Tubefilter Explained
Tubefilter, Inc. |
Type: | Private |
Foundation: | [1] |
Founder: | Drew Baldwin Brady Brim-DeForest Marc Hustvedt |
Location City: | Los Angeles, California |
Location Country: | United States |
Key People: | Brady Brim-DeForest (CEO) |
Industry: | Internet, Media, Entertainment |
Tubefilter, Inc. is a privately held company based in Los Angeles, California that operates media businesses focusing on the online entertainment industry.[2] It publishes Tubefilter News, a blog targeted at the fans, creators, producers, influencers, and distributors of streaming television and web series content.[3] [4]
Cited by
Tubefilter News has been cited by Variety,[5] and its staff have been quoted by the Washington Post,[6] the Christian Science Monitor,[7] The Wrap,[8] and BusinessWeek,[9] when covering the streaming television industry. It is ranked in the top 1,600 blogs worldwide according to Technorati.[10]
Other operations
The company also operates and hosts the Streamy Awards, a weekly streaming television guide,[11] [12] and monthly web series meetups.[13] [14] In October 2009, Tubefilter acquired online entertainment and reviews site Tilzy.tv.[15] [16] [17]
Network
Tubefilter offers blogs and services on its network including:
- Tubefilter News (launched June 2008), a trade publication for the online entertainment industry.[18]
- Tubefilter Jobs (launched February 2009), a new-media and streaming television focused job board.[19]
- Web TV Schedule (launched August 2008), a guide to streaming television release schedules.[20]
Events
Tubefilter operates a series of events in Los Angeles and New York.[21] These include:
- Onfronts (launched June 2009), a bi-annual digital upfront for the streaming television industry.
- Web TV Meetups (launched August 2008), a community event series in Los Angeles.
- Web TV Week (launched March 2009), a week-long series of streaming television events that takes place every spring and fall in Los Angeles.
Programs and sponsorships
Tubefilter sponsors and promotes a number of streaming television-based award shows and foundations. They are a founding host of the Streamy Awards.[22] [23] They were also one of the founding media companies that formed the International Academy of Web Television.[24] [25]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: California Business Search - Corporation Search Results: TUBEFILTER, INC. . California Secretary of State . October 8, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184755/http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/corpdata/ShowAllList?QueryCorpNumber=C3156834 . March 3, 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Tubefilter blog . Tubefilter, Inc . September 16, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100327211607/http://blog.tubefilter.tv/ . March 27, 2010 . dead .
- Web site: On the Net: Sites Aim to Be TV Guide for the Web . Jake . Coyle . February 26, 2009 . ABC News . Associated Press . July 26, 2009.
- News: ABC Experiments With New Techniques to Promote "FlashForward". Kettle, Michael. September 4, 2009. TVOverMind. September 27, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183639/http://www.tvovermind.com/tv-news/abc-experiments-with-new-techniques-to-promote-flashforward/8968. March 3, 2016. dead.
- News: Original Web Series Still Lack Funding . Thomas . Mclean . June 2, 2009 . . August 5, 2009.
- News: Web Series Are Coming Into A Prime Time of Their Own . Monica . Hesse . 2 . May 17, 2009 . Washington Post . August 4, 2009.
- Web site: What's on Web TV? . Gloria . Goodale . April 20, 2009 . The Christian Science Monitor.
- Web site: Ashton Kutcher's Web/TV Breakthrough . Maria . Russo . May 13, 2009 . The Wrap.
- Web site: Verizon Wireless Enrolls at Valemont U . https://web.archive.org/web/20091017064243/http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2009/tc20091012_212065_page_2.htm . dead . October 17, 2009 . Aymar . Christian . October 12, 2009 . BusinessWeek.
- Web site: Technorati Rankings . April 19, 2009 . Technorati . Technorati, Inc . October 14, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140817071015/http://technorati.com/search/?return=sites . August 17, 2014 .
- Web site: Video's Rosy Future. Krieger. Todd. October 31, 2008. ClickZ. IIM, LLC. July 26, 2009.
- Web site: Digital Dealmakers . Todd . Krieger . April 19, 2009 . TV Week . Crain Communications, Inc . September 2, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090601021101/http://www.tvweek.com/talking-tv/dealmakers/2009/04/marc_ostrick_ceo_and_cofounder.php . June 1, 2009 .
- News: 10 Ways to Advance Your Career . July 30, 2009 . Sarah Kuhn . Jamie Painter Young . Dany Margolies . Backstage . September 15, 2009.
- News: Tubefilter Hollywood Web TV Meetup Presents: Going LIVE! . October 7, 2009 . NewTeeVee . October 7, 2009.
- Web site: Web Video News Consolidation: Tubefilter Acquires Tilzy.tv . Chris . Albrecht . October 19, 2009 . NewTeeVee.
- Web site: Tubefilter Acquires Tilzy.tv; Shuffles Execs To Scale Out . Tameka . Kee . October 19, 2009 . PaidContent.
- News: Beyond "Balloon Dad": Web Series Continue Startling Growth . . October 21, 2009 . October 21, 2009 . Greg . Mitchell.
- News: About Tubefilter News . Tubefilter . September 18, 2009.
- News: Tubefilter New Media Jobs . Tubefilter . September 18, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090901123607/http://jobs.tubefilter.tv/a/jobs/find-jobs . September 1, 2009 .
- News: Tubefilter - Web TV Schedule . Tubefilter . September 18, 2009 . dead . https://archive.today/20100327204749/http://www.tubefilter.tv/schedule/dec-15-21-08.shtml . March 27, 2010 .
- News: Tubefilter Events . Tubefilter . October 21, 2009.
- Announcing the 1st Annual Streamy Awards . Streamy Awards . December 19, 2008 . July 26, 2009 .
- News: California Streamin': A Night for Web Serials . New York Times . March 31, 2009 . September 18, 2009 . Blog . Virginia . Heffernan.
- News: Tilzy.tv. Transparency. The Streamys and The IAWTV. Tilsner, Jamison. March 4, 2009. September 27, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090610073605/http://www.tilzy.tv/transparency-the-streamys-and-the-iawtv.htm. June 10, 2009.
- New International Academy of Web Television Announces Digital Entertainment Industry Leaders for Academy Membership . IAWTV . March 4, 2009 . October 2, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726164432/http://iawtv.org/media/Announcing-the-IAWTV-03-04-09.pdf . July 26, 2011 .