Philo
American internet television company
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| June 25 2024 | Philo added MeTV Toons to its channel lineup on the day the channel launches. |
| March 2024 | Dish announced a partnership with Philo to offer advertisers access to Philo's inventory. |
| February 2022 | Philo reached an agreement with entertainment company Kin to bring over 65 hours of programming and produce its first original series, 'Boss Moves with Rasheeda'. |
| March 29 2021 | T-Mobile announced a partnership with Philo to offer a discount on the service when bundled with wireless plans. |
| February 2020 | Google Fiber added Philo's 61-channel package to its offerings, at a time when Philo had 750,000 subscribers and had grown by 300% over the previous year. |
| October 2018 | Philo added Hallmark Channel and its sister channels, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Hallmark Drama. |
| November 14 2017 | Philo launched its over-the-top (OTT) streaming television service in the United States, available on multiple devices and featuring channels from A&E Networks, AMC Networks, Discovery, Inc., and Viacom. |
| 2015 | Philo relocated to San Francisco, California after securing the Series B round. |
| June 2015 | Philo raised $10 million in a Series B funding round led by New Enterprise Associates, with investments from HBO, Rho Ventures, Xfund, CBC New Media Group, and Andrew McCollum. |
| 2014 | Andrew McCollum, a founding member of Facebook, succeeded Christopher Thorpe as CEO to expand Philo beyond university IPTV services. |
| 2013 | The company was rebranded from Tivli to Philo, and announced a strategic partnership with HBO to provide HBO GO service to universities. |
| July 2013 | Philo raised a $6.3 million Series A funding round led by New Enterprise Associates, with investors including Mark Cuban, HBO, Ari Emanuel, and Rho Capital Partners. |
| 2012 | Christopher Thorpe joined as CEO to build out Philo's original university IPTV service. |
| 2011 | Tivli launched its streaming service at Harvard University, with a quarter of the resident population registering within the first few weeks. |
| 2011 | Tivli joined the Harvard Innovation Lab (iLab) as the first company in residence. |
| 2010 | Philo (originally named Tivli) was first founded by Tuan Ho and Nicholas Krasney at Harvard University. |
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