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Founded in 2009, the Streamy Awards seek to honor the best in web video content, but the poorly-received 2010 awards brought up multiple issues within the web video community and may have lasting consequences.

The IAWTV Awards nominees mix up the professional and independent

By Dec. 18, 2011, 12:01am PT 5 Comments

The IAWTV hit a major milestone in its evolution this week with the announcement of the first-ever nominees for the IAWTV Awards, honoring excellence in web video content and representing the web series world with a strong mix of independent and professionally-produced content. Read More »

Will the web series world support the new Streamy Awards?

By Aug. 7, 2011, 12:01am PT 14 Comments

The Streamy Awards are returning for a third round sometime in 2012, thanks to a partnership with Dick Clark Productions, which wants to build the show into a franchise honoring web content. But after the failure of the 2010 awards, will the Streamys be welcomed back? … Read More »

Web video world heads to Vegas for CES awards show

By Jun. 9, 2011, 1:54pm PT 4 Comments

What happens in Vegas… may lead to new alliances between web series producers and CE makers: The IAWTV will be hosting its first awards show for web content makers conjunction with the 2012 Consumer Electronics show. It’s also the first post-Streamys awards show for IAWTV. Read More »

Tubefilter’s Baldwin: ‘There… Will Be a Streamys 2011′

By Nov. 12, 2010, 7:01am PT 4 Comments

The IAWTV announced on Tuesday that they would not be continuing to partner with the Streamy Awards, a for-profit annual event owned by the principals of Tubefilter. Here, Tubefilter co-founder Drew Baldwin answered questions about the decision and where the Streamys are heading next. Read More »

IAWTV Dumps Streamys for Its Own Awards Show

By Nov. 9, 2010, 10:30am PT 37 Comments

Looking forward to next year’s Streamy Awards? Well, whether or not they happen, the IAWTV won’t be involved. This morning, the organization announced that it would be creating its own awards show to honor achievement in the web video space “benefiting web content creators.” … Read More »

IAWTV Membership To Open Enrollment

By Oct. 12, 2010, 10:00am PT 10 Comments

The International Academy for Web Television announced today that it is opening up membership to anyone who wishes to join the organization, following a vote by the IAWTV board of directors during their Oct. 5 board meeting. New members will join the organization in 2011. … Read More »

lonelygirl15 Creator, Epic Fu‘s Diaz Elected to IAWTV Board

By Aug. 4, 2010, 6:00am PT 5 Comments

The International Association of Web Television today announced the five new members of the Board of Directors, chosen in a special election after five of the original board members — Brady Brim-Deforest, Josh Cohen, Marc Hustvedt, Mo Koyfman and Jamison Tilsner — stepped down. Read More »

More Must Reads
IAWTV Updates: Board Members Step Down, Streamys Future Up In the Air
By Jun. 18, 2010, 1:45pm PT 29 Comments

With the resignation of five of the eleven members of the IAWTV board of directors comes a special election to be held in July. And with the formation of an awards committee comes new progress towards determining the IAWTV’s relationship with the Streamy Awards. Read More »

How The Webventures of Justin & Alden Survived the Streamy Awards
By Jun. 1, 2010, 5:15pm PT 7 Comments

This branded series sponsored by Trident ran into a major roadblock given that it was constructed around the second annual Streamy Awards, which, um, didn’t go so well. Here, producer Wilson Cleveland explains what happened behind the scenes to keep the show alive. Read More »

Stats: Sports and the Streamys Have Sweet April
By May. 28, 2010, 1:14pm PT 1 Comment

Data provided by ScanScout from April indicates that when a state’s home team gets into the playoffs, sports video viewing there will spike. And while this year’s Streamy Awards were general considered a disaster, they were a much-watched disaster. Read More »

The IAWTV Is Figuring Out What It Wants To Be When It Grows Up
By May. 13, 2010, 1:07pm PT 11 Comments

The current status of the International Association for Web Television and the potential relationship between the not-yet-officially-a-nonprofit organization and the for-profit Streamy Awards dominated Wednesday night’s town hall meeting. Read More »

Can the Streamy Awards and the IAWTV “Rebuild the Trust”?
By Apr. 27, 2010, 10:25am PT 28 Comments

Three weeks following the 2010 Streamy Awards, the show’s producers presented a new plan for how the International Academy of Web Television should be restructured, in order to maintain control over the award show’s future. Read More »

#CelebrateTheWeb Changes The Post-Streamys Conversation
By Apr. 16, 2010, 11:11am PT 8 Comments

Four days following the 2010 Streamy Awards, Tubefilter Associate Editor Jenni Powell and Guild producer Kim Evey put together a “do-over” for those who thought that Sunday night’s ceremony didn’t properly represent the spirit of web video. Read More »

The Streamy Awards: A Producer’s Apology And Its Three Fails
By Apr. 12, 2010, 4:03pm PT 81 Comments

Tech Fail, Taste Fail and Attitude Fail led to this year’s Streamy Awards being poorly executed and poorly received. In the aftermath, executive producer Brady Brim-Deforest said that “Last night’s show really wasn’t in the spirit of how we wanted to recognize the nominees and winners.” Read More »

2nd Annual Streamy Award Winners
By Apr. 12, 2010, 10:30am PT 10 Comments

The winners list for the 2010 Streamy Awards, including The Guild, The Bannen Way, Zach Galifianakis, David Wain, Zadi Diaz, Shane Dawson and “Weird Al” Yankovic. Read More »

Where to Watch the Streamy Awards Online
By Apr. 10, 2010, 2:00pm PT 1 Comment

You could call them the Oscars of the web, the Emmys of online video, or the Webbys of… webby things with moving images, I guess. Either way, the Streamy Awards, which are happening this Sunday in Los Angeles,  are indisputably … Read More »

2010 Streamy Craft Awards: The Bullet Points
By Apr. 8, 2010, 11:37am PT 8 Comments

The 2010 Streamy Craft Awards moved almost too fast, but were relatively incident-free and allowed those behind the scenes of major web series a chance at the spotlight. Read More »

Paul Scheer to Host 2010 Streamy Awards
By Apr. 1, 2010, 1:00pm PT 1 Comment

The Streamy Awards announced today that comedian Paul Scheer will be hosting this year’s main awards ceremony — the first time that the show has had a host. Scheer might look familiar to you thanks to his work as a cast member of MTV’s … Read More »

Streamy Awards Audience Choice Finalists Announced, Voting Begins Now
By Mar. 22, 2010, 10:30am PT 1 Comment

The second annual Streamy Awards approach, and with it comes today’s announcement of this year’s 10 Audience Choice finalists, which are: Agents of Cracked Anyone But Me Dorm Life: Semester 2 Elevator Noob Star-ving The Guild Legend of Neil The Totally Rad Show The Young Turks Votes will be accepted at Streamys.org until … Read More »

Award-winning Pink Might Make You Blush
By Mar. 15, 2010, 5:30pm PT 2 Comments

Pink is one of those series that, frankly, I should have reviewed a long time ago. The adventure/drama focuses on Natalie Cross (Natalie Raitano), who kills people for a living — and is very good at it. But Natalie is haunted by her … Read More »

The Streamys Nominees: Celebrities, Underdogs and Our Very Own Avatar
By Mar. 1, 2010, 1:00pm PT 22 Comments

Well, the Streamy nominations are out, and it’s a beautiful morning for Crackle (whose series Angel of Death and The Bannen Way dominated the Drama categories) and ICM (per agent George Ruiz’s Twitter, its clients received 23 nominations. But taking a step back, what … Read More »

The Streamy Award Nominees Announced Today! — UPDATED WITH NOMINATIONS
By Mar. 1, 2010, 7:38am PT 17 Comments

This isn’t one of our typical Where to Watch posts, because the answer for where to watch is here! Today at 9:30 PM PST, the Streamy Awards will announce ten of the nominees for this year’s awards live via Ustream. Check it out … Read More »

Streamy Awards Keep Geoblocked Shows In the Game
By Jan. 15, 2010, 11:23am PT 16 Comments

After two weeks of debate across many sites, including ours, the Streamy Awards organizers this morning released a statement on the issue of whether geoblocked series would be eligible for consideration in this year’s awards. The answer: Despite the fact that … Read More »

The 2009 Online Video Webby Award Nominees
By Apr. 14, 2009, 10:21am PT 5 Comments

We’re in the middle of the online video version of awards season. Hot on the heels of the recently concluded Streamys, the nominees for the 2009 Webby Awards were announced today. Here’s a breakdown of some of the competition (be sure to cast your … Read More »

After Judgment Examines Life After Rapture
By Mar. 27, 2009, 1:00pm PT 10 Comments

Anyone who tells you that they’ve seen every online video series out there is lying. Everyone has gaps in their knowledge, even the most devoted. Which is my way of justifying the fact that I hadn’t seen After Judgment until after it was nominated … Read More »

Don’t Forget to Vote (Every Day) for the Streamys!
By Mar. 25, 2009, 5:42pm PT Comments Off

You can vote once per day until Saturday for the Audience Choice prize at the first-annual Streamy Awards, to be held that night in Los Angeles. Listen to Obama Girl, she has a knack for spotting stuff right before it gets huge. Obama … Read More »

Streamy Awards: Audience Choice Voting Begins!
By Mar. 17, 2009, 11:32am PT 1 Comment

Today begins voting for the Streamys Audience Choice Award. Want your favorite web show to take the top prize at the first-annual Streamy Awards in Los Angeles on March 28? You can vote once per day until then. The finalists are listed below; head over … Read More »

The Official Streamy Awards Nominees
By Mar. 14, 2009, 11:47am PT 10 Comments

The International Academy of Web Television announced the official nominations for the first annual Streamy Awards, which were created to recognize excellence in original episodic Web television programming. We’re co-hosting the Streamys with Tilzy.TV and Tubefilter, and the official Streamy Awards ceremony — … Read More »

Streamy Awards: Submissions Close Friday
By Jan. 21, 2009, 3:40pm PT 2 Comments

It’s time for your cheerful Streamy Awards update! This Friday is the final day for submissions to the awards competition that LA Times’s David Sarno called the Emmys for online video. We’ve already received nearly 53,000 nominations for the best in web series, and … Read More »

Streamy Awards: Nominations Now Open!
By Dec. 23, 2008, 11:20am PT 2 Comments

Following up on our announcement last week, the Streamy Awards are now open for nominations. Feel free to submit your favorite web series (including, let’s be honest, your own) for consideration in the following categories: Overall: Best Dramatic Web Series Best Comedy Web … Read More »

Announcing the Streamy Awards!
By Dec. 19, 2008, 8:00am PT 4 Comments

Imagine, if you will, a world where the Oscars and the Golden Globes said screw having separate ceremonies, let’s team up for the ultimate awards show. Well, that’s the world you live in now, at least when it comes to online video. NewTeeVee … Read More »

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