By M&C Smallscreen Apr 1, 2008, 17:19 GMT
Sony continues to expand its Web video portfolio with C-Spot, a new ad-supported multiplatform comedy channel.
08/11/2007 - Wil Wheaton - © Terry Thompson / PR Photos
C-Spot will feature serial comedy shows and shorts. It's available for Web and mobile platforms across several distribution channels, including AOL Video, Hulu, YouTube and Crackle, a video-sharing site acquired by Sony in 2006.
It's also available via Verizon Wireless' VCast and direct to Sony Bravia TVs via Bravia Video Internet Link.
The initial 13-week-run of programming will include six shows, some culled from popular Web producers, like Penn Jillette’s “Penn Says,” and others created specially for C-Spot, like actor Kevin Pollak’s “The Writers Room.”
“We've tapped very talented individuals, both established and up-and-coming, to create a spectrum of original Web series that showcase irreverent characters and stories,” said Sony Pictures Television Senior VP Sean Carey. “By updating the content daily, we're looking to engage, entertain and continue to feed the appetite of digital media users seeking more than just one-off viral videos.”
* Owen Benjamin, popular stand-up comedian and actor, is the writer, creator and executive producer of Gaytown * Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stand By Me) is a guest star on an episode of Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show
* Adam Arkin (Life, Chicago Hope) is a guest star on an episode of Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show * Michael O’Keefe (Michael Clayton, Frozen River, Caddyshack) is a guest star on an episode of Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show
There is an incredible wealth of talent involved with C-spot, both well-known and up-and-coming. Owen Benjamin, one of the top 10 comedians on MySpace who appears in the upcoming feature film, “The House Bunny,” opposite Anna Farris and Colin Hanks and also headlines his own Comedy Central special later this year, stars in the new series Gaytown; while The Writers Room has Kevin Pollak as the domineering host of a late-night talk show.
Several celebrities like Ron Jeremy guest star on the already popular Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, which amassed over two million views with their first two episodes that launched in 2007.
The Roadents, a new series taking a vanguard approach to flash-animation, was developed by Bix Pix Entertainment, the creative team whose work has been featured on Saturday Night Live’s TV Funhouse.
The network will premiere a new episode of each of the shows on its specially designated day for the first 13-week season:
Mondays: Hot, Hot Los Angeles
Tuesdays: The Writers Room
Wednesdays: Gaytown
Thursdays: The Roadents
Fridays: Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show
Weekends: The Best of Penn Says
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