The Independent Film Channel (IFC) is best known as the cable broadcaster of uncensored and uninterrupted independent films. Along with their main competitor, the Sundance Channel, they have sought to bring the latest indie productions, as well their own original content, into the mainstream.
As far as web content goes, IFC.com has kept the same approach. [...]
In 2004, Microsoft Evangelist Jon Udell became enamored with “making movies of software.” As a high-powered denizen in computer town, Udell spent countless hours describing how new applications and programs work. Being able to convey that expertise through live experiences rather than text-based accounts was a powerful development that could easily and accurately disseminate information.
He [...]
Ever think you would want to eat yak? Or have wasabi ice cream? Matt Weaver, a chef from Austin, Texas, could probably convince you to eat anything on his On Networks show, Stump the Chef.
In each seven-minute installment, three odd ingredients are chosen – like Liver, Olives and French Fries or Beets, Oysters and Canned [...]
Bo Burnham screams potential. Figuratively, of course, since the man-child ne’er screams in his videos, but rather tentatively raps and sings with the vocal stylings of a kid explaining a homework problem in calculus class after listening to way too much.
It wouldn’t be at all surprising if Bo Burnham actually took some form of advanced [...]
A recent post on Whedonesque.com outlines the release of the highly anticipated Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, a new web-exclusive show starring Neil Patrick Harris created by Buffy director Joss Whedon during the writer’s strike (the trailer was leaked last Thursday). The show, labeled as “an internet miniseries event,” will attempt to create appointment viewing [...]
Celebs and TV stars jumping from the small screen to the even smaller one is nothing new. These days, you can view every major TV show on the internet (well, almost every major TV show), and big-name artists from Coolio to Damon Wayans to Will Ferrell have all nestled into their own comfy corners [...]
Here’s a recipe for you:
2 parts goofy plot line
1 part mixology how-to
A dash of pretty dancing girl
Combine together in a “swank pad” and download.
What you get is a delicious mostly-monthly treat called Tiki Bar TV, one of the web’s most well-known video podcasts.
The Tiki crew has been amassing viewers since the show’s 2005 premiere. But [...]
HBO acquired a small equity stake in Will Ferrell’s 2-year old web video venture and commissioned 10 half-hours of programming, likely teaming on various future projects such as a Funny or Die-branded programming block on and HBO channel, similar to what Comedy Central is doing with newly launched Viacom co-venture Atom.com. Whether the segments [...]
