ManiaTV!
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maniatv.com is one of the first Internet television networks, delivering pop-culture entertainment to more than 10 million young adult viewers every month.
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[edit] Description
Having launched in September 2004, maniatv.com offers a variety of programming, focusing primarily on the categories of music, comedy and Hollywood. Hosts include celebrities Tom Green and Dave Navarro, along with maniatv.com's own, Christy, Megan, Jonny Schoolbus and others. With interactive features, including live chat, blogs and emailing with hosts, maniaTV keeps its audience active with the network, allowing them to influence what gets aired.
In October of 2007, ManiaTV! revamped the website to focus on original internet TV programming and no longer hosted user-generated content. The Company opened Los Angeles production studios in November 2007 to enhance its original TV content intiatives.
[edit] maniaTV Programming
maniatv.com airs a wide variety of leading programming 24 hours a day, including shows focusing on music, comedy and Hollywood.
The site's first high-profile program, Tom Green Live, starred comedian Tom Green in the self-proclaimed "world's first live Internet call-in talk-show". The show, primarily funded by maniaTV, was broadcast straight from Green's own living room in Hollywood, California and featured celebrity guests, viewer phone calls and live music on occasion.
Along with Tom Green Live, Dave Navarro also hosts his very own Internet TV talk show, called Spread Entertainment, on maniatv.com. On his show, Dave leads interviews featuring artists of all genres, including actors, musicians, doctors and comedians, as well as everyday people struggling to overcome personal issues.
Other programming includes Arcade, CelebuTaunt, Backstage Pass, The Daily Indie, Comedy Show, Hitlist, Ten80, Drop D, Shiny and New, Rappers D-Lite, Inside Hollywood and Loud Mouths on Late Nite.
[edit] maniaTV Publicity
- The New York Times - Tom Green Works at Home
- Advertising Age - YouTube Ads Bypass User-Generated Video
- Baeble Music and ManiaTV Announce the Launch of "Backstage Pass" - View Full Press Release