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While the perception might be that Netflix has changed the game for awards recognition of digital content, Thursday’s less-discussed nominations prove that the Emmys are still way behind the times.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Original web video comedy site Funny Or Die is closing its UK operation, which launched nearly two years ago, citing financial struggles.
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[show=hotforteachers size=large]The quality of public education in California right now is a pretty depressing topic, and as discussion of yet more cuts…
[show=pointdume size=large]Any fan of Joss Whedon’s now-departed Dollhouse knows that the freakiest thing about the show wasn’t its dystopian neuropunk brain experiments,…
[show=patobrien size=large]A website founded by Will Ferrell, with a soon-to-premiere HBO series and no shortage of A-list cameos, can hardly be considered…
Funny Or Die, which has held steadfastly to a destination site strategy over the last two and a half years, will finally…
In old G.I. Joe cartoon PSAs, the main character would always say “knowing is half the battle.” For Funny or Die, knowing…
If this was a US Weekly article, the headline would read “Stars! They’re just like us! They make web shows!” Speaking at…
[show=garfunkeloates size=large]It takes a brave soul to tear down social niceties and expose the truth hiding behind the lies that make up…
Showing you have a sense of humor about yourself is the new rehab! Lindsay Lohan’s eHarmony Profile from Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan,…
Funny or Die Raises $3 Million(?); cash comes from undisclosed investor, though news reports unsure of whether this is a new round…
Everyone else is linking to it (including Chris this morning, but that’s because it’s kind of the funniest thing on the Internet…
Online Video Companies Raise $75 Million in the Past Two Months; despite economic gloom and doom, VCs still opening their wallets to…
Last year around this time, we asked the question: What Constitutes an Online Hit? We talked to a number of industry professionals,…
Viewer-voting comedy site FunnyOrDie is launching a UK-facing outpost later today, with a London production HQ and a partnership with UK TV…
US viewer-voting comedy site FunnyOrDie is launching a UK-facing outpost today, with a London production HQ and a partnership with Have I Go…
Video site Funny or Die is joining forces with The Huffington Post and the Huffington/IAC-backed comedy site 236.com to create a new…
Ashton Kutcher’s practiced finesse and stage presence may have been out of place at the TechCrunch50 conference earlier this week, but he was there to launch a web video show. Indeed, no tech conference would be complete these days without a token celebrity entrepreneur.
Funny or Die Hires Creative Director; Andrew Steele, formerly of Saturday Night Live, will oversee development and production on the comedy site…
BlueCollarOrDie, a spinoff site from FunnyOrDie featuring the stars of Blue Collar Comedy, has been shut down. The site is one several “OrDi…
Looks like users would rather “Die” than watch Blue Collar comedy. The parent company of Funny or Die, Or Die Networks, has…
Have you no loyalty, Will Ferrell? While Funny or Die toils along, branching into video games to show that it’s stronger than…
Dick Glover, the CEO of Funny or Die, the comedy site known for its smash hit short film “The Landlord,” starring Will Ferrell, and Chris…
Funny or Die, as part of its effort to expand its “____ or Die” franchise, over the next six weeks will add…
In the world of box office punditry, people spend a lot of time talking about stars that can “open a movie.” Will…
I’m not sure when the original 2 Girls 1 Cup video, which depicts two women enthusiastically eating what appears to be excrement,…
