Metacafe - Wikipedia

Metacafe was an Israeli video-sharing website, launched in July 2003. During the mid-2000s, it was one of the largest video-sharing websites, ... Metacafe FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Israelivideo-sharingwebsite Metacafe,Inc.TypeofbusinessPrivatelyheldcompanyTypeofsiteVideohostingserviceFoundedJuly 2003;19 yearsago (2003-07)DissolvedAugust 2021;1 yearago (2021-08)Key peopleRezaIzadCurrent statusFormerURLclaimedbyVideosHub.com MetacafewasanIsraelivideo-sharingwebsite,launchedinJuly2003.Duringthemid-2000s,itwasoneofthelargestvideo-sharingwebsites,thougheventuallybegantobesupersededbyYouTube,VimeoandDailymotion.InAugust2021,theplatform'swebsitebecameinactive,alongwithitssocialmediapagesbeingabandoned. Contents 1History 1.1ProducerRewards 2Closure 3Seealso 4Footnotes 5References 6Externallinks History[edit] MetacafeInc.wasfoundedinJuly2003[1]inTelAvivbyIsraelientrepreneursEyalHertzog(ChiefTechnicalOfficer)andArikCzerniak(CEO)andraised$3millionfromBenchmarkCapital.InJune2006,thecompanyclosedaSeriesBfinancingroundof$12million.InvestorsincludedAccelPartnersandBenchmarkCapital.ThatSeptember,thecompanymoveditsheadquarterstoPaloAlto,CaliforniaandinOctober,MetacafewasrankedthethirdlargestvideositeintheworldaccordingtocomScore.[2]Itusedtoattractmorethan13millionuniquemonthlyU.S.viewersandstreamsmorethan53millionvideosintheU.S.eachmonth,accordingtocomScoreVideoMetrix(March2011).Thesite'sglobalaudiencewasmorethan40millionuniquemonthlyviewers.[citationneeded] Initsearlyyears,MetacafewassimilartoothervideoviewingwebsitessuchasYouTubeorDailymotion,butlaterturnedintoashort-formvideoentertainment.Thecompany'spartnershadincludedmarqueecontentproviderssuchasmajormoviestudios,videogamepublishers,broadcastandcableTVnetworks,musiclabelsandsportsleagues. Thesitewassupportedthroughads,andworkedcloselywithbrandsintheentertainment,consumerelectronics,telecommunications,consumerpackagedgoods,food&beverage,andautomotivesectors. In2007,ErickHachenburg,previouslyanexecutivewithElectronicArts,tookoverasCEOofthecompany.[3] InJune2012,itwasreportedthatMetacafehadbeenacquiredbydigitaltalentagency,TheCollective,itmovedheadquarterstoSanFrancisco,California,withanotherofficeinLosAngeles.[4] ProducerRewards[edit] InOctober2006,MetacafeannounceditsProducerRewards[5]programinwhichvideoproducerswerepaidfortheiroriginalcontent.Throughthisprogram,anyvideothatwasviewedaminimumof20,000times,achievedaVideoRankratingof3.00orhigher,anddidnotviolateanycopyrightsorotherMetacafecommunitystandardswasawarded$5forevery1,000U.S.views.PayonlyforU.S.views. Theprogramhadseveralsuccessstories,someofwhichhavebeenfeaturedonnationalTV,suchasTheCanTossingVideo,[6]theBeerLaunchingFridgeonDavidLetterman,andtheRonPaulGirlseries[7]byLivFilms,[8]thathasbeenfeaturedonFoxNewsandCNN.[9] Closure[edit] InAugust2021,thewebsitebecameinactive.[citationneeded] Seealso[edit] SanFranciscoBayAreaportal Companiesportal Internetportal Comparisonofvideohostingservices Veoh Footnotes[edit] ^MetacafetobesoldforUSD200millionYnetnews.RetrievedJanuary9,2012. ^WeTryHarder,articlefromIPcommunications.tmcnet.comArchivedFebruary3,2007,attheWaybackMachine ^SaulHansell(10October2007)."ViralVideosStillRuleatMetacafe".Bits.Retrieved16June2012. ^Atkinson,Chris(2012-06-17)."PioneerVideoSharingSiteMetacafeAcquiredbyYouTubeTalentAgency,TheCollective".TubularInsights.Retrieved2020-06-17. ^Metacafe–ProducerRewards ^Metacafe.com ^Livfilms.comArchived2008-03-17attheWaybackMachine ^LivFilms'Channel ^Livfilms.comArchived2010-06-20attheWaybackMachine References[edit] Bogatin,Donna.InterviewwithMetacafeCEOArikCzerniakonZDnetBlogs Gerson,Jen.Offthewallflips.FromtheTorontoStar.Anarticleaboutaproducerwhohasearnedover$23,000inProducerRewards. Holahan,Catherine.Don'tIknowyoufromtheInternet?FromBusinessWeek Marshall,Matt.Metacafeunveilsproducerawards,tounderscoreadvantageoverYouTubefromVentureBeat Richmond,Will."MetacafeDrivesCommunity-BasedProgrammingModel."videonuze.com,CommentaryfromonlinevideonewsblogVideoNuzepublishedonDecember6,2007. 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