Tubi TV
The official logo of Tubi TV
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Industry | Entertainment |
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Founded | 2014 |
Founder | Farhad Massoudi |
Headquarters | San Francisco, United States |
Key people
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Farhad Massoudi (Founder, CEO) Thomas Ahn Hicks (Co-founder, Head of Strategy & Business Development) |
Website | tubitv |
Tubi TV is a free, ad-supported television and movie platform found on the web and online streaming devices. Launched in 2014 by Adrise as a way to increase exposure for their content providers, Tubi TV holds the largest library of free TV and movies on the web.[1] Content partners include Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), and Lions Gate Entertainment, among dozens more.[2]
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Tubi TV launched in April 2014 with more than 20,000 television shows and movies, the largest library of free, available media content online.[3][4] In March 2015, AdRise announced a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures for the rights to 50 films per month on Tubi TV.[5] After bringing in investments and content partnership agreements with Paramount Pictures and Lions Gate Entertainment in November 2015, Tubi TV's library grew to over 40,000 movies and TV shows.[6] New content goes live on Tubi TV every week.[7]
Availability
Tubi TV can be found on their website, tubitv.com, Roku, Android, iOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung.[8][9]
Background
The company uses a real-time bidding platform for advertisers for delivering video ads across various platforms.[10] Former Fox TV chairman, Sandy Grushow, is an advisory board member.[11] Former Vice Chairman of Lions Gate Entertainment, Mark Amin, is an investor. The company behind Tubi TV, Adrise, has raised $4 million in capital. Principal investors include Foundation Capital, Bobby Yazdani, Zod Nazem, and Streamlined Ventures.[12][13]
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