<s>
Babelgum	B-Application
was	O
a	O
free-to-view	O
Internet	O
television	O
platform	O
supported	O
by	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babelgum	B-Application
uses	O
streaming	O
TV	O
technology	O
to	O
provide	O
free	O
,	O
on-demand	O
TV	O
content	O
to	O
end	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Babelgum	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
Babelgum	B-Application
Online	O
Film	O
Festival	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
global	O
online	O
film	O
festival	O
dedicated	O
to	O
independent	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
the	O
Babelgum	B-Application
Music	O
Video	O
Awards	O
,	O
another	O
online	O
competition	O
with	O
audience	O
voting	O
,	O
focusing	O
solely	O
on	O
music	O
videos	O
from	O
unsigned	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
Babelgum	B-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
mobile	O
application	O
bringing	O
"	O
web-tailored	O
video	O
content	O
"	O
to	O
smartphones	B-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	O
via	O
3G	B-Architecture
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
the	O
Babelgum	B-Application
Metropolis	O
Art	O
Prize	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
prize	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
Art	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Babelgum	B-Application
was	O
downsizing	O
by	O
closing	O
its	O
Nice	O
office	O
and	O
Dublin	O
HQ	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
Babelgum	B-Application
's	O
goal	O
is	O
"	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
an	O
international	O
'	O
social	O
glue	O
 '	O
"	O
,	O
bringing	O
a	O
vast	O
range	O
of	O
content	O
to	O
a	O
global	O
audience	O
of	O
different	O
nationalities	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
modern-day	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
green	O
bubble-shaped	O
logo	O
is	O
therefore	O
a	O
visual	O
pun	O
on	O
the	O
name	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Babelgum	B-Application
's	O
interest	O
in	O
ecological	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babelgum	B-Application
only	O
airs	O
professionally	O
produced	O
content	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
indie	O
film	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
comedy	O
,	O
urban	O
culture	O
,	O
nature	O
and	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
presented	O
through	O
the	O
five	O
channels	O
Film	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
Comedy	O
,	O
Metropolis	O
and	O
Our	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
mainstream	O
TV	O
content	O
,	O
Babelgum	B-Application
offers	O
niche	O
programming	O
such	O
as	O
independent	O
and	O
short	O
films	O
,	O
aiming	O
to	O
"	O
serve	O
the	O
Long	O
Tail	O
of	O
viewers	O
 '	O
interests	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babelgum	B-Application
also	O
has	O
partnerships	O
with	O
international	O
film	O
festivals	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Seattle	O
International	O
Film	O
Festival	O
,	O
DC	O
Independent	O
,	O
Encounters	O
and	O
Rushes	O
Soho	O
Shorts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
owners	O
can	O
upload	O
single	O
videos	O
or	O
entire	O
content	O
libraries	O
through	O
the	O
Babelgum	B-Application
Video	O
Publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
embed	O
and	O
rate	O
videos	O
,	O
post	O
links	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
MySpace	B-Application
,	O
Digg	B-Application
and	O
other	O
social	O
news	O
websites	O
,	O
and	O
create	O
playlists	O
of	O
favourite	O
clips	O
if	O
logged	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babelgum	B-Application
Mobile	O
is	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
mobile	O
video	O
application	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
(	O
iPhone	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
Nokia	O
models	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
operates	O
via	O
3G	B-Architecture
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
networks	O
and	O
aims	O
to	O
offer	O
"	O
web-tailored	O
programming	O
"	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Babelgum	B-Application
's	O
CEO	O
claims	O
this	O
makes	O
it	O
the	O
“	O
first	O
independent	O
online	O
television	O
company	O
to	O
cross	O
over	O
into	O
full	O
mobile	O
internet	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babelgum	B-Application
had	O
originally	O
developed	O
its	O
own	O
proprietary	O
technology	O
based	O
on	O
secure	O
peer-to-peer	O
streaming	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
system	O
for	O
video	O
compression	O
using	O
H.264	O
codec	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
video	O
player	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babelgum	B-Application
is	O
an	O
independent	O
,	O
privately-held	O
company	O
that	O
is	O
wholly	O
owned	O
and	O
funded	O
by	O
Silvio	O
Scaglia	O
.	O
</s>
