Popular YouTube series like Fred and The Annoying Orange have been limited to being watched through web browsers. Thanks to Flingo, series managed by Collective Digital Studios will soon find their way onto viewers' connected TV sets, with their own branded line of TV apps.…
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FRED takes on the haters with Figgle Chat
There is a subtle genius to the latest iteration of Lucas Cruikshank's popular (in some circles) manic online personality. While FRED evolves as a cross-platform property, the new series Figgle Chat, directed by Bobby Miller, gives his haters someone to cheer for.…
Read MoreBlip.tv Adds Fred, Annoying Orange and Others With Collective Partnership
Blip.tv struck a strategic partnership with The Collective to provide a mix of technology and ad sales for the management firm's web clients. It's a big win for Blip.tv, which will now take over distribution and monetization for some of the most popular producers on YouTube.…
Read MoreFred the Movie Is This Year’s Biggest Cable Premiere
The young people, they sure do love their Fred. The premiere of the Lucas Cruikshank-starring Fred the Movie on Nickelodeon drew in 7.6 million total viewers on Saturday night. And it's all part of a massive marketing event that doesn't care about platforms.…
Read MoreFred the Movie the Trailer Debuts Online
Oh boy, oh boy, it's a big day for Fred fans -- the trailer for Fred the Movie, which will air on cable channel Nickelodeon this September, is finally online. But something seems different about the pre-teen sensation...…
Read MoreVid-Biz: DirecTV, Target, Boxee
DirecTV Added 136,000 Subs in Q3; revenue was up 9.7 percent to $5.5 billion. (Multichannel News) Target Rolls Out Web Vids for…
Read MoreFred No Longer King of YouTube; All Hail Nigahiga
Fred, the fastest-growing and largest channel YouTube (s GOOG) had ever seen, was overtaken on Friday by Nigahiga, a longtime comedy channel…
Read MoreVid-Biz: TV Ads, Lost, Fred
Broadcast Networks Cutting the Price of Ads; advertisers able to negotiate cheaper rates for the upcoming TV season, bummer news for networks…
Read MoreFred Envy Pervasive at LA Conference
Here a Fred, there a Fred, everywhere a Fred-Fred. The specter of 15-year-old Lucas Cruikshank has seemed to haunt NATPE’s LA TV…
Read MoreYouTube Cracking Down on Brand-Integrated Vids?
YouTube (s GOOG) has notified some of its content creators that independent brand-integration deals in their videos could violate YouTube’s terms of…
Read MoreYouTube Sensation Fred Passes 1M Subscribers
For those hoping that the high-pitched, hyperactive “Fred” was just a passing sensation — guess again. The Fred YouTube channel today surpassed…
Read MoreCruikshank’s “Fred” Cranks Up Playcounts and Dollar Signs
There were a lot of heavy hitters at our recent NewTeeVee Live conference: The CEO of Netflix, the CEO of Hulu, even…
Read MoreNewTeeVee Live Breakout Video Star: Lucas ‘Fred’ Cruikshank
We can safely say that 15-year-old Lucas Cruikshank, creator of the wildly popular Fred character on YouTube, is the youngest innovator that…
Read MoreFred Goes Hollywood with Sponsorship Deal
YouTube sensation “Fred” (a.k.a. Lucas Cruikshank) is movin’ on up when it comes to web sponsorships. The high-pitched hyper-active character has a…
Read MoreFred Speaks to NTV (Squeaky Voice Not Included)
We told you about the Fred web phenomenon last week. Now’s your chance to meet the man, err, boy behind the high-pitched…
Read MoreWho the Frack is “Fred?”
Sometimes I just feel so…out of touch. Who is “Fred” and why is he so freaking huge on YouTube? Seriously. He has…
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