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Type of site | Online video website directory andvideo search engine |
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| Owner | FOTV Media Networks, Inc. |
| Created by | Dale Bock,Founder David Bohnett,Chairman |
| URL | www.ovguide.com |
| Registration | Not required for most services |
| Launched | July 2006 |
OVGuide is awebsite aggregator which allowed users to findonline video content. The company was acquired byFOTV Media Networks Inc. for over $10M in 2016.
Sites are submitted by users and selected based on editorial review. Once a site is approved for inclusion, it is categorized according to itsniche content. Editors do not review specific video titles, but look at the overall quality of a site, such as checking for enough unique video content, potential spyware, excessive ads, or other factors which would make a video site unacceptable for inclusion.
In 2009, OVGuide participated as one of the exclusive live streamers ofLeeza Gibbons' 'A Night to Make a Difference' an Oscar dinner and charity celebration, the first time anAcademy Awards Oscar Party was streamed online.
In 2010 OVGuide acquired IBeatYou. The total deal was worth $2.975M, with $1.487M in earnout. IBeatYou was later acquired from OVGuide byPhotobucket in an all-stock transaction.
Live Matrix was acquired by OVGuide in early 2012. Sanjay Reddy replaced Peter Lee as CEO.
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