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- ↑ The Best Guides to Watching TV Online, by Liz Gannes, NewTeeVee, September 25, 2009.
- ↑ Beyond YouTube: New Ways to Find Video on the Web, by Joseph De Avila, The Wall Street Journal, October 30, 2008.
- ↑ New companies launch: Yap, Cognitive Code, Viewdle, Faroo & more, by Chris Morrison, VentureBeat, June 3, 2007.
- ↑ Gemstar-TV Guide Licenses Online-Search Technology Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine , by Todd Spangler, Multichannel News, June 21, 2007.
- ↑ CastTV Raises $3.1 Million, Battles Google And AOL In Video Search, by Mike Arrington, TechCrunch, April 24, 2007.
- ↑ Catch Your Favorite Shows and Viral Videos at CastTV, by Jason Fitzpatrick, Lifehacker, January 14, 2009.
- ↑ Tribune Media Buys Video Search Engine CastTV, by Leena Rao, TechCrunch, December 16, 2010.
- ↑ Tribune Media Services Launches New Metadata Products for Entertainment Guide Providers