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FreeCast, Inc. is an American digital media distribution company based in Orlando, Florida. The company, founded by William Mobley in 2011, capitalizes on a recent shift from conventional TV viewing to consuming content on the web.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Television Declining Rapidly As Shift To Online Entertainment Consumption Grows )〕 Their primary product is Rabbit TV, a web-based virtual library of entertainment media created and marketed together with A.J. Khubani's company Telebrands. ==History and overview== FreeCast was founded in 2011 by William Mobley and began as a search engine for web video content, locating and categorizing 1.5 million new videos each day, spread over 5000 categorized channels. The company soon developed a Facebook app, which allowed users to watch TV directly from their Facebook page.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FreeCast.com wrapping up deal with Facebook on Web TV program guide )〕 The service, with eMedia Guide technology as its core, quickly gained success, particularly due to its comprehensive live streaming event guide covering popular events like the Super Bowl, Academy Awards, NBA Playoffs, Wimbledon and many others.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Around the Clock Olympic Coverage Online )〕 Before Rabbit TV was introduced, the company relied primarily on display advertising for revenue. ==Rabbit TV== In 2012 FreeCast partnered with Telebrands to turn their service into a physical device. They named the product Rabbit TV, and in the early 2013 began selling it through major US retailers in the form of USB stick. The Rabbit TV USB device grants users access to the rabbittvgo.com web-based guide interface. As of October 2013, a little more than 2 million people bought the device.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Rabbit TV, considered )〕 Rabbit TV aggregates thousands of links to a variety of digital media sources, including TV shows, news broadcasts, live sporting events, movies, music and radio stations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rabbit TV: Real Deal or Swift Swindle? )〕 Soon after reaching the first million paid subscribers, the company announced further Rabbit TV development, including deeper social integration, multi-device compatibility and introducing of a la carte programming packages.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FreeCast's Rabbit TV Takes Web TV To The Next Level )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FreeCast (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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