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Entertainment news website
MovieWeb is an entertainment
news website and video brand.
Overview
MovieWeb reports on
entertainment news through its website. The site also maintains a searchable database of films.
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better source needed ]
History
MovieWeb first launched in 1995; by 1997 it was reported to be in operation supported by a 4-person team publishing movie information that, while not 'slick', had a 'certain charm'.
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self-published source? ] [
unreliable source ]
[6] In 2012, MovieWeb produced a video which was an '80s-themed
parody mashup of
The Walking Dead series accompanied by music from
Growing Pains that went
viral .
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Previously, MovieWeb was owned by WatchR Media, Inc., a privately held Las Vegas company.
[9] [
self-published source? ] [
unreliable source ] In 2021, it was estimated the MovieWeb website had 8 million unique visits for the month of July. MovieWeb has been owned and operated by online publisher Valnet Inc. since September 2021 upon completion of the acquisition from WatchR.
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unreliable source ]
Partnerships
In August 2000, MovieWeb announced a collaboration with video rental chain Video Update and video retail software provider Unique Business Systems Inc.
[11] [
unreliable source ]
MovieWeb acts as a distribution partner of
Hulu .[
clarification needed ]
[12] MovieWeb also produces video content for
IMDb.com .
[13] [
unreliable source ]
References
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a
b
"MovieWeb, Inc.:Private Company Information" . Businessweek. Archived from
the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013 .
^ Huffstutter, P.J. (December 21, 1998).
"An Online Fix for Movie Fans" .
Los Angeles Times .
Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2013 .
^ Vice, Jeff (April 11, 1998).
"Movie review sites abound on the Web" .
Deseret News .
Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2013 .
^ Dresner, Denise (1999). Bennett, Graham (ed.).
Directory of Web Sites .
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers . p. 239.
ISBN
9781579581794 .
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"MovieWeb.com" .
LinkedIn .
Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013 .
^ Harris, Krissy (July 29, 1997).
"Discovery Channel Online" .
Los Angeles Times .
Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 .
^ Clark, Matt (January 26, 2012).
" 'Walking Dead' Opening Sequence Going Through 'Growing Pains' " .
MTV .
Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023 .
^ Scharf, Courtney (April 19, 2012).
"The Movieweb 'Walking Dead' Parody is a Hilarious 80s Sitcom Edit" . Trendhunter .
Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023 .
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"Watchr Media" . Watchr Media.
Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018 .
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"Acquisition of MovieWeb.com and TvWeb.com by Valnet Inc" .
Business Wire . September 10, 2021.
Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023 .
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"MovieWeb.com, Video Update and Unique Business Systems Join to Launch the MovieWeb Video Retail Network" . Business Wire . August 29, 2000. Archived from
the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2013 .
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"Distribution Partners" .
Hulu .
Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013 .
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"MovieWeb 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2018" .
IMDb . Retrieved April 3, 2018 . [
dead link ]
External links