Zap2it.com Snapshot
To find something on the tube, you can zap through channels or you can zip onto this Web site. Zap2it.com provides local television listings and information about TV shows along with related celebrity and entertainment industry news. The ad-supported Web site, which draws an audience of about 5 million people, also offers local movie listings and information on DVD releases. Zap2it also licenses its content to third-party publishers, including People.com (owned by Time) and AOL. Launched in 2000 as a product of Tribune Media Services, Zap2it was formed through the merger of Web publishers MovieQuest and ultimatetv.com (its predecessor dating back to 1995).