CastTV

Infobox Dotcom company
company_name = CastTV
company_type = Private
foundation = 2006
founder = Edwin Ong & Alex Vikati
location_city = San Francisco, CA
location_country = US
url = [http://www.casttv.com www.CastTV.com]
website_type = Video search engine
current_status = Private Beta

CastTV is a Internet video search and aggregation company based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 2006 by Edwin Ong and Alex Vikati. [http://www.casttv.com/about About CastTV] , by CastTV Inc., retrieved on June 3, 2008.] Services include a video search engine and the licensing of video search technology to media companies.

CastTV's search index incorporates both popular and longtail content, including TV shows, movies, celebrity, news, sports and viral videos. The company claims to filter out expired videos, duplicate videos and video spam. [http://venturebeat.com/2007/09/17/new-companies-launch-yap-cognitive-code-viewdle-faroo-more/#more-34946/ New companies launch: Yap, Cognitive Code, Viewdle, Faroo & more] , by Chris Morrison, VentureBeat, June 3, 2007.]

History

* "Early 2006": CastTV is founded by husband and wife entrepreneurs, Edwin Ong and Alex Vikati.
* "December 2006": CastTV secures its first customer: Gemstar - TV Guide. [http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6454323.html Gemstar-TV Guide Licenses Online-Search Technology] , by Todd Spangler, Multichannel News, June 21, 2007.]
* "April 2007": CastTV raises a $3.1M Series A from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and additional funding from investors including Ron Conway and Marc Andreesen. Advisors include Rajeev Motwani and Timothy Chou. [http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/24/casttv-raises-31-million-battles-google-and-aol-in-video-search/ CastTV Raises $3.1 Million, Battles Google And AOL In Video Search] , by Mike Arrington, TechCrunch, April 24, 2007.]
* "June 2008": CastTV is in private beta.

References

External links

* [http://www.CastTV.com CastTV web site]