Next New Networks has expanded its roster of distribution partners today with the launch of The One, a daily web series produced exclusively for AOL spotlights “the one thing we’re thinking about today.” The deal includes yet another home for some of NNN’s other shows. Read more »
Boxee’s big foray into the world of hardware is set to start shipping November 10, but it sounds like they need a little cash up front. According to AllThingsD, Boxee is currently seeking out another $10-15 million of funding from new and previous investors. Read more »
Justine Bateman’s more than just an actress who’s embraced the web space — she’s also a digital production consultant and neutrality advocate. Today, she talks about the difference between user-generated content and professional web production, and explains exactly why she (still) thinks TV is dead. Read more »
Sometimes they sparkle; sometimes they brood; sometimes they have great hair; but vampires always suck blood, and they’ll always be a major factor in the popular imagination. So here are three recent web series to explore the world of undead exsanguinators from a comedy perspective. Read more »
Guild creator Felicia Day’s status as a self-made mainstream star just got a major bump this week. The SyFy original movie Red: Werewolf Hunter premiered last Saturday to an audience of 2.06 million people — a major success according to SyFy programming exec Thomas Vitale. Read more »
Want Hulu Plus, but tired of waiting for your invitation? Well, the wait’s over: The paid service is now open to anyone interested. In addition, more shows have been added to the catalog, as well as another connected device to bring Hulu Plus to televisions. Read more »
So if you’re going to only watch one cool thing on the Internet today, here you go: the quasi-music video Light, As a Feather, created by filmmaker Paul Kamuf with music by John Pugh. Load it in a browser that’s not Safari, and you’re welcome. Read more »
Season One of The Tester, the only original series produced for the Sony PlayStation Network, gave an aspiring game developer the chance to work for his dream company. But having watched some of Season Two, the show seems happy to excel at being unremarkable. Read more »
Tomorrow, when Pixar’s Toy Story 3 becomes available on DVD and Blu-ray, any consumer who buys a disc at Walmart will receive a code to download the film to their VUDU-enabled device. According to VUDU, “The future of media has officially arrived, and it is awesome!” Read more »
The brainchild of Loading Ready Run, Daily Drop lives up to its name in a very simple way: In each episode, a scientist drops a random object off a ladder, the ensuing collision with the ground is presented in elegant slow-motion to an 8-bit soundtrack. Read more »
The Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear attracted over 250,000 attendees, but those who didn’t brave the crowds still tuned in. Saturday’s live broadcast was watched by 2.0 million viewers, but there were 575,000 live streams — meaning that one-fifth of those who watched, watched online. Read more »
While the stakes for this election might not be quite as high as they were in 2008, any political junkie knows that this year’s results could have a major impact on national and local politics — and there are plenty of options for watching the action online. Read more »
This week’s 5 Questions With… features Phil DeFranco, a YouTube star who regularly tops the Most Viewed page. Here, Phil talks about the power of being an Internet personality and how he manages to keep up with his own YouTube channel as well as other projects. Read more »
The pressure of its subscribers missing out on the World Series may have finally gotten to Cablevision. The cable provider this afternoon announced the return of Fox TV programming to its customers, right before the first pitch of Giants vs. Rangers Game 3 was thrown. Read more »
It’s almost Halloween, and you may be already consumed by costume parties and whatnot this weekend. But if you’re looking for a quick video fix of spooky content, here are a few options — some spooky dancing, some spooky spoilers, and some spooky zombies. Read more »
The topic of view counts can be an incredibly controversial one in the web video world: They can be bought and sold, spun and manipulated. So maybe it’s worth asking this question: Is there a better metric for determining online success, such as YouTube subscribers? Read more »
Tuesday’s NBA season opener posted not only wins by the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers, but a triple-digit increase in video streams. NBA.com delivered 12.1 million video streams, while also announcing their multiplatform package for watching this season’s action on TV, broadband and mobile. Read more »
Today’s the series finale of Atom.com’s The Legend of Neil, and the show’s signoff — an epic 20 minute mash-up of pop culture references and real character moments — is a more than fitting farewell to the NSFW Nintendo-spoofing series that established Atom as a comedy brand. Read more »
The ongoing dispute between Fox and Cablevision is becoming the fall’s best drama, full of exciting twists and turns and exciting guest stars — in this case, the FCC, which hopes to end this conflict by getting both sides to submit information on their negotiations. Read more »
This week on NewTeeVee’s first original web series, Janko tests the Xbox 360′s cable-replacing abilities, Ryan talks to a San Francisco cord-cutter who doesn’t miss Comcast, and Liz gets into the Halloween spirit with the Dailymotion-exclusive horror web series Camera Obscura. Read more »
In the battle for the top of the YouTube charts, Lady Gaga has set a new record, breaking the billion view barrier. But Bieber’s not defeated: Baby‘s still the most-viewed video of all time, and the trailer for his Jon M. Chu-directed biopic just dropped. Read more »
Happy Tuesday, steampunk fans! As promised earlier this month, episode 1 of the independent web series Riese relaunched today on SyFy.com, just one step in the process towards a potential television adaptation. Re-edited in collaboration with SyFy, the new version is narrated by Amanda Tapping. Read more »
Vag, a web series about a fashion magazine taken over by a team of third-wave feminists, is to Bust Magazine as Legend of Neil is to the video game Legend of Zelda — accessible even if you don’t know the source material, and so incredibly funny. Read more »
This week, we’ve got Daniel Scheinman, senior VP and general manager of Cisco Media Solutions Group, who talks about the friction between content and technology in media companies, the potential value of a standardized data service and how much he hearts the San Francisco Giants. Read more »
Over the last month, over 2,000 videos have been contributed to Dan Savage’s It Gets Better Project for LGBT teenagers, with countless more statements of compassion scattered across social networking sites. Last night, President Obama joined those speaking out on Youtube — but should he have? Read more »
I’ve gotten less excited about celebrities making web video content over the past few years, because it’s often clear that the web is a foreign platform to them. However, Ben Stiller has already proven his Internet savvy with the web series Stiller & Meara. Read more »
There’s no perfect solution yet to watching all the content you want on your TV, but for me, the PS3 has become invaluable. When you look at all the features gaming consoles offer on top of basic set-top services, it makes the extra money worthwhile. Read more »
YouTube’s having a party to celebrate the artistic and experimental content submitted to its YouTube Play program, and if you’re not in New York, you can still tune in thanks to a livestream, to be hosted at youtube.com/play, tonight beginning at 8 PM ET. Read more »
Relying on improvisation to construct a narrative is a tricky game to play, made even trickier when you’re not planning ahead. That’s the highwire act currently being performed by Untitled Fiction Project, created by filmmaker Alonso Mayo in association with the Gloria Gifford Conservatory. Read more »
Today, when the Giants faced off against the Phillies in Game 3 of the NLCS, the official Twitter account for the Federal Communciations Commission provided several updates on the game for Cablevision subscribers unable to watch the game because of an ongoing dispute with Fox. SERIOUSLY. Read more »
We here at NewTeeVee love talking about the world of cord-cutting, because it’s where everything we’re passionate about converges. And that’s why we’re taking our passion for this phenomenon to the next level with the launch of Cord Cutters, our first original web series. Read more »
To own a video camera is to be able to capture the world in motion, which is a pretty amazing thing. But what happens when people let their cameras go — either by dropping them or sending them into space? Even more amazing stuff. Read more »
The P.S. 22 Chorus of Staten Island, NY has risen to widespread popularity in recent years with covers of popular tunes, including (most recently) MGMT’s Kids. But their videos go unmonetized due to the tricky gray area currently occupied by cover songs on YouTube. Read more »
Casey Pugh made history this summer when Star Wars Uncut the first independent website to win an Emmy award. Today, he talks about how the importance of scale and mobile platforms, as well as whether or not Star Wars Uncut could be financially viable. Read more »
Director Edward Burns has had an active Hollywood career as both an actor in other people’s projects and a writer/director of his own. But while his latest film is a low-budget return to his indie roots, it’s getting a digital release on iTunes, VOD and DVD. Read more »
Guild fans are more than familiar with Jeff Lewis’s particular brand of awkward humor, but how many have wondered how different Lewis is from the character of Vork. Based on the first episode of The Jeff Lewis Five Minute Comedy Hour the answer is… Not really. Read more »
Tommy Wiseau is a legend to a very small group of people, thanks to his cult film The Room — which has attracted fans like Brock LaBorde, who co-directed (with Jared Richard) a tribute to low-budget anthology horror shows featuring Wiseau and his “unique” acting style. Read more »
Babelgum Comedy has announced a partnership with the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe for exclusive original sketch comedy content. The first video will go live October 18, with new videos will continuing on a monthly basis. Read more »
Blip.tv is predicting its best quarter ever for fourth quarter 2010, thanks to sponsors including Samsung, Reebok and Kraft. Of course, while creators will be able to optimize their revenue, a show’s ability to be sustainable depends on its audience. Read more »
A web series about the inner workings of a comedy website is the kind of formula you’d think would only work once. But Cracked.com’s Agents of Cracked proves yet again that execution makes all the difference. To be clear: Agents of Cracked is really quite funny. Read more »
