National Lampoon's Online Video
Comedy isn't doing so well in Television Land. This year resulted in one of the genre's worst in recent memory, with CBS actually green-lighting precisely zero new comedies -- the first time that's happened in several decades.
But never one to dwell on the negative, National Lampoon has decided to expand its stake in the Web video market, with an online network that will be distributed on video programming sites like Veoh, Joost, and YouTube, among others.
The company already produces feature films and short video content on AOL Video and Brightcove, which operates Nationallampoon.com and TogaTV.com. The company is putting its weight mostly behind streaming video, though some partners will also offer downloads.
"Everything we develop or produce today, whether it's audio for the radio network or video or film, has an online component," National Lampoon Chief Executive Daniel Laikin told the AP.
Yet another pronouncement that even the old school are getting all new school (and that nobody's going to school).
From USA Today
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