And IMDB is owned by Amazon
Along with good reads
That’s why we have tmdb.org themoviedb ;)
and metacritic is owned by fandom
And in turn Fandom is owned by Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales. Which makes me uncomfortable in strange ways.
from wikipedia: Fandom was acquired in 2018 by TPG Inc. and Jon Miller through Integrated Media Co.
Wales is still president of the company, and presumably has a continuing financial stake in it.
And in turn Fandom is owned by Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales. Which makes me uncomfortable in strange ways.
https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/03/fandom-acquires-seven-brands-from-red-ventures-gamespot-tv-guide/
Lauren Forristal 8:24 AM PDT · October 3, 2022
"…one-stop shop for fans across their entertainment and gaming journey,” said Perkins Miller, CEO of Fandom, in a statement. Miller had become CEO in February 2019, as the company rebranded from its former name, Wikia, and began to update its core platform technology.
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https://www.tpg.com/news-and-insights/wikia-incs-fandom-announces-investment-led-media-veteran-jon
Feb.20.2018
Nikki Flynn nflynn@fandom.com
Luke Barrett media@tpg.com
“As part of the investment, Miller will join Wikia, Inc. as Co-chairman with current Chairman and Founder Jimmy Wales. Miller brings a history of leadership at media and technology companies such as IAC, AOL, Viacom, and News Corporation and Fox Inc., where he most recently served as Chief Digital Officer and Chairman and CEO, Digital Media Group of News Corporation. Wales is also founder of Wikipedia and founder, Chair Emeritus and Board Member of The Wikimedia Foundation.”
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I believe the CEO is a former Disney exec as well. I remember reading up about this when they were messing with all the review scores for the Star Wars sequels.
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Big if true
Steam is released by Valve.
🤯
God damn, I never made that link before.
Ironically the source of much of their liquidity.
Fuck
I always knew it might have been rotten!
So that’s why their critic reviews are like that
Doctorow is never wrong.
I use letterboxd for movies
Serializd for shows
Storygraph for books.
All owned by individuals as far as I know.
No wonder their taste is trash
Okay? As someone who gives less than half a shit about any review sites why does this matter? Honestly. Wouldnt people look at the normal people score over critic scores?
