“Moviefone has been a go-to resource for entertainment enthusiasts for years, and we’re excited to bolster its presence and bring this iconic platform into the entertainment ecosystem of the future.” “This natural alignment between MoviePass and Moviefone will help us grow our subscriber base significantly and expand our marketing and advertising platform for our studio and brand partners,” MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe said in a statement at the time.
The company paid $1 million in cash for Moviefone and offered Oath roughly $14 million in options of Helios and Matheson stock.Īlso Read: MoviePass and Parent Company File for Bankruptcy Helios & Matheson bought Moviefone from Oath (formerly AOL and Yahoo!) in 2018 for $8 million. MovieTickets then outright acquired Moviefone’s online arm in 2004, before Moviefone, in 2012, inked a partnership with Fandango. In 2001, Moviefone entered into a partnership with in order to crosslink the ticketing. “The integration of Made In Hollywood’s TV assets with Moviefone’s iconic digital, mobile and social assets is a perfect marriage of entertainment brands providing a 360 solution for our advertising, studio, broadcast and streaming partners across multiple platforms,” O’Neal said in a statement.Īlso Read: MoviePass, Helios and Matheson Acquire Moviefone From Oathįounded in 1989, Moviefone recently attracted more than 6 million unique monthly visitors to its site for movie showtimes and tickets, trailers, TV schedules, streaming information, cast and crew interviews, photo galleries and more.ĪOL bought the movie-ticketing and listing company in 1999 for $388 million in stock. homes with over 600 hours of programming. O’Neal is best known for the syndicated TV series “Made in Hollywood,” which is currently in its 15th season on major station groups including CBS and FOX O&O’s, available in over 107 million U.S. O’Neal’s Born In Cleveland LLC had the winning bid for Moviefone, followed by FOMOPOP Inc., which offered $1.050 million for the company. Helios & Matheson Analytics sold its movie times listing company Moviefone for $1.075 million out of bankruptcy, according to a Thursday court filing. Updated Mato include the identity of the buyer.Ĭleveland O’Neal III, the Emmy-winning producer and distributor of the “Made in Hollywood” TV franchise, has emerged as the buyer of movie times listing company Moviefone.
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