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By: The Past and Future Business of Web Comedy | TELEVISUAL

The Past and Future Business of Web Comedy | TELEVISUAL — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:34:04 +0000

[...] than others. Infamously, those started by the major networks and companies — Turner, NBC, HBO, Bud.tv – failed. While independent entrants — Break, MyDamnChannel — [...]

By: Does Web Comedy Really Work on TV? / TELEVISUAL

Does Web Comedy Really Work on TV? / TELEVISUAL — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:51:34 +0000

[...] the mainstream media has tried going the opposite route, from TV to the web for comedy, which hasn’t really worked out. Bringing comedy from the web to TV is the obvious next [...]

By: Finding a Comedy Audience in a Crowded Web Series Market « Televisual

Finding a Comedy Audience in a Crowded Web Series Market « Televisual — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:39:16 +0000

[...] been kind to television studios looking to break in. Remember Turner’s SuperDeluxe or NBC’s DotComedy? FunnyOrDie and CollegeHumor still run the game, but competition’s always bubbling [...]

By: A New Noir-Comedy To Break Through The Clutter | RoneBreak

A New Noir-Comedy To Break Through The Clutter | RoneBreak — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:19:00 +0000

By: Fox Launches Stealth Web Video Effort | Motown Initiative - Revitalize Detroit | Revolutionize Digital Media

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:58:32 +0000

[...] Digital arms of studios and networks have a pretty bad track record, and there’s no saying 15 Gigs will do any better. But it does have the advantage of lessons learned from Crackle, The WB, NBC.com and other current efforts, as well as the many discontinued similar projects: SuperDeluxe, Runawaybox, ThisJustIn and DotComedy. [...]

By: Break Acquires HBOlab

Break Acquires HBOlab — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:24:38 +0000

[...] in the same Santa Monica office space as HBOlab. Turner’s SuperDeluxe closed down and NBC shut its DotComedy as [...]

By: Behind the Scenes of CollegeHumor’s Latest Hit « NewTeeVee

Behind the Scenes of CollegeHumor’s Latest Hit « NewTeeVee — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:22:53 +0000

[...] sites like AOL and HBO’s This Just In, NBC’s DotComedy and Turner’s SuperDeluxe have died off after suffering through corporate bureaucracy, bad budgeting and lackluster traffic, [...]

By: SuperDeluxe to Sink into Adult Swim? « NewTeeVee

SuperDeluxe to Sink into Adult Swim? « NewTeeVee — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:31:06 +0000

[...] move isn’t a surprising one (we predicted it back in November) given that Adult Swim was a much stronger, edgier brand for Turner. Why compete [...]

By: One to Watch: Comedy.com « NewTeeVee

One to Watch: Comedy.com « NewTeeVee — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:51:15 +0000

[...] This weekend I stumbled upon the freshly live Comedy.com site. While Chris has told us many times that there are just too many comedic web video portals on the Internet, this one’s [...]

By: ICN.tv Joins the Comedy Fray « NewTeeVee

ICN.tv Joins the Comedy Fray « NewTeeVee — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:00:11 +0000

[...] the already crowded market, upstart Independent Comedy Network aims to do just that, and it’s launching five new [...]

By: Funny or Die Raises $15M « NewTeeVee

Funny or Die Raises $15M « NewTeeVee — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:50:49 +0000

[...] rehashing the story of The Landlord (which supposedly cost $5,000??) and the market (apparently nobody else is addressing the need for comedy??), the article does offer previously unreported information [...]

By: Blowtorch Aims to Burn through Movie Biz « NewTeeVee

Blowtorch Aims to Burn through Movie Biz « NewTeeVee — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:30:03 +0000

[...] the forms of video content that have been webified, short-form comedy is by far the furthest along (and everybody’s doing it, many of them not particularly well). But other forms of video content have gotten way less attention, especially movies. When people [...]

By: In Which I Got Married Because I Think I Love My Wife « This Recording

In Which I Got Married Because I Think I Love My Wife « This Recording — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:17:27 +0000

[...] Vlog market saturation growing pains result in sites being shuttered. We always check Funny Or Die and [...]

By: john

john — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:32:23 +0000

you forgot to mention BUD.COM ! the super expensive flame out!

By: mattkirsch82

mattkirsch82 — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:46:10 +0000

im a fan of superdeluxe’s approach – concentrating on serialized web shows rather than viral clips- quality comedians experimenting- I’m hoping they stick it out