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The original Justin.tv was a single channel featuring founder Justin Kan, who broadcast his life 24/7 and popularized the term lifecasting. In 2007, Justin Kan stopped broadcasting and Justin.tv relaunched into its later form as a network of thousands of channels.
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- March 19, 2007; 16 years ago
- August 5, 2014
- Twitch Interactive (called Justin.tv, Inc until February 2014)
Justin.tv was a website that revolutionized the streaming of live videos on the internet by regular people. It started as a platform for lifecasting, but later pivoted to video game streaming, hosting Twitch as its main product. Learn about its rise and fall, its co-founders, its funding, and its controversies.
Dec 16, 2022 · Justin.tv was an online video streaming platform that allowed anyone to broadcast live videos of themselves. It started as a website for webcams and cameras, but evolved into a live-streaming service with over 60 channels on various topics. It was shut down in 2014 by its parent company Twitch, which was acquired by Amazon.
Jun 15, 2012 · Five years, four complete shifts in business plan: Entrepreneur Justin Kan will try anything to make his business work. And that's just the way they like it in the tech world.
Aug 5, 2014 · The Verge reports that Justin.tv, the company that launched the live video platform in 2007, has ceased operations and rebranded its offspring Twitch.tv as a global leader in live streaming. Learn how Justin.tv evolved from a bizarre stunt to a global phenomenon and how it faded to black.
Aug 5, 2014 · Justin.tv, one of the earliest live streaming websites, announced its closure in 2014 as its parent company concentrated on Twitch, a video game-focused site. Twitch was reportedly in talks with YouTube for a possible acquisition at the time.
Aug 5, 2014 · Justin.tv, the live-streaming service that spawned Twitch, has shut down after seven years. Users can transfer their accounts to Twitch until August 15, 2014.