About Yidio: The Leading Independent Online TV Guide

Yidio (short for Your Internet Video) makes it easy to find, enjoy and watch more than a million episodes of TV shows on your laptop, TV, tablet or your mobile phone. Founded in 2008, Yidio is a profitable angel-backed startup in San Francisco. With more than 10 million visitors a month, and the most extensive episode information on movies and television, watch all your favorite TV and movies in one place from content providers like Hulu, Amazon, iTunes, and Netflix. www.yidio.com

Quick Facts

  • Over 10 million visitors per month
  • Over 1.75 million registered users
  • 500,000 Facebook followers actively engaging in discussion
  • Over 400,000 TV Episodes, 15,000 TV Shows, 50,000 Movies
  • Profitable, angel-backed startup located in San Francisco's SOMA district.
  • Angel investors include Alan Warms, CEO of Appolicious, VP/GM of Yahoo, CEO/Co-Founder of Buzz Tracker, Jim Collis and Bill Luby of Seaport Capital, Lon Chow of Apex Venture Partners and Jamie Crouthamel CEO/Founder Performics.

Total Entertainment Guide

More channels, devices, networks, and services mean more options than ever for watching TV shows, movies and videos. Yidio is dedicated to enabling consumers to manage their entertainment activities across the many services available for free or by subscription. By pulling in data from hundreds of sources to aggregate the most accurate viewing directory possible, Yidio's TV guide offers complete episode information and links to watch a show wherever it is available, including broadcast schedules.

Social Engagement Tools

Create and share a personalized profile that tracks favorite shows, from a custom TV schedule for first run episodes to daily reminders via Facebook, Twitter or email. Discovering new shows and content is easy with recommendations based on social actions on Yidio, including liking content, adding content to your favorites, and discussing shows with your friends. Tools to discuss and chat in real-time make socializing about shows and movies easy.

Entertainment News

Yidio's editorial team keeps viewers up-to-date on breaking news about new episodes, behind the scenes stories, original interviews, celebrity gossip, and online tv and social trends. Yidio's users can easily tune into a daily stream of hot topics centered on the shows and movies they care about the most.

Yidio Credits

The first and only program of its kind, Yidio's 1.75 million registered users can earn credits to watch Amazon video on demand. Over half of users actively engage in earning credits through engagement offers, usually short form video, entertainment, surveys and special offers. More than 300,000 television episodes have been redeemed using Yidio credits since the program was introduced. Users earning and utilizing credits make up an incredibly active, engaged audience.

Audience

Over 10 million viewers watch television and movies through Yidio. Highly concentrated in the 18-34 segment, the introduction of new social features launched Yidio to the top of TV guide follower lists on Facebook and Twitter. 500,000 Facebook fans engage in lively discussions, debates and polls about media, tv shows, and gossip daily.

Advertising and Sponsorship

The connection we make between our passionate users and the content they love makes Yidio a ready-made platform to engage with your target audience. Leading advertisers have found success with engagement ads that allow users to earn Yidio credits.

Content Distribution

Introduce your exciting and interesting new web content with the leading driver of full episodes and clips. Content owners and syndicators can reach a diverse and international audience of WebTV, TV and movie lovers on the Yidio platform.

Yidio Office Location

650 Mission Street, First Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105