Comments on: ‘Auto-Tune the News’, CNN Never Sounded So Good

By: Next New Networks Hearts Indie Creators, Looking For Next New Hits

Next New Networks Hearts Indie Creators, Looking For Next New Hits — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:22:52 +0000

[...] Auto-Tune the News, the breakout musical satire series from the Gregory Brothers, is probably the most notable of the early crop of shows to come out of the program, grossing over 35 million views on YouTube and other sites. Other web series like those that were tapped for NNN’s new foodie site, Hungry Nation, were also in the program including Daniel Delaney’s street food escapes on Vendr.TV and Max and Rebecca Lando’s Working Class Foodies and LushLife NY’s 12 Second Cocktails. Grace Randolph’s Beyond the Trailer (above), the company chose to roll into their established Indy Mogul channel which averages a reported 3 million views a month. From the partnership, the show itself surpassed 500,000 views a month according to NNN’s numbers. [...]

By: 'Auto-Tune the News' Signs Sony Ad Deal

'Auto-Tune the News' Signs Sony Ad Deal — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:34:36 +0000

[...] only web celebrity plugging Sony TVs and laptops this holiday season. Indie breakout satire series Auto-Tune the News from The Gregory Brothers has inked a sizable promo deal with Sony Electronics. Michael Gregory [...]

By: Emmys Pay Lip Service To Internet, Searching For Cool

Emmys Pay Lip Service To Internet, Searching For Cool — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:34:56 +0000

[...] corners of the web built around the beauty of niche. Throwing a few of the latest internet memes, like auto-tuning, into the Emmys show probably left plenty of mainstreamers scratching their heads, but that’s [...]

By: Next New Networks Breaks 600 Million Views

Next New Networks Breaks 600 Million Views — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:42:30 +0000

[...] out of the company, it’s clear their savvy pickup, by their Barely Political arm, of our summer favorite, Auto-Tune The News has paid off nicely, coming out as the most popular episode across their network [...]

By: Marc Hustvedt

Marc Hustvedt — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:28:59 +0000

Really one of the best comedy news/politics series in a while. Already eligible for a 2010 Streamy award…

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:45:18 +0000

By far the most innovative thing I’ve seen in a long while. And FUNNY!

By: Arjun Sharma

Arjun Sharma — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:35:19 +0000

This is easily in my top 5 web shows list after watching the two episodes embedded here.

It’s brilliant, funny, and each video has the potential to go wildly viral.

Props to these guys…