Amanda Congdon, lonelygirl15, Brookers, Terra Naomi, HappySlip, LittleLoca, LisaNova. I'm sure there are examples of male talent that's been discovered on YouTube or through online video (i.e., the archetypal Lonely Island fellas). But by and large, the
FameCast hands out $10,000 in cash prizes to the winner of each of its twelve “stage” contests, spanning art genres such as spoken word, animation, and stand-up comedy, along with the expected music categories for Pop, Country, R&B, etc.
Previously known and discovered as "Lisa Nova" on YouTube, Lisa Donovan joins the hilarious cast of MADtv , which airs Saturdays (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT) on FOX. Donovan will first be seen in the episode airing Saturday, Feb. 17.
The idea as we know it: to develop an online talent network, possibly as video blogs, podcasts and others, with the owners/talent given equity into the new company, as well as revenue cut from the ad sales (in some sense this sounds like the Engadget mode
Hollywood talent firm United Talent Agency (UTA) said on Wednesday it plans to create a channel on Internet video service Veoh Networks to seek new artists and spotlight its own clients. ADVERTISEMENT if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); windo
But creators may be hesitant. Many chose to go on the web precisely to avoid the mainstream. "A lot of people feel they don't want to be co-opted by the system and hand over creative control," said Scott Kirsner, author of The Future of Web Video. "They w
Congdon will regularly appear on the network's 24-hour digital channel ABC News Now and occasionally appear as a correspondent on the network's TV news broadcasts. She will also host a weekly video blog, or "vlog," on abcnews.com focusing on topics such a
CAA is expected to bring marketing opportunities and talent to the Web site, which has cut a distinctive figure in the anarchic viral-video world by compensating contributors through its syndication technology. The partnership is not exclusive to either c
Regardless of these Web auteur’s ultimate intentions, major media companies seem to believe that now is the perfect time to mine the space to find new talent. Last week, Yahoo launched Yahoo Talent Show, a contest that promises to reward the winner with
