Micro television network provider Next New Networks has acquired BarelyPolitical.com, the site behind the Obama Girl video.
This acquisition is Next New Networks’ first foray into politics, and BarelyPolitical will now be served along side Next New Network’s existing content including Channel Frederator. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Whilst the Obama Girl video series (there is more than one) is perhaps an acquired taste, its viral success is quite remarkable, with the original video having been seen over 100 million times.
Under the deal BarelyPolitical will launch multiple regularly scheduled shows, including frequent reports from its videobloggers and correspondents. The first project launched by BarelyPolitical with Next New Networks, “I Like a Boy“, a music video co-produced with the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America, racked up more than 1.5 million online video views in its first week, and was featured on various media outlets including CNN American Morning, Fox News, and ABC’s Good Morning America.
See our previous coverage of Next New Networks here.
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Nice, I love the idea that a single viral video could get an entire company bought out.
Dan
http://www.ackermangreenberg.com
Micro television network? first foray into politics?
I’ll just leave the mirco television part alone because that is subject to opinion, but my personal opionion would be to never call them that, and I’m guessing they’d say the same.
As far as first foray into politics, well that is just factually incorrect. Joshua Marshall from Talking Points Memo, is the host for Varacifier, a network owned NNN. And this is from Varacifier.com:
We are looking for people to cover these events over the next few months. If you don’t see an event we should be covering and you want to cover it, contact us!
Nov 6th- RNC Debates in Ames, IA
Nov 15th DNC Debates in Las Vegas, NV
Nov 28th CNN YouTube RNC debates, FL
I hope they do’nt degenerate into another move-on.org!
Somehow I think this is likely, smelly libs!
http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com
Watching the 2008 candidates market themselves on the internet will be incredible. Obama has already raised a shitload from small donars over his site and all the major players have a colosal number of “Facebook Friends”
Check out this article on it:
http://www.internetevolution.c....._id=137090