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Next New Networks Formally Announces 'Next New Creators' Program
Leading Online Television Company Launches Program to Support Emerging Creative Talent
| Source: Next New Networks
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 16, 2009) - Next
New Networks, the leading online television company, today announced
the formal launch of Next New Creators, a program designed to discover and foster
talent from across the Web. Through the program, Next New Networks will
partner with up-and-coming independent creators to distribute, promote,
package and monetize their shows.
The Next New Creators program, which has been in the works since early
2009, has already proven to be a successful venture for Next New Networks,
helping increase the popularity and viewership of its first slate of
participants. Initial partners have included Grace Randolph's "Beyond the
Trailer," Gregory Brothers' "Auto-Tune the News," Daniel Delaney's
"Vendr.TV," Max and Rebecca Lando's "Working Class Foodies" and LushLife
NY's "12 Second Cocktails."
As part of the Next New Creators program, creators will gain access to Next
New Networks' extensive resources including their publishing and technology
platform and increased distribution through relationships with major
partners such as YouTube and iTunes, as well as promotional support,
editorial outreach and a dedicated sales team. Through Next New Networks,
creators will also gain access to production facilities, staff, best
practices for growing their viewership, and opportunities for collaboration
with many of the most creative talents in online video.
"Next New Creators' mission is to provide both resources and support to the
Web's rising stars," said Lance Podell, CEO of Next New Networks. "This
past year, successful collaborations with creators like Daniel Delaney and
Grace Randolph allowed us to fine-tune Next New Creators to provide real
and tangible value to take our producers to the next level. We look forward
to many successful partnerships with producers in the years to come."
Highlights from initial partnerships include the Gregory Brothers'
"Auto-Tune the News," an online video sensation and one of the most talked
about video series of the year. The series, which can be seen on both Barely Political and the Gregory
Brothers' YouTube channel, has been viewed over 35 million times and
featured on national television programs including the "CBS Evening News"
and MTV's "It's On with Alexa Chung." Next New Networks' filmmaking network
Indy Mogul, which averages three
million views a month, partnered with Grace Randolph to produce "Beyond the
Trailer." Through this partnership "Beyond the Trailer's" viewership grew
to over half a million views per month, and also benefited from inclusion
in several Fortune 500 advertising buys across the network. As part of the
program's official launch, Peter Rallis of MovieBuzz will join Next New
Creators, working with the Indy Mogul network.
"Next New Networks is an important partner of YouTube, and we are excited
to see their success and expertise in online video begin to drive a new
wave of high-quality, high-viewership content for our site," said Kevin
Yen, director of strategic partnerships at YouTube. "Next New Networks will
play a key role in incubating new talent on YouTube and bringing these
talented creators into the spotlight through their Next New Creators
partnership program. 'Auto-Tune the News' has been a great hit in 2009, and
we're looking forward to the new successes the future holds."
Next New Networks is looking for the next great Web series! If you're a
producer who'd like to speak to someone at Next New Networks or to find out
more information, please visit:
http://www.nextnewnetworks.com/creators.
About Next New Networks
Next New Networks is TV for the Internet. As the leading independent
producer of online television networks Next New Networks creates, packages,
brands, markets and syndicates some of the Web's most popular regularly
scheduled and episodic programming. Since its inception in March 2007, the
company has launched sixteen networks, and its programming has been viewed
more than 650 million times.
Hit programming from Next New Networks includes Channel Frederator (home of
the popular series "Nite Fite"), Barely Political (the creators of Obama
Girl), food network for the people Hungry Nation, daily auto news network
Fast Lane Daily, DIY filmmaking network Indy Mogul, lifestyle network
ThreadBanger, tech comedy network Barely Digital and your one-stop showcase
of the cutest pets across the globe, Ultra Kawaii. The company,
headquartered in New York, is privately owned, with investors including
Spark Capital, Goldman Sachs, Saban Capital and Fuse Capital. For more
information, please visit www.nextnewnetworks.com.