TV Clip Network Pioneer

A content network focused on clipping and distributing TV show content before streaming was widely available. The business monetized through selling the website.

Key Points:

• Content Strategy:

  • Took TV shows that aired on networks like Fox
  • Clipped them into smaller segments
  • Created websites dedicated to specific shows (started with TV show "24")
  • Expanded to half a dozen TV shows

• Market Opportunity:

  • Pre-streaming era when access to TV show clips was limited
  • Hard to get actual media of shows after they aired
  • Very little media available after initial broadcast

• Business Model:

  • Built network of content sites
  • Sold to company called Buddy TV in Seattle
  • Revenue was "tens of thousands of dollars"
  • Payments received via Western Union every 2 weeks

• Operations:

  • Run while founder was in high school
  • Had business partner in his mid-30s in Michigan (never met in person)
  • Partner orchestrated the sale

The business capitalized on limited media availability in the pre-streaming era by creating easily accessible show clips and content, eventually selling to a larger media company.