5 posts and columns on Fred

Google and Viacom Team Up Again–Brace Yourself For "Fred: The Movie"

in Media on August 6, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

How do you promote a movie starring a YouTube phenomenon without promoting it on YouTube? Tricky problem for Nickelodeon, whose parent company is still in a legal battle with Google and its video site.

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Almost Famous: Lance Podell of Next New Networks

in News on March 12, 2010 at 2:30 am PT

This week: We grabbed a Caltrain up to San Francisco to meet with Lance Podell, CEO of Next New Networks, the Web video network whose shows usually mix hi-fi production and lo-fi hosts for that ultra-Webby feel that the kids are raving about. Or so Podell hopes.

Will a Web Video Star Shine at Sundance?

in Media on December 7, 2009 at 2:55 pm PT

The next wave of media stars is supposed to rise up from the Web, but so far, examples have been few and far between (how’s that Fred movie coming along, by the way?). But here’s another Internet success trying to make the leap into the big time, which is still, like it or not, defined by traditional media outlets: Next New Network host Bobby Miller, who is going to try to dazzle the judges at the Sundance Film Festival.
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YouTube Yawns at Letterman’s Extortion Story

in Media on October 3, 2009 at 8:16 am PT

In certain circles, David Letterman’s extortion/adultery story is huge news. On YouTube? It’s overshadowed by an “Ultimate Fighter” match.
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Is YouTube’s Biggest Star Ready for the Big Screen?

in Media on September 18, 2009 at 7:09 am PT

Who’s going to be the first Web star to make it to the movies? One alarming possibility: Lucas Cruikshank, better known to a staggering number of YouTube viewers as “Fred.”
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