Fandango Media
American media corporation based in Los Angeles, California
Fandango Media, LLC is an American ticketing company that sells movie tickets via its website and its mobile app. It also owns the Fandango streaming digital video store and streaming service (formerly owned by Walmart and originally known as Vudu), and Rotten Tomatoes, a website that provides television and streaming media information. It is a joint venture between Versant and Warner Bros. Discovery.
History
In 2000, James Michael Cline, with Art Levitt, founded Fandango. In 2003, Fandango secured $15 million in funding from venture capitalists Technology Crossover Ventures. Fandango was privately held. Then-owners included exhibition chains (Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Regal Cinemas, Carmike Cinemas, Cinemark Theatres, General Cinema Theatres, Edwards Theatres and Century Theatres) and venture capital firms (Accretive Technology Partners and General Atlantic Partners).
On April 11, 2007, Comcast acquired Fandango, with plans to integrate it into a new entertainment website called "Fancast.com", set to launch the summer of 2007. In June 2008, the domain Movies.com was acquired from Disney.
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