NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - June 3, 2009) -
Next New
Networks, the leading online television company, will announce its new
programming lineup at the
Digital Content NewFront
conference, a marquee digital media event being hosted by digital marketing
agency Digitas on June 3, 2009 as part of Internet Week 2009 in New York
City.
During a special soapbox session at 3:30 pm, event attendees will have the
opportunity to see an exclusive preview of upcoming Next New Networks
programming, including several new shows that will premiere on popular
networks
Indy Mogul,
ThreadBanger,
Channel Frederator,
Fast Lane Daily and
Barely Digital. Next New Networks
will also be showing clips from two new lifestyle networks that will launch
later in the summer, as well as a sneak peek at
Barely Political's new weekly
series, "The Obama Girl Show."
During the event, Tim Shey, Next New Networks co-founder and Internet Week
2009 Executive Council member, will also be speaking on the panel "Digital
Content: Creation, Distribution and Measurement Models." Other participants
on the panel include digital content thought leaders from Google, blip.tv,
MediaVest and BzzAgent. The panel will be moderated by Daisy Whitney,
multimedia reporter for ABCNews.com and KNTV. Digital Content NewFront
2009 will run from noon to 6 pm ET on June 3, 2009 and will be viewable by
live webcast at
http://www.digitalcontentnewfront.com/live/.
"NewFront guests will get an inside look at some incredibly exciting new
programming that we're going to be previewing during the event for the
first time ever. Our viewer audiences are growing and expanding
exponentially, and we're thrilled to be able to offer up such a fantastic
lineup of new networks and shows and keep our loyal fans coming back for
more," said Lance Podell, CEO of Next New Networks. "These new programs
will provide our partners and sponsors with a tremendous opportunity to
engage with an even broader range of communities."
Other Internet Week events that Next New Networks will be participating in
include:
-- $99 Music Videos Season One Wrap Party: On Sunday, June 7, Next New
Networks will be hosting an official Internet Week event to celebrate the
first season of independent music network $99 Music Videos and honor Next
New Networks' Webby Award winners. The event will be held at the M1-5
Lounge in New York City from 7 - 10 pm. Visit
http://99dollarparty.eventbrite.com to RSVP.
-- Webby Awards Gala: On Monday, June 8, Next New Networks programming
will be honored with six awards onstage at the star-studded Webby Awards
Gala, hosted by Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers. Fans will be able to
watch the five-word acceptance speeches on June 9 on the official Webby
Awards YouTube Channel.
About Next New Networks
Next New Networks is TV for the Internet. As the leading independent
producer of online television networks, Next New Networks creates,
packages, brands, markets and syndicates some of the Web's most popular
regularly scheduled and episodic programming. Since its inception in March
2007, the company has launched sixteen networks, and its programming has
been viewed more than 400 million times.
Hit programming from Next New Networks includes Channel Frederator (home of
the popular series "Nite Fite"), Barely Political (the creators of Obama
Girl), $99 Music Videos (home to the Web's first original music videos
network), TMI Weekly (co-hosted by Web celeb Julia Allison), daily auto
news network Fast Lane Daily, DIY filmmaker network Indy Mogul, lifestyle
network ThreadBanger, tech comedy network Barely Digital and your one-stop
showcase of the cutest pets across the globe, Ultra Kawaii. The company,
headquartered in New York, is privately owned, with investors including
Spark Capital, Goldman Sachs and Velocity Interactive. For more
information, please visit
www.nextnewnetworks.com.
Contact Information: Next New Networks Contact
LaunchSquad
Brett Weiner or Dana Zemack
415-625-8555
nnn@launchsquad.com