▁its ▁popular ▁consumer ▁website ▁was ▁closed ▁down ▁and ▁the ▁core ▁technology ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁build ▁various ▁enter prise ▁data ▁products , ▁including ▁Online ▁Video ▁Data , ▁which ▁powers ▁the ▁universal ▁video ▁search ▁for ▁Google , ▁R oku , ▁Ti V o , ▁and ▁other ▁online ▁video ▁prov iders . ▁ ▁Cast TV ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁Ed win ▁O ng ▁and ▁Alex ▁Vik ati . ▁Services ▁included ▁a ▁video ▁search ▁engine ▁and ▁the ▁lic ens ing ▁of ▁video ▁search ▁technology ▁to ▁media ▁companies . ▁ ▁Cast TV ' s ▁search ▁index ▁incorpor ated ▁both ▁popular ▁and ▁long tail ▁content , ▁including ▁TV ▁shows , ▁mov ies , ▁celebr ity , ▁news , ▁sports ▁and ▁vir al ▁videos . ▁The ▁company ▁filtered ▁out ▁exp ired ▁videos , ▁duplicate ▁videos , ▁and ▁video ▁sp am . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁Cast TV ▁is ▁founded ▁by ▁husband ▁and ▁wife ▁entrepr ene urs , ▁Ed win ▁O ng ▁and ▁Alex ▁Vik ati . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁Cast TV ▁sec ures ▁its ▁first ▁customer : ▁Gem star ▁- ▁TV ▁Guide . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁Cast TV ▁ra ises ▁a ▁$ 3 . 1 M ▁Series ▁A ▁from ▁Dra per ▁Fish er ▁Jur vet son ▁and ▁additional ▁fund ing ▁from ▁invest ors ▁including ▁Ron ▁Con way ▁and ▁Marc ▁Andre essen . ▁Ad vis ors ▁include ▁Raj ee v ▁Mot w ani ▁and ▁Tim othy ▁Ch ou . ▁▁