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Why is Will Arnett in a Super Bowl Ad for Hulu?

by Joshua Cohen on February 3rd, 2012

Hulu is part of a not-so-secret Evil Plot to Destory the World. It was first revealed in 2009 in a commercial during Super Bowl XLIII featuring Alec Baldwin. The star of 30 Rock explains how the entertainment industry is populated by aliens and television is simply a tool by which those aliens are turning human brains into “mushymush” so they can “scoop them up wi[...]

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YouTube Network StyleHaul Closes $4.4 Million Funding Round

by Joshua Cohen on February 2nd, 2012

Speaking of online video-oriented properties receiving funding, StyleHaul recently announced it closed a $4.4 million series A round led by RezVen Partners. The company is self-described as “the first global online video network dedicated to the next generation of fashion and beauty,” which when said in non-PR-speak roughly translates to “new media studio and YouTube[...]

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Elements of a Hit Web Series (And the One You’re Probably Missing)

by J. Sibley Law on February 2nd, 2012

There’s a secret to building a hit web series; to writing the perfect story or cultural commentary that people can’t help but share. It’s elusive and the people who accidentally stumble upon it grow fewer with each passing year. Today, the overnight viral sensations (like Shit Girls Say) tend to be intentional and cautiously developed over time (SGS creator, Graydon [...]

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‘My Gimpy Life’ Gets Funding for First Season

by Joshua Cohen on February 2nd, 2012

Fans of The Guild and Felicia Day and fans of individuals Felicia Day is a fan of will recognize Teal (technically like the duck, not like the color) Sherer from her role in the uber-popular original web series about what happens when gamers get off their computers and into the complicated world of real life. She plays Venom, who is part of the Axis of Anarchy (which is a [...]

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Oprah Correspondent Ali Wentworth To Launch Daily Show with Disney, Yahoo!

by Drew Baldwin on February 2nd, 2012

Ali Wentworth, former Oprah Winfrey Show correspondent, is launching a new daily trending news series with Disney and Yahoo. Daily Shot with Ali Wentworth will air weekdays on Yahoo sites and Disney Interactive-owned mom blog Babble.com. “It’s basically some news and my views,” Wentworth told ABC News. The show offers a comedic perspective on top stories on Yah[...]

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Halo: Helljumper is the Live-Action Halo Series You Must See

by Chris Landa on February 2nd, 2012

Based on the popular first-person shooter video game series, Halo: Helljumper premiered earlier this week. It’s a perfect example of quality fan-generated content. Director Dan Wang used his passion for the Halo universe and Tobias Buckell’s novella Dirt (which, for the neophytes in the room, is part of Halo: Evolutions, which is a collection of official Halo stories r[...]

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Crackle Greenlights 30-Minute Paranormal Web Series

by Joshua Cohen on February 1st, 2012

Just as Mitch Hurwitz, Jim Vallely, and Dean Lorey begin writing the new 10-episode season of the once-cancelled-and-recently-internet-greenlit Fox television show Arrested Development (scheduled to air on Netflix sometime in 2013), Crackle greenlights another entrant into the Long-Form-Content-of-Television-Quality-but-Distributed-Online fray. Andrew Wallenstein at Var[...]

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Bite Me Returns, On Machinima and FEARNet Cable Network

Bite Me, Machinima's original zombie apocalypse comedy series, is coming back for seconds—this time on TV. Today Machinima Chairman and CEO Allen[...] Read Article

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‘My Gimpy Life’ Gets Funding for First Season
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Star Wars Uncut Releases Director’s Cut

Three or so years ago in a borough of Manhattan, then Vimeo programmer (and since Boxee developer and VHX co-founder) Casey Pugh conceived of an idea [...] Read Article

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Jason Alexander Disses Dr. Phil, Touches Teen

Jason Alexander made his first toupeed appearance on Funny or Die back in July 2011, playing host and solicitor on a faux Sally Struthers infomercial [...] Read Article

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Before the new year, Tubefilter put together a panel around the hot topic of creative marketing on YouTube and beyond: Do Cheaters Never Prosper? Gami[...] Read Article

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Ask the Attorney: Can I Remix YouTube?

Just as Mitch Hurwitz, Jim Vallely, and Dean Lorey begin writing the new 10-episode season of the once-cancelled-and-recently-internet-greenlit Fox te[...] Read Article