^ Wong, Jon (May 15, 2008). "CBS to buy CNET Networks". CNET. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  • ^ Christina Warren (September 30, 2009). "TV.com Launches WatchList: TV Guide for the Social Media Era". Mashable. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  • ^ Fritz, Ben (August 9, 2005). "CNET takes in MetaCritic". Variety. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  • ^ Kastelein, Richard (August 12, 2010). "Relay and TV.com Join Social TV Race [492] | Archives - TV App Market". App Market. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

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