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Five years ago today, the first ever video of lonelygirl15 was published on YouTube. Back then, many YouTube users thought lonelygirl15 was just an average teenager — but the character was part of a scripted show, which eventually became the first major web series success story. Read more »

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EQAL confirmed that it has raised some cash in an effort to bolster its sales and business development teams while trying to grow its platform for social publishing. According to an SEC filing, the company raised $650,000 of a $3.5 million round, but investors weren’t disclosed. Read more »

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In the web series world, success can be tough to define — for every Guild there’s the series that did help its creator land a more prominent gig, or led to a bigger deal. So what are some wins for the space? Read more »

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The lonelygirl15 web series franchise has always drawn its success from its fans. But ever since its original creators changed their focus to branded content over original, that has literally been the case thanks to The Show is Yours project, which allowed members of the community […] Read more »

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Last month, groundbreaking production company EQAL (the creators of “lonelygirl15″) announced that it would no longer be producing scripted series, instead creating content to go along with previously established brands. It was a decision that disappointed many loyal fans, but it just might be the direction ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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EQAL, aka the online studio created by the lonelygirl15 guys (but now focusing on derivative rather than original content), today announced a new hosted social platform. The product, called Umbrella, is aimed at other web series creators as well as celebrities and web stars who want […] Read more »

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Here a Fred, there a Fred, everywhere a Fred-Fred. The specter of 15-year-old Lucas Cruikshank has seemed to haunt NATPE’s LA TV Fest this week, with mentions of his hit web creation, Fred Figglehorn, on many a talk or panel. Here’s our report from the conference […] Read more »

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When EQAL told us earlier this month that it was getting out of the original webisodic entertainment game to focus on creating digital experiences for established brands, we took note. These were, after all, the guys behind Lonelygirl15, arguably the most successful original web series ever. […] Read more »

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The folks at EQAL, who practically put the concept of newteevee on the map with lonelygirl15, are foregoing original content to focus on building online extensions of established brands, like the company’s new project with TV chef Paula Deen. What does it say about the state […] Read more »

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Web series are often praised for their diverse subject matter and original points-of-view. But what does pretty much every single prominent web series over the past several years — ranging from serious dramas like “quarterlife” to more fantastical fare like “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog” — have ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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Creating newteevee to supplement oldteevee is a tricky thing. How do you tie your online content to your TV show in a way that engages your TV audience without having so much integral content online that non-Internet-savvy viewers feel alienated? There’s no magic formula, but one […] Read more »

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Zumobi Introduces American Idol App for iPhone; app gives users bios, pictures, news and 78 original videos from the remaining contestants. (Seattle Times) Harper’sGlobe.com Launches; web site is the home of EQAL’s new “social show” in support of the CBS TV program Harper’s Island. (Harper’s Globe) […] Read more »

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How simultaneously old school and cutting edge can you get? CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker’s next project is a crime novel called Dark Chronicles. But it’s not just a novel; it’s going to be a “digi-novel” (not an awkward name, no not at all) due to […] Read more »

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Last week, the creators of lonelygirl15 after running a contest to open up a two-month programming slot to fan creators, selected a pilot entitled The Misfits to become an official part of the LG15 universe. However, the next day, the creators of The Misfits withdrew their […] Read more »

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Kaltura Partners with PLYmedia; white-label video provider and ad platform combiming technologies to allow interactive layers of information on top of videos. (release) FCC Says Cable Rates Up 122 Percent Since 1995; results of commission’s study looked at basic and expanded basic packages, also finds prices […] Read more »

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The partnership between EQAL and CBS is starting to bear fruit, as the two media companies announced their new upcoming multi-platform “social show,” Harper’s Island. From the press release: HARPER’S ISLAND is about a group of family and friends who travel to a secluded island for […] Read more »

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Addressing a crowd at the Mixx Conference in New York yesterday, CBS president and CEO Les Moonves said that the Internet was not cannibalistic to television, MediaWeek reports. “We view the Internet as a lab for our TV network,” Moonves said. Moonves said that the web […] Read more »

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Web video is starting to mirror traditional TV, like it or not. Case in point: the distribution strategy and release schedule of LG15: The Resistance. EQAL, the production studio behind the show, will release new episodes just once a week, starting Sat., Sept. 20. Hmm, that […] Read more »

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There may never be another lonelygirl15, especially given its origin as a hoax and as one of the first experiments in what episodic web content could be. But now that it’s finally over, more than 500 episodes later, its creators are wiping the slate clean while applying the lessons they’ve learned over the last two years. The new show, to be called LG15: The Resistance (see trailer below), will premiere Sept. 20. Read more »

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Midwest Teen Sex Show Gets Sponsor; KoldCast TV will sponsor and exclusively distribute the witty show. (release; see our recent interview video taken during the show’s search for funding) Vudu Goes Adult; independent set-top box will now offer porn in standard and high definition (for a […] Read more »

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Pioneering web series lonelygirl15 will draw to a close today. The online show that proved the Internet could launch compelling visual entertainment that captivates large audiences will conclude with the final 12 episodes being released over its final 12 hours. This countdown to the end is […] Read more »

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lonelygirl15, the pioneering online video series, will conclude on Aug. 1 to make way for a new show from its creators and their new company, EQAL. This announcement was buried in the second paragraph of an official blog post that came out July 4 about EQAL […] Read more »

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Running a video startup isn’t a cakewalk. Despite its rising impact on the media business in particular and the population in general, the sector has few exit trophies on its shelf. Turning profits remains a distant dream and even investors are reluctant to open their check books any further. No surprise we are seeing some chief executives move on from their current gigs. Continue Reading. Read more »

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EQAL, the new startup formed by the creators of lonelygirl15, is following up on its promise to expand the LG15 “universe” to other countries. The company told NewTeeVee today it had signed a deal with M.A.D. Entertainment to create a localized sister series in Italy. The […] Read more »

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NewTeeVee: The men behind Obama Girl are going to the movies. NewTeeVee: Quincy Smith Q&A: CNET, EQAL and embeds. WebWorkerDaily: Do apps like TwitterFone signal the future? OStatic: How to download and save web videos, the Firefox way. WebWorkerDaily: Putting VoIP to work. Read more »

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Fox has announced that its upcoming shows Dollhouse and Fringe will air with reduced commercial breaks. Each break will be shorter and feature fewer advertisers, bringing the total amount of national commercial time for each program to just five minutes. But while Fox is calling the […] Read more »

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Wow, just when we question those EQAL guys’ reasoning for doing something dumb by pulling a hit series, they show they have something much more interesting up their sleeves. Today at CBS’ upfront, a major partnership between the network and the just-funded startup was announced. Under […] Read more »

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KateModern, the interactive drama from EQAL that’s been huge on Bebo, is concluding on June 28, according to the Guardian. The move comes as a total surprise, given the show had won a dedicated audience, along with more than 50 million total video views, and was […] Read more »