BlogTV

BlogTV
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
Video chat, Webcasting
FoundedJune 2004; 20 years ago (2004-06)
Dissolved2013
HeadquartersRamat Gan, Israel,
Mission Viejo, California
United States (2016–2017)
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Ilan Ben-Dov
Dan Chen Guy Eliav
Nir Ofir
Oren Levy
RegistrationNone
Current statusDefunct

BlogTV was a live-streaming video blog service. It was first established in Ramat Gan, Israel in January 2004 by founders Ilan Ben-Dov, Dan Chen, Guy Eliav, Nir Ofir, and Oren Levy as a webcasting company. The service operated under the Tapuz brand. BlogTV's goals were to provide a means for anyone with Internet access to express their talents and ideas to the world. In 2006 BlogTV launched its Canadian activity under the name BlogTV.ca. BlogTV.com was officially launched in June 2007 in the US and the rest of the world. Users could create live video shows, interact with their audiences or invite co-hosts (adults only) to join their show over the internet or by using WAP. The broadcasters were able to broadcast to their audience with a webcam. The platform also included a chat system.[1] The site had a promotional partnership with ICQ, an IM platform. YouNow acquired BlogTV.com on March 13, 2013.[2]

  1. ^ Lowensohn, Josh. "BlogTV, livestream your blog". CNET. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Lawler, Ryan (March 13, 2013). "Live Social Video Network YouNow Acquires Streaming Service BlogTV". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 13, 2022.