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CastTV

Internet video search and aggregation company

CastTV was a former Internet video search and aggregation company based in San Francisco, California. After the company was acquired by the Tribune Company in 2010, its popular consumer website was closed down and the core technology was used to build various enterprise data products, including Online Video Data, which powers the universal video search for Google, Roku, TiVo, and other online video providers. CastTV was founded in 2006 by Edwin Ong and Alex Vikati.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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CastTV was a former Internet video search and aggregation company based in San Francisco, California. After the company was acquired by the Tribune Company in 2010, its popular consumer website was closed down and the core technology was used to build various enterprise data products, including Online Video Data, which powers the universal video search for Google, Roku, TiVo, and other online video providers.2

The story

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.

April 2007: CastTV raises a $3.1M Series A from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and additional funding from investors including Ron Conway and Marc Andreessen. Advisors include Rajeev Motwani and Timothy Chou.

2008: CastTV launched consumer beta.

December 2010: Acquired by Tribune Company.

2011: Tribune launched Online Video Data product powered by CastTV technology.

From Wikipedia’s article on CastTV, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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