Alex Albrecht Goes Medieval with Lore
One of the first rules of journalism is to never start your story with a quote, but this one just fits too well: “People have said I have an interesting knack to be able to monetize my life.” That’s...
View ArticleDECA Aims for Teens, Signs SMOSH
New media studio DECA announced today that it has become the exclusive business and production partner for YouTube darlings SMOSH. SMOSH is Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, whose manic comedy videos have...
View ArticleNinja Tops iTunes Podcast List (Again)
Apple released the iTunes top-seller and best-of lists for 2008 this week, and Ask A Ninja was once again took top honors on the “Classics” Video Podcast list. On the more traditional media side,...
View ArticleDeca’s Bush League Strikes Out
Bush League.tv, the dude-centric web series/blog launched by Deca in May of last year, was shut down in December. Deca CEO Michael Wayne confirmed the site was shuttered in a phone conversation this...
View ArticleOnline Studio Deca Raises $10M
Surprise, surprise — it doesn’t seem like online content studios are going to fade out of existence anytime soon. That’s for one simple reason, and it’s not massive profit margins: they keep finding...
View ArticleWhy Doesn’t Web Video Like the “C Word”?
Julia Allison, Meghan Asha and Mary Ramblin. Photo from the TMI Weekly blog. It’s a quiet afternoon when my phone rings with an unknown number. I don’t get a lot of phone calls from unknown numbers,...
View ArticleDECA Launches A Video Syndication Network For Women
DECA, best known for women’s video sites like Momversation, is expanding its available ad inventory with the launch of a new online video syndication network called Her Channel. The network, which...
View ArticleHank Green and Bernie Su’s Lizzie Bennet Diaries celebrates #darcyday
Dallas‘s J.R. gets shot. Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s vampire boyfriend loses his soul. And the web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries has #darcyday. Lizzie Bennet, a reinterpretation of Pride and...
View ArticleDigital Studio DECA Invests in Online Video Show Smosh
Digital entertainment company DECA has invested in Smosh, taking an undisclosed stake in the teen-centric online video brand. The Santa Monica-based content development, marketing and sales studio will...
View ArticleDECA Adds $10 Million To Digital Content War Chest
Digital content incubator DECA has added $10 million to its war chest, in a second round led by new investor Rustic Canyon Partners, per a regulatory filing that socalTECH confirmed. Previous investors...
View Articlet5m Enters the Online TV Network Fray
With online video being the darling of the day, it is hardly a surprise that the ranks of online video networks keep growing. t5m, a London-based company started by serial entrepreneur Charlie...
View ArticleBushLeague.tv is Dedicated to “Dudes”
Deca’s new online video series Bush League is dedicated to all things dude (because the young male demographic is sorely underserved online). The Bush League blog/web show combo thinks its comedic take...
View ArticleDECA Gives Birth to CoolMom
After going after dudes with Bushleague.tv, new media studio DECA is nurturing its maternal side with the new online series CoolMom, which launches today. Show host Daphne Brogdon hopes to provide an...
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