Fusion wants to bring some laughs to the online video masses. The media company partnered with YouTube animation McN Mondo Media for a new animated sketch series called Like, Share, Die. Like, Share, Die’s 20 episodes will be roughly 15 minutes in length, and will use sketches from Mondo’s network of creators as well as from lead writer Josh Faure-Brac (of SuperNews! fame). The show will be executive produced by Mondo’s Aaron Simpson in conjunction with Six Point Harness Studios. Fusion tapped Mondo for its wide viewer reach and ability to develop content that gets picked up by other media companies. In addition to boasting a huge subscriber base (over 2.4 million on its YouTube channel), the McN saw its popular Happy Tree Friends adapted into a TV series for G4 and MTV’s channels. Additionally, Mondo successfully Kickstarted its Dick Figures series, which was made into a feature film...
- 10/22/2014
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
If you asked most people outside of Hollywood to name the top producers in television, I’d take a bet that Mark Burnett would make be the most common name on those short lists. He is, after all, one of the most well-known names in the industry, having created international TV franchises like Survivor, The Apprentice, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and The Voice. Now, the 51 year-old producer is trying his hand in the online video arena with the recent launch of his first original series for the internet—animated comedy CliffsNotes Films on Cambio as joint project with AOL, Coalition Films and Josh Faure-Brac. We had a rare opportunity to sit down with Burnett this month in his Santa Monica office to discuss how he views the transformation of entertainment and the rise of the internet as a viable medium of its own. We also solicited questions...
- 11/15/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
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