Tubefilter

Tubefilter, Inc. is a privately held company based in Los Angeles, California, that operates media businesses focusing on the online entertainment industry.^[3] It publishes Tubefilter News, a blog targeted at the fans, creators, producers, influencers, and distributors of streaming television and web series content.^[4][5]

Tubefilter, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Internet, media, entertainment
Founded	2008; 17 years ago (2008)[1]
Founder	Drew Baldwin Brady Brim-DeForest Marc Hustvedt[2]
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California , United States
Key people	Brady Brim-DeForest (CEO)
Website	tubefilter.com

Cited by

Tubefilter News has been cited by Variety,^[6] and its staff have been quoted by The Washington Post,^[7] The Christian Science Monitor,^[8] The Wrap,^[9] and BusinessWeek,^[10] when covering the streaming television industry. It is ranked in the top 1,600 blogs worldwide according to Technorati.^[11]

Other operations

The company also operates and hosts the Streamy Awards, a weekly streaming television guide,^[12][13] and monthly web series meetups.^[14][15] In October 2009, Tubefilter acquired online entertainment and reviews site Tilzy.tv.^[2][16][17]

Network

Tubefilter offers blogs and services on its network including:

• Tubefilter News (launched June 2008), a trade publication for the online entertainment industry.^[18]
• Tubefilter Jobs (launched February 2009), a new-media and streaming television focused job board.^[19]
• Web TV Schedule (launched August 2008), a guide to streaming television release schedules.^[20]

Events

Tubefilter operates a series of events in Los Angeles and New York.^[21] These include:

• Onfronts (launched June 2009), a bi-annual digital upfront for the streaming television industry.
• Web TV Meetups (launched August 2008), a community event series in Los Angeles.
• Web TV Week (launched March 2009), a week-long series of streaming television events that takes place every spring and fall in Los Angeles.

Programs and sponsorships

Tubefilter sponsors and promotes a number of streaming television-based award shows and foundations. They are a founding host of the Streamy Awards.^[22][23] They were also one of the founding media companies that formed the International Academy of Web Television.^[24][25]