Private company

Pandora TV

Logo: Pandora TV, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

South Korean company

Pandora TV (Korean: 판도라TV) was a South Korean video sharing website that hosted user-generated content. Founded in October 2004, Pandora TV is the first video sharing website in the world to attach advertisement to user-submitted video clips and to provide unlimited storage space for users to upload. The operating company, Pandora TV Co., Ltd., has its headquarters in the Seoul-Gangnam Building in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul.2 It was founded by Kim Kyung-ik.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 25, 2004Founded1

Pandora TV (Korean: 판도라TV) was a South Korean video sharing website that hosted user-generated content. Founded in October 2004, Pandora TV is the first video sharing website in the world to attach advertisement to user-submitted video clips and to provide unlimited storage space for users to upload. The operating company, Pandora TV Co., Ltd., has its headquarters in the Seoul-Gangnam Building in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul.2

The story

Founded by Kim Kyung-ik on Oct 25, 2004.1

October 2004 – Launched video sharing portal Pandora TV

October 2005 – Launched iCF ad format

October 2005 – Changed the corporate name from Lettee.com to Pandora TV Co.

June 2006 – Completed Series A financing of over $6 million from a Silicon Valley–based investment group led by Altos Ventures

April 2007 – Completed Series B financing of $10 million led by DCM (formerly known as Doll Capital Management)

December 2007 – Selected as one of the Top 100 Global Tech Startups in 2007 by Red Herring

December 2007 – Launched Pandora TV Global Beta service

March 2008 – Acquired The K-Multimedia Player, a premium video player solution

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April 2008 – Officially launched Pandora TV global service offered in four languages (English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean)

July 2015 – Pandora TV uses Youtube to host it's videos and is no longer an independent platform

January 31, 2023 – Pandora TV service ended, and users get redirected to Moviebloc.com.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pandora TV, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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Products and brands

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Timeline

  1. Oct 25, 2004Founded Founded1

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