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Clicker.com
Owner
CBS Interactive
URLwww.clicker.com (forwards to www.tv.com)
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedNovember 12, 2009[1]
Current statusInactive

Clicker was an Internet video directory and

CBS Interactive
.

Clicker indexed only legal video that is

Amazon Video-on-Demand, iTunes and Netflix Watch Instantly.[2] Clicker also began indexing Comcast Xfinity, Comcast's online library of TV shows and movies, in August 2010.[3]

In addition to search and directory services, Clicker offered

Crackle, Revision3, Snag Films, NCAA Vault and more.[8]

In April, Clicker launched its iPad Edition.[9] Users who visit the site from their iPad will be automatically redirected to a special version of Clicker that provides a complete programming guide for the iPad, making it easy for iPad users to find what broadcast-quality programming is available to watch and what's not. Clicker also has mobile apps for the iPhone and Android devices which let users check-in to share what they're watching, find programming to watch on their phone, and manage their Playlist.[10]

History

Clicker received an $8 million Series A investment in October 2008 from investors

Jafco Ventures, Benchmark and Redpoint.[12] Board members include Bill Gurley of Benchmark, Geoff Yang of Redpoint, and Slingbox founder Blake Krikorian. Clicker's CEO is Jim Lanzone
, former CEO of Ask.com. As part of its Series A round, Clicker also integrated ModernFeed.com, an online video directory.

The company was in stealth mode until it debuted at

CNET.[2][14]

CBS Interactive acquired Clicker in 2011.[15]

As of now, Clicker re-directs to www.tv.com Archived 2019-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, with no previous Clicker functionality present. Since Clicker has ceased to operate, other services have launched that perform a similar function, such as Movie Monitor.[16]

Content

Clicker's database included more than 750,000 episodes, from over 12,000 broadcast quality shows, from over 2,500 networks, 30,000 movies, and 90,000 music videos from 20,000 artists.

Partnerships

On December 3, 2009, Clicker launched an application on Boxee, which allows users to watch Clicker content from their television. The Clicker app does not include all of the content that currently is available on the website. The app initially included 180,000 episodes from over 3,000 TV and Web shows, as well as 5,000 movies.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b New York Times
  2. ^ a b c Wall Street Journal: A Clicker to Watch TV Online
  3. ^ Clicker: "Roll Out The Clicker Red Carpet For…Comcast Subscribers!"
  4. ^ USA Today: Clicker Aims to be TV Guide for Internet Shows
  5. ^ Clicker's Facebook Homepage
  6. ^ Clicker's Twitter Page
  7. ^ Clicker Social
  8. ^ Clicker Awards
  9. ^ Clicker: "Got An iPad? You'll Be Needing This"
  10. ^ Clicker: "Clicker for iPhone Available Now in the App Store!!! Go Get Some!!!"
  11. ^ SoCal Tech: Clicker Raises $8M -
  12. ^ Market Watch: Clicker Receives $11 Million, Series B -
  13. ^ TechCrunch: Clicker Wants to be TV Guide for the Web
  14. ^ a b CNET: "Boxee gets Clicker App"
  15. ^ "CBS Buys Clicker and Names New Digital Media Chief". New York Times. Media Decoder blog. March 4, 2011.
  16. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2023-04-29.

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