Tubefilter
Online entertainment media company
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Tubefilter, Inc. is a privately held company based in Los Angeles, California, that operates media businesses focusing on the online entertainment industry.[3] It publishes Tubefilter News, a blog targeted at the fans, creators, producers, influencers, and distributors of streaming television and web series content.[4][5]
Brady Brim-DeForest
Marc Hustvedt[2]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet, media, entertainment |
| Founded | 2008[1] |
| Founder | Drew Baldwin Brady Brim-DeForest Marc Hustvedt[2] |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , United States |
Key people | Brady Brim-DeForest (CEO) |
| Website | tubefilter |
Cited by
Tubefilter News has been cited by Variety,[6] and its staff have been quoted by The Washington Post,[7] The Christian Science Monitor,[8] The Wrap,[9] and BusinessWeek,[10] when covering the streaming television industry. It is ranked in the top 1,600 blogs worldwide according to Technorati.[11]
Other operations
The company also operates and hosts the Streamy Awards, a weekly streaming television guide,[12][13] and monthly web series meetups.[14][15] In October 2009, Tubefilter acquired online entertainment and reviews site Tilzy.tv.[2][16][17]
Network
Tubefilter offers blogs and services on its network including:
- Tubefilter News (launched June 2008), a trade publication for the online entertainment industry.[18]
- Tubefilter Jobs (launched February 2009), a new-media and streaming television focused job board.[19]
- Web TV Schedule (launched August 2008), a guide to streaming television release schedules.[20]
Events
Tubefilter operates a series of events in Los Angeles and New York.[21] These include:
- Onfronts (launched June 2009), a bi-annual digital upfront for the streaming television industry.
- Web TV Meetups (launched August 2008), a community event series in Los Angeles.
- Web TV Week (launched March 2009), a week-long series of streaming television events that takes place every spring and fall in Los Angeles.
Programs and sponsorships
Tubefilter sponsors and promotes a number of streaming television-based award shows and foundations. They are a founding host of the Streamy Awards.[22][23] They were also one of the founding media companies that formed the International Academy of Web Television.[24][25]