Funny Or Die has never been afraid of diversifying, leading to a history filled with successes and less-than-successes. It’s early to say what category The Occasional, the company’s new experiment in iPad publishing, will fall — but for the right price, it’s worth checking out. Read more »
Turner Networks was looking to augment its digital portfolio with a proven producer of low-cost internet video. Funny or Die was looking for a little old-media reach and muscle to help it grow. Why their partnership could signal a coming acquisition wave of independent video producers Read more at paidContent »
The latest episode of Funny or Die’s Between Two Ferns, which features comedy superstar (and co-founder of FoD) Will Ferrell, introduces a new social media element — a clickable, embedded hashtag in the bottom right-hand corner of the video player. Read more »
Branded entertainment can be a very effective way of communicating a brand’s message online. But despite its rapid growth, branded entertainment is often misunderstood by the advertisers choosing to use the medium online, who buy into myths about the format. Well, let the debunking begin! Read more »
Once a punchline to jokes about bad web design, the animated GIF has made a comeback. From TV recaps to Funny or Die, the once-obsolete image format has become a vital way of sharing moments online, escaping the meme subculture to hit the mainstream. Read more »
The NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation premieres its third season tonight, and a series of viral videos highlighting the show’s return have been released this week, showcasing the talents of cast members such as Rob Lowe and Aziz Anzari, as well as some skillful web strategy. Read more »
Funny or Die has outdone itself when it comes to Dawson’s Creek nostalgia. Today’s launch of Vandermemes, featuring James Van Der Beek, is just part one of VanDerWeek — a social media campaign using Tumblr, Twitter and more videos to come. Read more »
It’s almost the end of 2010, and the best way I can figure to recognize yet another inspiring year in web video is to individually honor the stand-alone projects, followed tomorrow by the serialized ones, which really stood out since January. For me, anyway. Read more »
Web creator Scott Gairdner is a genius, and Funny or Die was a genius to hire him to produce things like The 1982 Tron Holiday Special, a super-nerdy spoof that’s topical two ways and racking up views despite its lack of star power. Read more »
Today on the Net: Cablevision’s 3 million subscribers in New York could lose access to Fox programming if the companies can’t reach a deal Friday, BestTV will resell Brightcove services in Israel and TBS has ordered a pilot episode of Funny or Die’s Undercover Karaoke. Read more »
Celebrity-infused comedy site Funny or Die seems to be moving away from scripted content in favor of reality stunts these days. And not just reality stunts, but reality stunts invoking 90s nostalgia. The latest example: Joshua “Pacey on Dawson’s Creek” Jackson’s assault on Comic-Con. Read more »
David Mamet’s work as an auteur has touched nearly all major modern forms of entertainment. Given that, it was inevitable that he’d make a web video at some point. But for Funny or Die? That part’s a bit of a surprise. Read more »
The nominees for the 14th Annual Webby Awards were announced today, highlighting some of the best of the best on the web (including NewTeeVee parent site GigaOM, which was nominated in the “Blog – Business” category — way to go, guys!). This year, NYTimes.com leads all […] Read more »
The quality of public education in California right now is a pretty depressing topic, and as discussion of yet more cuts builds, it’s no wonder that local parents are turning to humor. It is however impressive that they’re enlisting movie stars as well — not to […] Read more »
Any fan of Joss Whedon’s now-departed Dollhouse knows that the freakiest thing about the show wasn’t its dystopian neuropunk brain experiments, but the talent of its at-the-time-unknown supporting cast, who were challenged to create completely different characters on a weekly basis, but made it look easy […] Read more »
