TVMuse

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TVMuse
Web address TVmuse
Commercial? Yes
Type of site Video directory
Launched March 2008[1]
Revenue Banner Ads, Amazon Video-on-Demand, Netflix, Hulu, Apple iTunes
Alexa rank 714 (US), 1007 (global) (January 2012)[2]
Current status Working

TVMuse is a video directory and website aggregator that helps users identify online video content. The website contains a database of television programmes and films, while also offering a video search engine feature that connects viewers with the top destinations for online video (e.g., Hulu, Fancast, YouTube).[3] Over 30 million visitors use the services each month.[1] Before March 2013, the company was referred to as TV-Links.eu.[4]

Function

The site provides a detailed listing of TV shows and movies and aggregates content for these items. TVMuse does not host any content, and instead acts as a search index for some streaming sources and video websites available on the Internet. Paid services like Amazon Video-on-Demand, Netflix, and Hulu Plus are available as search results. In April 2013, TVMuse ceased to support user-submitted links and deleted such links retroactively, meaning that only paid services were included within the searchable database.

Another function of the site is that of a site guide or directory. TVMuse contains a comprehensive directory of video websites, with each listed website having an attached ranking. The site also acts as a social network, connecting users with similar interests and allowing user generated content on its pages.

As of July 2013 all the user-provided links have been removed[5] and only links to paid and subscription services remain.[6]

Despite the removal of user-provided links, and the preclusion of new ones being added, users are still sharing links by posting them in the comments section of the relevant episode guide. Link-included comments are being auto-labeled as spam by the site, but are still accessible by clicking "view" for each respective comment.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Company page on CrunchBase Directory
  2. ↑ Alexa ranking
  3. ↑ LinkedIn Company Profile
  4. ↑ "TVMuse in the News". TVMuse. Retrieved 26 March 2013. 
  5. ↑ Tv-Links Press an News Coverage (July 2013 Update). Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  6. ↑ What happened to Tvmuse.eu links?

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