AllMovie

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AllMovie
Allmovie Logo.png
Web address allmovie.com
Commercial Yes
Registration No
Available in English
Owner All Media Network
Created by Michael Erlewine
Launched 1998; 18 years ago (1998)
Alexa rank
Negative increase 62,435 (April 2015)[1]
Current status Online

AllMovie[2] (previously All Movie Guide) is an online guide service website with information about films, television programs, and screen actors.[3] As of 2013, AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by All Media Network.[4]

History[edit]

For more details on AllMovie's history, see All Media Network § History.

AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame.

The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more.

AllMovie data was accessed on the web at the AllMovie.com website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs.

In late 2007, Macrovision (now Rovi Corporation) acquired AMG for a reported $72 million.[5]

The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic.com, AllMovie.com and AllGame.com were sold by Rovi in August 2013 to All Media Network, LLC. The buyers also include the original founders of SideReel and Ackrell Capital investor Mike Ackrell.[6]

All Media Network offices are located in San Francisco, California, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alexa Ranking". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 18 April 2015. 
  2. ^ "AllMovie - Movies and Films Database". All Media Network. Retrieved March 29, 2014. ©2014 AllMovie, a division of All Media Network, LLC 
  3. ^ Haddad, Michael (2005). The screenwriter's sourcebook: a comprehensive marketing guide for screen and television writers. Chicago, Ill: Chicago Review Press. p. 333. ISBN 1-55652-550-8. 
  4. ^ "Rovi Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2013 Financial Performance Announces Agreements to Sell Rovi Entertainment Store and Consumer Website Businesses". Rovi. July 21, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013. 
  5. ^ "Macrovision Corporation, acquired All Media Guide Holdings, Inc.". Mandasoft. December 17, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2012. 
  6. ^ "Digital Entertainment Veterans Launch ‘All Media Network’ to Perfect Digital Media Discovery". BusinessWire. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013. 

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