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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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In this week’s installment of our Five Questions interviews, the co-creator of lonelygirl15 and CEO of EQAL discusses the industry’s lack of imagination, location-based technology, the evil of the word “viral,” and what he might have done differently in making his seminal web series. 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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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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Former AOL CEO to be News Corp Chief Digital Officer; Jon Miller will lead all digital initiatives and will likely join the Hulu board. Meanwhile, current Fox Interactive President Peter Levinsohn will be president of new media and digital distribution for Fox Filmed Entertainment. (Deadline Hollywood […] Read more »

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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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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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UPDATE: The makers of The Misfits have withdrawn their entry. We are investigating further and will have a follow-up story soon. lonelygirl15 has always been a franchise that worked to reward its rabid fanbase, and last December, the folks at web production company EQAL took things […] Read more »

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Former lonelygirl15 writer Mary Feuer’s With the Angels, a series exploring the diverse community of Venice, Calif., has been quietly building an audience with its offbeat subject matter, strong acting and audience-engaging interactivity. We talked with Feuer about the challenges of creating a drama for the […] 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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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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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 »