Vudu
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Vudu is a digital video-on-demand and streaming service that offers movie and TV rentals, purchases, and ad-supported viewing.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vudu canonical | 5 |
| Vudu, Inc. | 1 |
| Vudu.com | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8108883 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vudu Context triple: [Walmart Inc., hasSubsidiary, Vudu]
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A.
Vudu
Vudu is a music producer known for working on tracks such as those by The Red Light District.
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B.
Tubi
Tubi is a free, ad-supported streaming service offering a large library of movies and TV shows on demand.
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C.
Kanopy
Kanopy is a streaming video platform that provides on-demand access to films and documentaries, typically through public libraries and educational institutions.
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D.
Wavve
Wavve is a South Korean online video streaming platform offering a wide range of domestic dramas, films, variety shows, and live TV content.
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E.
Plex
Plex is a media server and streaming platform that lets users organize, stream, and access their personal and online media libraries across various devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vudu Target entity description: Vudu is a digital video-on-demand and streaming service that offers movie and TV rentals, purchases, and ad-supported viewing.
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A.
Vudu
Vudu is a music producer known for working on tracks such as those by The Red Light District.
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B.
Tubi
Tubi is a free, ad-supported streaming service offering a large library of movies and TV shows on demand.
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C.
Kanopy
Kanopy is a streaming video platform that provides on-demand access to films and documentaries, typically through public libraries and educational institutions.
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D.
Wavve
Wavve is a South Korean online video streaming platform offering a wide range of domestic dramas, films, variety shows, and live TV content.
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E.
Plex
Plex is a media server and streaming platform that lets users organize, stream, and access their personal and online media libraries across various devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital video-on-demand service
ⓘ
over-the-top media service ⓘ streaming service ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Fandango Media
ⓘ
Walmart ⓘ
linked to:
Walmart Inc.
|
| acquisitionDateByFandango | 2020 ⓘ |
| acquisitionDateByWalmart | 2010 ⓘ |
| availableIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| businessModel |
advertising-supported video on demand
ⓘ
electronic sell-through ⓘ pay-per-view rentals ⓘ |
| contentType |
movies
ⓘ
television series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionMethod | internet streaming ⓘ |
| formerOwner |
Vudu, Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
Vudu
Walmart ⓘ
linked to:
Walmart Inc.
|
| hasBrand | Vudu ⓘ |
| hasServiceArea | North America ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| industry |
streaming media
ⓘ
video on demand ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| offers |
TV show rentals
ⓘ
ad-supported viewing ⓘ digital TV show purchases ⓘ digital movie purchases ⓘ movie rentals ⓘ |
| owner | Fandango Media ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Comcast
ⓘ
Fandango Media ⓘ NBCUniversal ⓘ |
| requires | internet connection ⓘ |
| serviceType |
ad-supported streaming
ⓘ
transactional video on demand ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
cloud-based streaming
ⓘ
digital library storage ⓘ multi-device access ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
game consoles
ⓘ
mobile devices ⓘ smart TVs ⓘ streaming media players ⓘ web browsers ⓘ |
| supportsQuality |
4K UHD
ⓘ
HD ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Vudu Description of subject: Vudu is a digital video-on-demand and streaming service that offers movie and TV rentals, purchases, and ad-supported viewing.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vudu
linked to: Vudu