Bottle Rocket (company)

Bottle Rocket
IndustryInteractive Entertainment
Founded1996 (acquired: 2000)
FateAcquired by ACTV (since acquired by OpenTV)
HeadquartersNew York City

Bottle Rocket, Inc. was a leading developer of Web-based casual games and advergames from 1996 until 2000, when the company was acquired by ACTV,[1] a technical and creative interactive television services company later acquired by OpenTV.[2] Based in New York City, the company created more than 40 licensed trivia, prediction, simulation, arcade-style and multiplayer game formats played by more than 600,000 registered users, and specialized in sports-related content.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Baumgartner, Jeff (2000-09-04). “ACTV Takes a Flyer on Bottle Rocket”, Multichannel News. Retrieved on 2008-10-21.
  2. ^ Saunders, Christopher (2002-09-26). “Liberty-Backed OpenTV Acquires ACTV, Wink”, ClickZ Network. Retrieved on 2008-10-21.