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	'''FORA.tv''' is a company that ~~offers~~ services for event video production, online distribution and monetization.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212042028/https://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6153396.html \|title=The YouTube for thinkers \|work=CNET News \|date= January 25, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/on-one-youtube-competitor-all-joking-aside/ \|work=DealBook \| title= On One YouTube Competitor, All Joking Aside \|\|date=January 26, 2007}}</ref> The company ~~currently serves~~ more than 500 organizations, primarily working with event and conference organizers.		'''FORA.tv''' was a company that offered services for event video production, online distribution and monetization.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212042028/https://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6153396.html \|title=The YouTube for thinkers \|work=CNET News \|date= January 25, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/on-one-youtube-competitor-all-joking-aside/ \|work=DealBook \| title= On One YouTube Competitor, All Joking Aside \|\|date=January 26, 2007}}</ref> The company served more than 500 organizations, primarily working with event and conference organizers.

	==Company history==		==Company history==
	FORA.tv was founded by Brian Gruber in 2005<ref name="Crunchbase">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fora-tv\|title=FORA.tv {{!}} Crunchbase\|website=Crunchbase\|language=en\|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref> as a forum for the exchange of intelligent ideas and conversation (hence the name fora, plural for forum, and the "library" part of the website) and provided video services to conferences while doing that. Gruber was the first marketing director for [[C-SPAN]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=39505075&privcapId=252686490&previousCapId=36743764&previousTitle=FORA.tv,%20Inc.\|title=Brian Gruber: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg\|website=www.bloomberg.com\|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> FORA.tv is known for its intellectual videos<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.wired.com/2007/10/online-video-st/\|title=Online Video Startup Fora.tv Raises $2 Million\|work=WIRED\|access-date=2018-06-30\|language=en-US}}</ref> with a few calling it "The C-SPAN of the Web".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://venturebeat.com/2008/05/07/foratv-the-c-span-of-the-web-raises-4m/\|title=Fora.tv, the C-Span of the Web, raises $4M\|date=2008-05-07\|work=VentureBeat\|access-date=2018-06-30\|language=en-US}}</ref> By 2008, they had partnered with numerous schools and institutions, acquiring a broad library of public lectures and colloquia.<ref name="Boston">{{Cite news\|url=http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/11/02/u_tube/?page=full\|title=U Tube\|last=MacIntyre\|first=Jeffrey\|work=Boston.com\|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref> The library provided several ways to interact with the videos, such as comments, transcripts, and translations.<ref name="tubefilter">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2008/01/01/review-of-foratv/amp/\|title=Review of FORA.tv - Tubefilter\|date=2008-01-01\|work=Tubefilter\|access-date=2018-06-30\|language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2009, the company partnered with [[WIRED]] creating a channel that features videos about technological, science, business, and cultural issues.<ref>{{cite press release \|url=http://fora.tv/pressroom/release/2/FORA_tv_Partners_with_WIRED_com_for_Online_Video_Channel \|work=Press Room\|publisher=FORA.tv \|title=FORA.tv Partners with WIRED.com for Online Video Channel \|accessdate=2008-05-29 \|date=2009-02-20 }}</ref> [[Time (magazine)\|Time]] featured FORA.tv and four others out of Time's "50 Best Websites 2009".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,35042201001_1918215,00.html\|title=50 Best Websites: 5 You May Not Know - Video\|website=TIME.com\|language=en-us\|access-date=2018-06-09}}</ref> FORA.tv was often compared with the online [[TED (conference)\|TED Talks]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1550880/face-ted-talks-vs-foratv\|last=Barol\|first=Bill\|title=Face-Off: TED Talks vs. FORA.tv\|date=2010-03-01\|work=Fast Company\|access-date=2018-06-19\|language=en-US\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619141818/http://www.fastcompany.com:80/1550880/face-ted-talks-vs-foratv\|archive-date=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref name="Boston" /><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=992it9di5B8C&pg=PA210&lpg=PA210&dq=%22fora.tv%22+%22ted+talks%22\|title=Journalism of Ideas: Brainstorming, Developing, and Selling Stories in the Digital Age\|last=Reimold\|first=Daniel\|date=2013-06-26\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=9781136206290\|language=en}}</ref> Website traffic continued to grow for the intellectual hour-long videos to about 3 million views per month by September 2010, tripling in 18 months.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/02/fora-tv-triples-traffic-wait-that-many-people-want-hour-long-videos-on-economics/\|title=Fora.TV Triples Traffic. Wait, That Many People Want Hour-Long Videos on Economics?\|last=Lacy\|first=Sarah\|website=techcrunch.com\|date=Sep 2, 2010\|language=en-US\|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref>		FORA.tv was founded by Brian Gruber in 2005<ref name="Crunchbase">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fora-tv\|title=FORA.tv {{!}} Crunchbase\|website=Crunchbase\|language=en\|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref> as a forum for the exchange of intelligent ideas and conversation (hence the name fora, plural for forum, and the "library" part of the website) and provided video services to conferences while doing that. Gruber was the first marketing director for [[C-SPAN]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=39505075&privcapId=252686490&previousCapId=36743764&previousTitle=FORA.tv,%20Inc.\|title=Brian Gruber: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg\|website=www.bloomberg.com\|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> FORA.tv was known for its intellectual videos<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.wired.com/2007/10/online-video-st/\|title=Online Video Startup Fora.tv Raises $2 Million\|work=WIRED\|access-date=2018-06-30\|language=en-US}}</ref> with a few calling it "The C-SPAN of the Web".<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://venturebeat.com/2008/05/07/foratv-the-c-span-of-the-web-raises-4m/\|title=Fora.tv, the C-Span of the Web, raises $4M\|date=2008-05-07\|work=VentureBeat\|access-date=2018-06-30\|language=en-US}}</ref> By 2008, they had partnered with numerous schools and institutions, acquiring a broad library of public lectures and colloquia.<ref name="Boston">{{Cite news\|url=http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/11/02/u_tube/?page=full\|title=U Tube\|last=MacIntyre\|first=Jeffrey\|work=Boston.com\|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref> The library provided several ways to interact with the videos, such as comments, transcripts, and translations.<ref name="tubefilter">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2008/01/01/review-of-foratv/amp/\|title=Review of FORA.tv - Tubefilter\|date=2008-01-01\|work=Tubefilter\|access-date=2018-06-30\|language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2009, the company partnered with [[WIRED]] creating a channel that features videos about technological, science, business, and cultural issues.<ref>{{cite press release \|url=http://fora.tv/pressroom/release/2/FORA_tv_Partners_with_WIRED_com_for_Online_Video_Channel \|work=Press Room\|publisher=FORA.tv \|title=FORA.tv Partners with WIRED.com for Online Video Channel \|accessdate=2008-05-29 \|date=2009-02-20 }}</ref> [[Time (magazine)\|Time]] featured FORA.tv and four others out of Time's "50 Best Websites 2009".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,35042201001_1918215,00.html\|title=50 Best Websites: 5 You May Not Know - Video\|website=TIME.com\|language=en-us\|access-date=2018-06-09}}</ref> FORA.tv was often compared with the online [[TED (conference)\|TED Talks]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1550880/face-ted-talks-vs-foratv\|last=Barol\|first=Bill\|title=Face-Off: TED Talks vs. FORA.tv\|date=2010-03-01\|work=Fast Company\|access-date=2018-06-19\|language=en-US\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619141818/http://www.fastcompany.com:80/1550880/face-ted-talks-vs-foratv\|archive-date=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref name="Boston" /><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=992it9di5B8C&pg=PA210&lpg=PA210&dq=%22fora.tv%22+%22ted+talks%22\|title=Journalism of Ideas: Brainstorming, Developing, and Selling Stories in the Digital Age\|last=Reimold\|first=Daniel\|date=2013-06-26\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=9781136206290\|language=en}}</ref> Website traffic continued to grow for the intellectual hour-long videos to about 3 million views per month by September 2010, tripling in 18 months.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/02/fora-tv-triples-traffic-wait-that-many-people-want-hour-long-videos-on-economics/\|title=Fora.TV Triples Traffic. Wait, That Many People Want Hour-Long Videos on Economics?\|last=Lacy\|first=Sarah\|website=techcrunch.com\|date=Sep 2, 2010\|language=en-US\|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref>

	FORA.tv is funded by private investors including [[William Randolph Hearst III\|William R. Hearst III]] and Adobe Ventures.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.beet.tv/2008/05/foratv-raises-4.html\|title=FORA.tv Raises $4 Million Round from Hearst, Adobe, Others – Beet.TV\|work=Beet.TV - The Root to the Media Revolution\|access-date=2018-06-19\|language=en-US}}</ref>		FORA.tv was funded by private investors including [[William Randolph Hearst III\|William R. Hearst III]] and Adobe Ventures.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.beet.tv/2008/05/foratv-raises-4.html\|title=FORA.tv Raises $4 Million Round from Hearst, Adobe, Others – Beet.TV\|work=Beet.TV - The Root to the Media Revolution\|access-date=2018-06-19\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	==Services==		==Services==
	FORA.tv's services ~~range~~ from single-camera shoots to full-scale conference video production. FORA.tv's revenue methods for its partners ~~include~~ sponsorships, pay-per-view and advertising. FORA.tv ~~has~~ offices in [[San Francisco]] and [[New York City]].		FORA.tv's services ranged from single-camera shoots to full-scale conference video production. FORA.tv's revenue methods for its partners included sponsorships, pay-per-view and advertising. FORA.tv had offices in [[San Francisco]] and [[New York City]].

	FORA.tv ~~provides~~ a digital forum where people ~~can~~ get and discuss information on technology, politics, culture, entertainment and more. FORA.tv ~~hosts~~ a curated library that ~~features~~ more than 25,000 unmediated video drawn from its clients’ live events, lectures and debates at universities, think tanks, conferences, etc.		FORA.tv provided a digital forum where people could get and discuss information on technology, politics, culture, entertainment and more. FORA.tv hosted a curated library that featured more than 25,000 unmediated video drawn from its clients’ live events, lectures and debates at universities, think tanks, conferences, etc.

	==Clients==		==Clients==

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'''FORA.tv''' is a company that offers services for event video production, online distribution and monetization.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212042028/https://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6153396.html |title=The YouTube for thinkers |work=CNET News |date= January 25, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/on-one-youtube-competitor-all-joking-aside/ |work=DealBook | title= On One YouTube Competitor, All Joking Aside ||date=January 26, 2007}}</ref> The company currently serves more than 500 organizations, primarily working with event and conference organizers.

==Company history==
FORA.tv was founded by Brian Gruber in 2005<ref name="Crunchbase">{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fora-tv|title=FORA.tv {{!}} Crunchbase|website=Crunchbase|language=en|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref> as a forum for the exchange of intelligent ideas and conversation (hence the name fora, plural for forum, and the "library" part of the website) and provided video services to conferences while doing that. Gruber was the first marketing director for [[C-SPAN]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=39505075&privcapId=252686490&previousCapId=36743764&previousTitle=FORA.tv,%20Inc.|title=Brian Gruber: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> FORA.tv is known for its intellectual videos<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2007/10/online-video-st/|title=Online Video Startup Fora.tv Raises $2 Million|work=WIRED|access-date=2018-06-30|language=en-US}}</ref> with a few calling it "The C-SPAN of the Web".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2008/05/07/foratv-the-c-span-of-the-web-raises-4m/|title=Fora.tv, the C-Span of the Web, raises $4M|date=2008-05-07|work=VentureBeat|access-date=2018-06-30|language=en-US}}</ref> By 2008, they had partnered with numerous schools and institutions, acquiring a broad library of public lectures and colloquia.<ref name="Boston">{{Cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/11/02/u_tube/?page=full|title=U Tube|last=MacIntyre|first=Jeffrey|work=Boston.com|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref> The library provided several ways to interact with the videos, such as comments, transcripts, and translations.<ref name="tubefilter">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2008/01/01/review-of-foratv/amp/|title=Review of FORA.tv - Tubefilter|date=2008-01-01|work=Tubefilter|access-date=2018-06-30|language=en-US}}</ref> In February 2009, the company partnered with [[WIRED]] creating a channel that features videos about technological, science, business, and cultural issues.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://fora.tv/pressroom/release/2/FORA_tv_Partners_with_WIRED_com_for_Online_Video_Channel |work=Press Room|publisher=FORA.tv |title=FORA.tv Partners with WIRED.com for Online Video Channel |accessdate=2008-05-29 |date=2009-02-20 }}</ref> [[Time (magazine)|Time]] featured FORA.tv and four others out of Time's "50 Best Websites 2009".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,35042201001_1918215,00.html|title=50 Best Websites: 5 You May Not Know - Video|website=TIME.com|language=en-us|access-date=2018-06-09}}</ref> FORA.tv was often compared with the online [[TED (conference)|TED Talks]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1550880/face-ted-talks-vs-foratv|last=Barol|first=Bill|title=Face-Off: TED Talks vs. FORA.tv|date=2010-03-01|work=Fast Company|access-date=2018-06-19|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619141818/http://www.fastcompany.com:80/1550880/face-ted-talks-vs-foratv|archive-date=2013-06-19}}</ref><ref name="Boston" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=992it9di5B8C&pg=PA210&lpg=PA210&dq=%22fora.tv%22+%22ted+talks%22|title=Journalism of Ideas: Brainstorming, Developing, and Selling Stories in the Digital Age|last=Reimold|first=Daniel|date=2013-06-26|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136206290|language=en}}</ref> Website traffic continued to grow for the intellectual hour-long videos to about 3 million views per month by September 2010, tripling in 18 months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/02/fora-tv-triples-traffic-wait-that-many-people-want-hour-long-videos-on-economics/|title=Fora.TV Triples Traffic. Wait, That Many People Want Hour-Long Videos on Economics?|last=Lacy|first=Sarah|website=techcrunch.com|date=Sep 2, 2010|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-19}}</ref>

FORA.tv is funded by private investors including [[William Randolph Hearst III|William R. Hearst III]] and Adobe Ventures.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.beet.tv/2008/05/foratv-raises-4.html|title=FORA.tv Raises $4 Million Round from Hearst, Adobe, Others – Beet.TV|work=Beet.TV - The Root to the Media Revolution|access-date=2018-06-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Services==
FORA.tv's services range from single-camera shoots to full-scale conference video production. FORA.tv's revenue methods for its partners include sponsorships, pay-per-view and advertising. FORA.tv has offices in [[San Francisco]] and [[New York City]].

FORA.tv provides a digital forum where people can get and discuss information on technology, politics, culture, entertainment and more. FORA.tv hosts a curated library that features more than 25,000 unmediated video drawn from its clients’ live events, lectures and debates at universities, think tanks, conferences, etc.

==Clients==
[[Brookings Institution]],<ref name="wsj">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118194674116237258|title=Matters of the Mind|last=Gomes|first=Lee|date=2007-06-18|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-06-30|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> [[Asia Society]],<ref name="wsj" /> [[Hoover Institution]],<ref name="wsj" /> [[C-SPAN]],<ref name="tubefilter" /> [[Heritage Foundation]],<ref name="tubefilter" /> [[Cato Institute]],<ref name="tubefilter" /> [[Link TV]],<ref name="tubefilter" /> [[Cambridge University]],<ref name="tubefilter" /> [[Americans for Informed Democracy]],<ref name="tubefilter" /> [[Chatham House]],<ref name="ft">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/21474173-5e9a-378b-8053-d2dff5393285|title=Fora.tv: YouTube for policy wonks|website=Financial Times|date=
January 29, 2007|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-06-30}}</ref> [[Council on Foreign Relations]],<ref name="ft" /> [[The New Yorker]], [[Intelligence Squared]], [[Wired Magazine]], [[New York Magazine]], [[The Long Now Foundation]], [[HSBC]], [[New York University Stern School of Business]], [[The Atlantic]], [[Maker Faire]], [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]], [[California Academy of Sciences]] and [[TED (conference)|Ted]].

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