TV Pixie was a British website about television programmes founded in 2009. The company was closed in 2012.[citation needed]
Type of business | Private |
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Available in | English |
Founded | London, UK, 2009 |
Headquarters | London |
Founder(s) | Alex Guest |
URL | tvpixie |
Advertising | Display |
Registration | Optional |
Current status | Defunct (2012) |
History
editTV Pixie was founded by Alex Guest after he left Zattoo, where he was the UK country manager, in 2009. The site was conceived as an ad-funded portal for television viewers to discover new TV programmes and to read reviews.[1]
In November 2011, TV Pixie's blog[2] was ranked 140th out of 4,935 television-related sites globally by Technorati, putting TV Pixie's blog ahead of The Guardian newspaper's TV and radio blog, ranked 210th.[3]
Awards
editThe company was one of the winners of the IC Tomorrow competition run by the UK Government's Technology Strategy Board in 2011.[4]
TV Pixie's entry is a finalist in the Technology Strategy Board's 2012 Race For Apps contest.[5]
References
edit- ^ Smith, Patrick (30 June 2009). "Industry Moves: Zattoo UK Manager Alex Guest Launches TV Start-Up". paidContent:UK. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ TV Pixie blog http://tvpixie.com/tv-news
- ^ "Television sites". Technorati. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Film & TV Panel winners announced". innovateuk.org. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Race For Apps Contest". innovateuk.org. Retrieved 1 February 2012.