National Lampoon, Inc., a widely recognized brand in comedy, announced the formation of the National Lampoon Video Network, a broadband network that premiers with many of the Internet’s leading content platforms.
Initial distribution partners for the National Lampoon Video Network are Veoh, Joost, Handheld Entertainment, GoFish, Lycos, BiggyTV and YouTube. These relationships have been formed in addition to the online distribution partnerships National Lampoon already has in place with AOL Video and Brightcove, and supplement National Lampoon’s own video portals, Nationallampoon.com and independent broadband channel TogaTV.com.
“Formation of the National Lampoon Video Network reinforces our commitment to the marketplace, to original comedy content, and to our young adult audience,†Laikin said. “Our ability to come out of the gate with such a prestigious, broad-based group of distribution partners also reflects a clear acknowledgement that we, our brand, and our content are highly valuable and relevant today,†he added.
Originally posted on May 18, 2007 @ 1:42 pm