Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Video chat, Webcasting |
Founded | June 2004 |
Dissolved | 2013 |
Headquarters | Ramat Gan, Israel, Mission Viejo, California United States (2016–2017) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Founder(s) | Ilan Ben-Dov Dan Chen Guy Eliav Nir Ofir Oren Levy |
Registration | None |
Current status | Defunct |
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]