TVGuide.co.uk

The creators of TVGuide.co.uk envisioned people searching and watching television online, which the website cites as the reason they registered the domain name.{{cite web|title=About TVGuide.co.uk|url=http://www.tvguide.co.uk/aboutus.asp|work=TVGuide.co.uk|publisher=(Imano)|accessdate=4 March 2014|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228081206/http://tvguide.co.uk/aboutus.asp|url-status=live}} In 2007, the brand's chief executive officer was Chetan Damani. The website was relaunched to include user-generated content and a new format: the television listings grid. It also enabled users to customise the guide to hide channels unavailable to them. Sister company Imano were commissioned to develop the changes.{{cite web|title=TV listings site relaunches with user-generated content focus|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-162443220.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611075013/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-162443220.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2014|work=New Media Age|publisher=Centaur Media |date=19 April 2007}} By 2008, TVGuide.co.uk had over one million unique users.

TVGuide.co.uk entered a partnership with TVCatchup to allow their users to watch television online without leaving their website.{{cite web|title=Portals and publishers vie for online TV supremacy|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-211333823.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611075011/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-211333823.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2014|work=New Media Age|publisher=Centaur Media |access-date=4 March 2014|date=5 November 2009}} The brand later released their service as an application for Apple and Android devices.{{cite web|title=TVGuide.co.uk TV Guide|url=https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tvguide-co-uk-tv-guide/id317212648|work=iTunes|publisher=(Apple Inc.)|access-date=4 March 2014|date=4 January 2014|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616213027/https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tvguide-co-uk-tv-guide/id317212648|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=TVGuide.co.uk TV Guide UK|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acrossair.tvguideuk&hl=en_GB|work=Google Play|publisher=(Google)|accessdate=4 March 2014|date=8 February 2014|archive-date=11 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111194747/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.acrossair.tvguideuk&hl=en_GB|url-status=live}} The application was originally designed by Imano.{{cite web|title=Case Study: TVGuide Mobile Apps|url=http://www.imano.com/CaseStudy/1156/Case-Study-TVGuide-Mobile-Apps|work=Imano|accessdate=4 March 2014|archive-date=5 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305020827/http://www.imano.com/CaseStudy/1156/Case-Study-TVGuide-Mobile-Apps|url-status=live}}

TVGuide.co.uk's use of deep linking has caused problems with British broadcasters. In March 2008, ITV and BBC hired lawyers to investigate the legality of TVGuide.co.uk linking directly to their video content.{{cite web|title=Broadcasters seek legal advice on video linking|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-177309085.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611075007/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-177309085.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2014|work=New Media Age|publisher=Centaur Media |access-date=4 March 2014|date=27 March 2008}} ITV later devised a strategy to prevent the website and similar websites from doing so, fearing profit loss. The broadcaster along with Channel 4 also altered their streaming services to block the deep linking.{{cite web|title=Broadcasters in talks to stop TV listings sites deep-linking|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-181886140.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611074958/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-181886140.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2014|work=New Media Age|publisher=Centaur Media|access-date=4 March 2014|date=24 July 2008}}

The company has been represented by Monetise, which was later acquired by Glam Media.{{cite web|title=Glam Media acquires UK-based Monetise Ltd|url=http://www.glammedia.com/glam-media-acquires-uk-based-monetise-ltd|work=Glam Media|accessdate=4 March 2014|date=20 June 2008|archive-date=5 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305005508/http://www.glammedia.com/glam-media-acquires-uk-based-monetise-ltd|url-status=live}} The website continued to receive advertising directing from Glam Media as well as Orange UK.{{cite web|title=Glam Media kicks off international expansion plans|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-224076368.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611075005/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-224076368.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2014|work=New Media Age|publisher=Centaur Media |access-date=4 March 2014|date=15 April 2010}}{{cite web|title=Orange Ad Network wins major clients by targeting set sectors|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-164394283.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611075000/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-164394283.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2014|work=New Media Age|publisher=Centaur Media |access-date=4 March 2014|date=31 May 2007}} In 2012, the website was investigated by the Advertising Standards Agency after it featured an advertisement for Durex. The watchdog concluded that it was "unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence". The website also revealed that only 4.6% of users were under eighteen years old.{{cite web|title=Anti-climax; advert|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-290439319.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611075004/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-290439319.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2014|work=Daily Mirror|publisher=Trinity Mirror |access-date=4 March 2014|date=23 May 2013}}

The brand has begun a new project covering international television listings which operated at "yo.tv".{{cite web|title=About YO|url=http://corporate.yo.tv/about.html|work=yo.tv|publisher=(Imano)|access-date=5 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305035023/http://corporate.yo.tv/about.html|archive-date=5 March 2014|df=dmy-all}} In 2014, the website announced that it had acquired over three million monthly website users and downloads of their application had surpassed seven million. They also revealed that they gained more than five million unique users across their entire franchise.{{cite web|title=Become a TVGuide.co.uk blogger!|url=http://blog.tvguide.co.uk/become-a-tvguide-co-uk-blogger/|work=TVGuide.co.uk|publisher=(Imano)|access-date=4 March 2014|date=17 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704171425/http://blog.tvguide.co.uk/become-a-tvguide-co-uk-blogger/|archive-date=4 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=TVGuide.co.uk apps pass 7 million downloads|url=http://blog.tvguide.co.uk/tvguide-co-uk-apps-pass-7-million-downloads/|work=TVGuide.co.uk|publisher=(Imano)|access-date=4 March 2014|date=21 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309094749/http://blog.tvguide.co.uk/tvguide-co-uk-apps-pass-7-million-downloads/|archive-date=9 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}

Digitalbox purchased the assets of the site in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Maher |first=Bron |date=28 March 2023 |title=Traffic up but revenue down for The Tab publisher as UK online ad downturn bites |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/digitalbox-profits-plateau-advertising-recession/ |access-date=28 February 2025 |website=Press Gazette}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=13 October 2023 |title=Digitalbox shares rise as completes TVGuide.co.uk acquisition |url=https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1697193825263921300/digitalbox-shares-rise-as-completes-tvguidecouk-acquisition.aspx |access-date=1 March 2025 |website=Morning Star UK |archive-date=26 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126084854/https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1697193825263921300/digitalbox-shares-rise-as-completes-tvguidecouk-acquisition.aspx |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Acquisition of the assets of TVGuide.co.uk Limited |date=30 May 2022 |url=https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=1323-15473379-327E3PBL6USB9BSFUV5BOJ0F5Q |access-date=1 March 2025 |website=Financial Times |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329095815/https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=1323-15473379-327E3PBL6USB9BSFUV5BOJ0F5Q |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Digitalbox buys TVGuide.co.uk in £550,000 deal {{!}} Shares Magazine |url=https://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/market/1653907234375910500/digitalbox-buys-tvguidecouk-in-gbp550000-deal |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=www.sharesmagazine.co.uk |archive-date=21 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521204756/https://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/market/1653907234375910500/digitalbox-buys-tvguidecouk-in-gbp550000-deal |url-status=live }} In September 2023 the website was completely overhauled with the mobile web interface replacing the desktop site, which was no longer accessible.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-04 |title=TV Guide - TVguide.co.uk |url=https://www.tvguide.co.uk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804030952/https://www.tvguide.co.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2023-08-04 |access-date=2025-03-01 }}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=TV Guide - TVguide.co.uk |url=https://www.tvguide.co.uk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001015212/https://www.tvguide.co.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2023-10-01 |access-date=2025-03-01 }}

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