In its first year on the market, Verizon’s Go90 platform turned itself into a notable digital player by releasing a tremendous amount of original content. As part of its strategy, Go90 harnessed the undeniable star power and influence of online video community across multiple high-profile web series.
Now, with its latest hire, it will deepen its connection to the Internet’s digital-native stars. Steve Woolf, a veteran of AwesomenessTV, YouTube Nation, and Blip, has joined Verizon as Go90’s head of programming.
Woolf goes way back with web video. His series Epic Fu was a hit during the online video community’s early days, and he parlayed that success into a gig at Blip, where he helped build a strong original programming lineup (Blip was ultimately acquired by Maker Studios.) Woolf then served as one of the creative forces behind YouTube Nation, which spent a year offering daily recaps...
Now, with its latest hire, it will deepen its connection to the Internet’s digital-native stars. Steve Woolf, a veteran of AwesomenessTV, YouTube Nation, and Blip, has joined Verizon as Go90’s head of programming.
Woolf goes way back with web video. His series Epic Fu was a hit during the online video community’s early days, and he parlayed that success into a gig at Blip, where he helped build a strong original programming lineup (Blip was ultimately acquired by Maker Studios.) Woolf then served as one of the creative forces behind YouTube Nation, which spent a year offering daily recaps...
- 11/28/2016
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube Nation has been met with a fair amount of skepticism. The daily video collaboration between YouTube and Dreamworks is meant to bring audiences (and, of course, advertisers) up to speed on what to watch on a video sharing site, to which a couple billion people around the world upload over 100 hours of content per minute. For one, individuals are skeptical because the premise is far from novel. Ray William Johnson has covered YouTube’s viral video circuit with aplomb since 2009. Phil DeFranco has given Gen Xers and Yers an informal, but informative take on current events, internet phenomenons, and ladies who are easy on the eyes by way of The Philip DeFranco Show since 2007 and by way of SourceFed since early 2012. Shira Lazar has interviewed burgeoning and established YouTube stars and personalities with household names on camera for internet audiences via What’s Trending since 2011. And a glut of...
- 1/14/2014
- by Joshua Cohen
- Tubefilter.com
Blip Networks has now entered the production game. Blip CEO Kelly Day hinted last May the company would start funding and/or producing its own online original videos and series and last night her team made it official. Blip announced the launch of Blip Studios at their Industry Reception to close out VidCon's Industry Day. Steve Woolf will serve as president of the new division. Woolf, former Vice President of Content at Blip, creator of old school web series hit Epic Fu, and Streamy Award-winner, will now work directly with brands, talent and independent producers of web video to develop and produce high quality, original web series which Blip will monetize and distribute across their distribution platforms. "We are incredibly proud to launch Blip Studios to develop a wide range of original web series, and just as important, series that will also push the boundaries of audience interactivity," said Woolf.
- 6/29/2012
- by Drew Baldwin
- Tubefilter.com
Well, that was fun. For those of you who headed to Austin for South by Southwest, we hosted a little party with Jesse Draper and our friends at ValleyGirl.TV to kickoff SXSW Interactive and celebrate Tubefilter's panel Decision Trees: YouTube's New Breed of Interactive Storytellers. The turnout was spectacular. The best and brightest of online video filled the open air patio at the Cedar Door, an Austin classic just a block away from the Convention Center. Check-ins on Foursquare unlocked the "Valley Girl Margarita," a potent take on the Door's classic Mexican Martini. Free beer, great weather, and killer soft tacos made for a great evening enjoyed by all (free food Ftw). SXSW Keynote speaker Felicia Day stopped in along with new media uber-agent George Ruiz, Diggnation's Alex Albrecht and Zadi Diaz of Epic Fu. The omni-present Tim Street sported a new look, Shira Lazar and Julia Allison...
- 3/17/2011
- by Drew Baldwin
- Tubefilter.com
Remember Marty McFly’s room stopping guitar solo at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in Back to the Future? Yeah, it’s going to be just like that, but with web stars. ThisWeekIn.com & Tubefilter present “Enchantment Under the Web” – the first annual web video charity prom. The event will bring together over 250 web video creators, talent, and fans for a night of live music, dancing, prom pics and more! All the proceeds from the evening benefit Los Angeles non-profit, Our House, an organization that provides communities in La with grief support services, education resources, and hope. Event Details Live music by band: Shaimus. Guest DJs. Live streaming of event by ThisWeekIn.com. 2010 Prom Court Nominees This year’s prom court nominees confirmed to attend: Julia Allison – NonSociety.com Zadi Diaz – Epic Fu Cooper Harris – Squatters iJustine –YouTube’s iJustine Olga Kay –YouTube’s olgakay Shanrah Wakefield – OzGirl Shane Dawson...
- 8/24/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube: The Movie? Not really, but with all the hype around the upcoming Aaron Sorkin penned Facebook movie—The Social Network—we were bound to see a YouTube parody on the movie’s compelling trailer. This one (above) from Jeff Loveness actually makes us want to see that movie more than the Facebook one. “You like being a joke Keyboard Cat? You want to go back to that?! I made you!” [YouTube] Whitney Port, star of The City, MTV’s popular New York spinoff of The Hills, is set to star in a web series next month, according to sources of NY Magazine’s Vulture blog. The web series is Alloy Entertainment’s recently announced scripted project Hollywood Is Like High School With Money, which is set to premiere on September 14 on AlloyTV.com. Also joining the cast is Ian Harding (Liars) and Brian Hallisay (Privileged), who both had previous roles in Alloy-produced series.
- 8/5/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
The Webventures of Justin & Alden might have one of the deepest casts of web series notables that we’ve seen to date. Fitting, since the new five-episode branded comedy web series from Cjp Digital Media and lead sponsor Trident Layers (disclosure: Trident is also a Streamy Awards sponsor) is all about two would-be internet-famos set to find web video glory by making “the greatest Web series Web show that’s ever been on the Web computer.” Justin Tyler and Alden Ford, both regulars at sketch comedy theater Ucb in New York, star as the hapless titular duo in this Bill and Ted’s-style (yes, there’s even some time travel) road trip. The destination of this road trip is the Streamy Awards in Los Angeles in hopes of finding the perfect web star. Guests of this year’s Streamys may have noticed these two crashing the red carpet and even...
- 4/24/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
The Streamy Awards, more commonly known as the Streamys, are presented annually by the International Academy of Web Television to recognize excellence in the arts and science of web television production, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. Last night saw The 2nd Annual Streamy Awards take place at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California; and below are the results of the ceremony:
Audience Choice: “Agents of Cracked” Best Comedy Web Series: “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis” Best Drama Web Series: “The Bannen Way” Best Hosted Web Series: “Diggnation” Best News or Political Series: “Auto-Tune the News” Best Animated Web Series: “How It Should Have Ended” Best Branded Entertainment Web Series: “Back on Topps” (Topps, Dick’s Sporting Goods) Best Directing for a Comedy Web Series: “The Guild” (Sean Becker) Best Directing for a Drama Web Series: “The Bannen Way” (Jesse Warren) Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series:...
Audience Choice: “Agents of Cracked” Best Comedy Web Series: “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis” Best Drama Web Series: “The Bannen Way” Best Hosted Web Series: “Diggnation” Best News or Political Series: “Auto-Tune the News” Best Animated Web Series: “How It Should Have Ended” Best Branded Entertainment Web Series: “Back on Topps” (Topps, Dick’s Sporting Goods) Best Directing for a Comedy Web Series: “The Guild” (Sean Becker) Best Directing for a Drama Web Series: “The Bannen Way” (Jesse Warren) Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series:...
- 4/12/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
On a windy, overcast Sunday afternoon the 2010 Streamy Awards took over the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Even though the FearNet webseries “Fear Clinic,” directed by Robert Hall and starring genre favorites Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, and Lisa Wilcox, stood alone to represent our favorite genre, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a gaggle of horror-related goodies to indulge in while working the red carpet event before the show.
Before the Streamy Awards were under way, Dread Central’s red carpet team of Heather Wixson and Brian Smith had the opportunity to catch up with some new faces in horror as well as some of the genre’s most beloved personalities.
Since we never want to deprive our readers of any sort of awesomeness, Dread Central has cooked up two videos from the Streamy Awards red carpet event. The first video is chock-full of interviews.
Being...
Before the Streamy Awards were under way, Dread Central’s red carpet team of Heather Wixson and Brian Smith had the opportunity to catch up with some new faces in horror as well as some of the genre’s most beloved personalities.
Since we never want to deprive our readers of any sort of awesomeness, Dread Central has cooked up two videos from the Streamy Awards red carpet event. The first video is chock-full of interviews.
Being...
- 4/12/2010
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
The smart ones did. If you are serious about creating online entertainment there is absolutely no reason that attending SXSW Interactive (SXSWi) shouldn't be on your must-go list. The five day conference, which just wrapped up Tuesday night drew 12,000 of social media and web junkies for a non-stop, bleary-eyed bender of business cards, panels, free BBQ and new connections. It was like camp for internet people. And that's my point. If you're making any kind entertainment on the web, you are internet people. Meeting other internet people is part of your job. The apps and tools that are emerging out of the developers at SXSW matter to your web series. Entertainment on the internet spent the past 5 years learning how to go from crawling to standing up and making its first wobbly steps. Now it's 2010 and mainstream eyes are gooing over this clever toddler of a medium. The really interesting...
- 3/17/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers lit up the Oscars stage last night (above) on ABC with a medley of all of the Best Original Music nominees. Talk about a killer (and free) promo for their upcoming web series The Lxd from director Jon M Chu. Check out Madd Chadd’s legendary robot skills in the Up section of the routine. [YouTube] The Guild’s creator-star Felicia Day is going to star in a SyFy Channel Saturday Original Movie where she will portray “a werewolf-hunting descendant of Little Red Riding Hood.” “In the action-packed Red, Red (Day) brings her fiancé home, where he meets the family and learns about their business – hunting werewolves.” The movie, set to debut in 2011 on SyFy also stars Kavan Smith (Stargate Atlantis) and Stephen McHattie (Watchmen). [Bloody Disgusting] DigiVenture is hosting a Women in Digital event tonight in Los Angeles hosted by Joanne Griffith that will feature a panel representing audio,...
- 3/8/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
After their pilot episode snagged the Grand Prize at the 2009 Escapist Film Festival, creator Brett Register and his producing team of Rick Rey and Paula Rhodes knew they were on to something. At that point the show was called Dorian's Quest, but after a name change to A Good Knight's Quest, the team set out to shoot a 24-episode gamer comedy web series that would run on The Escapist Magazine's site in weekly installments. "I'm a huge fan of the Escapist, I have been for years, ever since I was in college," said Register. "I always wanted to do an 80's style show, like my own Masters of the Universe web series—the bad movie not the cartoon TV show." To launch the series, the team hosted a well-attended La premiere at the Capitol City Hollywood on Monday night. When a video game princess crosses over into the real world,...
- 3/4/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
The nominees for the 2010 Streamys were announced today. The Streamys celebrate online television programming and this year they have a fantastic line up of nominees. Last year was the Streamys debut year and the winners included high profile shows such as Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and the exceptional Battlestar Galactica web series The Face of the Enemy.
This year there is even more competition with some really interesting content now being released on the web rather than through more traditional media routes. Two of my favourites from this year’s nominee list are the excellent Interview Project which is presented by davidlynch.com and the slightly flawed but thoroughly enjoyable Angel of Death, created by Ed Brubaker and starring Zoe Bell, which also received a DVD release last year.
The awards ceremony takes place on April 11th 2010 and the full list of nominees is listed below with handy links...
This year there is even more competition with some really interesting content now being released on the web rather than through more traditional media routes. Two of my favourites from this year’s nominee list are the excellent Interview Project which is presented by davidlynch.com and the slightly flawed but thoroughly enjoyable Angel of Death, created by Ed Brubaker and starring Zoe Bell, which also received a DVD release last year.
The awards ceremony takes place on April 11th 2010 and the full list of nominees is listed below with handy links...
- 3/1/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf dazzled the crowd at the sold-out Tubefilter Web TV Meetup last night in Los Angeles. Nearly 400 web series creators, talent and execs braved the rain and hail to make it out to hear from the two esteemed web video veterans. Before getting into the Q&A, they debuted the newest episode (above) of their award-winning Epic Fu before it went live online late last night. Early reviews of the new 'season' of Epic Fu are positive, noting that the new, slightly shorter format (episodes are now about 5 min) made for a tighter, more focused show. But Fu fans will get two more episodes per week, extending the series into a mini-network of sorts, adding "Music Mondays" and "Film Thursdays" to their weekly lineup. The panel discussion delved into the show's early days, when it first launched as The Jetset Show back in June of 2006. Back...
- 1/23/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
After much anticipation tonight is the night. We have none other than internationally popular web series Epic Fu creators Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf in the house for the relaunch of their show and the launch of some brand new original series. Couldn't make it in person the Tubefilter Hollywood Web Television Meetup tonight? That's okay, once again we've teamed up with Stickam.com to stream the event Live online. (If you can't view the player above, you can head to stickam.com/tubefilter) Join in the chat room and ask questions for Zadi and Steve that you have, our moderator will try to get as many of them read at the Meetup as we have time for. If you're one of the lucky ones heading to the Meetup be sure to read: 6 Ways To Rock The Tubefilter Web TV Meetup! (Without Cheating) Event overview: For the January edition of the Hollywood Web Television Meetup,...
- 1/22/2010
- by Tubefilter News
- Tubefilter.com
Easy to Assemble revealed the winner of the season-long Co-Worker of the Year contest between co-stars Illeana Douglas and Justine Bateman in the debut (above) of the bonus episodes, "Flying Solo", (aka 3-ep season finale) of the Ikea-backed comedy web series. Guest stars David Henrie, Tim Meadows, Sung Kang and more are all on board this transatlantic disco flight. [My Damn Channel] Jennie Garth (of the old 90210) stars in a new branded web series, Garden Party, from NBC Digital Studio and Edelman's Matter division debuted today on iVillage.com. Garth, now a 'celeb mom', "meets with farmers, chefs, moms and kids to find new and exciting ways to get families to love their veggies." Lead sponsor is Clorox Co.'s Hidden Valley® Ranch Dressing brand. [iVillage] Epic Fu is back! Their new preview video (below) from creators Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf sets up the return from hiatus tomorrow and the launch of two...
- 1/21/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Back in July, we shared 4 Ways To Get The Most Out of the Tubefilter Web TV Meetup. But that was July, when 4 was all you needed. This is 2010 people and its all about 6 Ways now. (Trust us, we've done the research.) Now as we count down to the January Tubefilter Hollywood Web TV Meetup on Thursday January 21—it's all about the Fu—Epic Fu that is, as creators Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf join us to launch the Epic Fu Network! They are extending their award-winning web series brand into a network of like-minded series, all under the Epic Fu banner. And to see them first, before anyone else in the world, you'll have to be at the Meetup. And Hp and Intel is sponsoring the evening, providing free beer and wine for Meetup attendees and giving away and Hp Envy laptop and Hp DreamScreen. And The Bui Brothers will...
- 1/14/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
For the January edition of the Hollywood Web Television Meetup, we are proud to present a very special evening with popular internet culture show Epic Fu as they launch the new Epic Fu network. Join us as we screen the premiere of one of the web's most revered and award-winning series, followed by an intimate discussion with its creators—Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf. Related News:Seduce the Studios with ‘Going Pro’ at the Hollywood Web Television Meetup September Hollywood Web Television Meetup Tonight! Hollywood Web TV Meetup Tonight Sold Out...
- 1/9/2010
- by Drew Baldwin
- Tubefilter.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.