YouTubers bring audience to Ford-sponsored NBC reality series
Think reality TV is saturated with product placement? Meet Escape Routes, just finishing its run on NBC Saturday nights at 8 PM (as well as on Hulu), and using large amounts of screen time to sell you...
View ArticleWhat mamas want: CafeMom aims for right tone on YouTube
When we talk about making web content for niche audiences, moms come up a lot — countless series, from non-scripted fare like Momversation to comedies like In The Motherhood, have been developed to...
View ArticleYouTube’s first transmedia sitcom goes above and beyond
With YouTube just about to celebrate its 7th anniversary (quick, everyone send socks to San Bruno!), it makes sense to look at one of the more ambitious series to come out of its recent Made For Web...
View ArticleThe incredible story of Indie Game: The Movie
The independent film’s lifecycle has undergone a lot of upheaval in the last 20 years, but it’s digital distribution that’s truly disrupting things, the latest example being Indie Game: The Movie. The...
View ArticleYouTube boy makes good: Michael Buckley wins Live With Kelly challenge
From thousands of applicants, YouTube star Michael Buckley has emerged triumphant in the Live With Kelly co-host challenge, winning the grand prize during last Friday’s broadcast.
View ArticleDo you like ads? Then you’ll love NBC’s online Olympics coverage
One of the great ironies about the 2012 Summer Games is that Americans online have been so dedicated to complaining about NBC’s Olympics coverage that it’s a shame it’s not a medal event — but NBC is...
View ArticleIn just 3 months, WIGS finds the ladies online
One of web content’s greatest obstacles in the march to legitimacy is the fact that while some genres thrive, others struggle — especially dramas tailored to the over-25 set. But with each year, we...
View ArticleMuch Ado about Digital Theatre’s streaming of Shakespeare
It’s YouTube’s fault, the $7. 99 I just sent to England. There I was, minding my own business, just looking for a clip from Doctor Who to send to a friend, when I noticed the sponsored video results at...
View ArticleWhy Arrested Development on Netflix could change everything
Whoever might be employing me in the spring of 2013, know this: The moment Netflix debuts the return of Arrested Development, I’m calling in sick. Because on that glorious day, me and the hundreds and...
View ArticleVHX For Artists now open for distribution and disruption
This week, the VHX website got a whole new look — instead of bringing users directly to its social video community, the home page now lays out VHX’s digital distribution services, first seen bringing...
View ArticleAwards shows finally treat cat videos like the art they are
There aren’t a lot of binaries to be found in this world, but here’s one: There are people who love cat videos, and there are people who don’t. It’s a delineation that extends past the concept of dog...
View ArticleWit, wisdom and breaking news from the New York Television Festival
The New York Television Festival always brings together a unique mix of creators and executives to discuss the evolution of the medium in the digital age. And delightfully, this Friday the entire...
View ArticleThe Chris Gethard Show blends public access and alt comedy
Last Tuesday, Americans had no shortage of options for live coverage of the 2012 Presidential election, offline and online. But only one featured a live band, a Presidential candidate campaigning for...
View ArticleThe Digits blends video and gaming to make math rock for kids
A rock band of humans and puppets flying through space in a space van sounds like something Jim Henson might have come up with in his day. Instead, though, that’s the premise of The Digits, an...
View ArticleBacon lovers take notice: Epic Meal Time broadens the brand with Epic Chef
If you were wondering how Epic Chef, Epic Meal Time‘s take on food competition shows, might compare to, say, Bravo’s Top Chef, host Harley Morenstein is quick to inform you in the first episode. “Top...
View ArticleIn the wake of Al Jazeera, The Young Turks declares its Current independence
This week, news broke that Al Jazeera had acquired Current TV, the left-leaning cable news network founded by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt that’s seemed to change its mission statement once every two years...
View ArticleAn inside look at Google’s Los Angeles Video hackathon
This weekend, nearly 70 people teamed up at the Google offices in Los Angeles for the engineer’s equivalent of a slumber party: The LA Video Hackathon, a two-day adventure in developing apps for the...
View ArticleBinge-viewing Netflix’s House of Cards: I just had a very long day of drama
Last summer, I wrote that when Arrested Development returns to Netflix this spring, I’d call in sick so that I could marathon the entire season. Today’s premiere of House of Cards, therefore, was an...
View ArticleBest of the Streamys: 4 shows you should check out
Don’t call it a comeback, but the highly-anticipated Streamy Awards returned on Sunday night for a third time, to honor the best that web video had to offer in the last year.
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