AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors.
, AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by
RhythmOne.
History
AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist
Michael Erlewine, who also founded
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...
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 website. It was also available via the
AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs.
In late 2007,
TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million.
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.
RhythmOne offices are located in
San Francisco, California, and
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
See also
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AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...
*
AllGame
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SideReel
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All Media Network
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IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, p ...
References
External links
* {{official, http://www.allmovie.com, AllMovie
Online film databases
American film review websites
Entertainment companies based in California
Internet properties established in 1998
Mass media companies established in 1998
1998 establishments in California