HBO purchases a small stake of FunnyOrDie.com
Jun 16th, 2008 by admin
HBO has purchased a small stake from FunnyOrDie, being around $10 million, says The New York Times, that is almost 10 percent of the biz and will in turn get 10 half-hour blocks of exclusive programming from the site.
It seems that HBO is discovering that the future of tv shows relies on the internet. Among the partners in FunnyOrDie you can find Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, and Judd Apatow. So this is not yet another web star-up, these guys know what they are doing.
FunnyOrDie features short video clips with cameos from Hollywood’s hot stars, including Hayden Pannettiere, James Franco, and John C. Reilly. And that’s what makes FunnyOrDie unique, very popular actors doing unique comedy video clips.
Details on the HBO shows on FunnyOrDie.com have not been released, and the producers aren’t ruling out individual half hours or running series.
