Founded in 2005 by a team of entertainment enthusiasts, AceShowbiz came into being to create a massive online database for pop culture fans. The idea sparked when the founders realized that while there were many sites for gossip, there wasn't a single place that combined breaking news with detailed portfolios, filmographies, and discographies for celebrities. They launched the site to be a "one-stop-shop" for everything related to fame, from biographies to release dates. Today, the site operates as a private digital media company. Today, AceShowbiz is run by a dedicated team of editors and is mainly focused on entertainment news, covering movies, television, celebrity style, and music releases. While they report almost exclusively on Hollywood and American pop culture, the company is actually based in Jakarta, Indonesia, serving a global audience of English-speaking fans. One interesting fact: A unique fact about AceShowbiz is its dual role as a news site and a database. Unlike standard blogs that just post stories, AceShowbiz maintains massive, constantly updated files on thousands of celebrities, making it one of the largest libraries of celebrity photos, trailers, and career statistics on the internet.