Rumble (website)

Rumble
Type of site
 Video sharing
Available in English
Founded 2013 (2013)
Headquarters Toronto, Canada
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s) Chris Pavlovski
Industry Internet
Website rumble.com
Alexa rank Positive decrease 307 (February 2018)[1]
Commercial Yes
Registration Optional
Users 100 million (2018)
Current status Active

Rumble is a video sharing website headquartered in Toronto, Canada.[2][3] It was founded in 2013 by Chris Pavlovski.

The platform allows users to post and share videos, and aims to allow creators to monetize and distribute video content across the Internet.[4] According to comScore, the platform is currently one of the top 50 most popular video sharing sites.[5]

As of September 2017, Rumble is said to attract over 250 million views a month from 100 million active users. The platform uses artificial intelligence to license and verify content before it is published, as well as distribute and monetize published content.[6][7]

History

Rumble was founded in 2013 by its current CEO Chris Pavlovski.[8] In 2016, the company partnered with Getty Images,[9][10] and in the same year partnered with ProSiebenSat.1 Media.[11] On June 28, 2016, the company had a trademark registration for the word "rumble" approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.[12]

In July 2017, Rumble filed a lawsuit against DMG Media, publishers of the British daily newspaper the Daily Mail, for copyright infringement on a number of videos published on the platform.[13] On January 9, 2018, DMG Media had a motion to transfer the case from the Central District of California to the Southern District of New York dismissed by the presiding judge Philip S. Gutierrez.[14]

In December 2017, Miguel Monteverde was named the company's chief operating officer.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "Rumble.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors". Alexa Internet. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Jackson, Brian (January 27, 2014). "Rumble takes on Youtube in battle to win over online video creators". IT Business. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Opportunity for Toronto-based video platform Rumble, as YouTube faces scrutiny". Business News Network. January 3, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Syal, Richa (August 1, 2015). "Rumble Changing Its Video Platform in Ways YouTube Can't". TechVibes. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Galang, Jessica (April 14, 2016). "Today in video: Rumble ranks 47 on comScore top 100, BroadbandTV third largest video property in the world". BetaKit. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Deveau, Denise (September 12, 2017). "That amateur video that goes viral could make you money". Financial Post. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Get Ready to Rumble: Viral Video Style". Cheddar. August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Alability and Stability: Rumble Reaches 250 Million Streams with Verizon's Edgecast CDN". Creative Planet Network. December 5, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Galang, Jessica (March 10, 2016). "Toronto-based Rumble announces partnership with Getty Images". BetaKit. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Getty Images Partners with Video Licensing Platform Rumble". RightsTech Project. March 9, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ Dawes, Terry (June 16, 2016). "Toronto's Rumble partners with multichannel network Studio71". Cantech Letter. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Daily Mail Sued For 'Pirating' Dozens of Viral Videos". TorrentFreak. July 11, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Rumble, Inc. v. The Daily Mail and General Trust PLC, et al". PACER. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  15. ↑ Lafayette, Jon (December 12, 2017). "Video Platform Rumble Names Monteverde COO". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Former Discovery Communications VP Joins Rumble as COO". BetaKit. StartUpHERE Toronto. December 11, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
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