Atom.com

Atom.com
Type Humor website
Industry Online video entertainment
Founded 1998
Headquarters San Francisco, CA
Parent MTV Networks (Viacom)
Website http://www.atom.com/

Atom.com (formerly AtomFilms) is a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject films, animations, and series by independent creators. The company was founded in 1998 in Seattle by Mika Salmi.

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Buyout

On August 10, 2006, Atom Entertainment was bought by MTV Networks with all its properties, including AtomFilms, Addicting Games, Addicting Clips (renamed AtomUploads) and Shockwave.com.[1] The buyout occurred shortly after negotiations against and subsequently with Google to purchase YouTube.

Relaunch

In late June 2008, AtomFilms re-launched as Atom.com and switched its focus to comedy. As a result, many of the indie films were removed. The re-launch also aligned Atom with Comedy Central, including a new series, Atom TV, that airs Monday nights on the network.[2]

References

  1. ^ Frank Ahrens (2006-08-10). "Viacom's MTV unit buys Atom Entertainment for its film, gaming web sites". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/09/AR2006080901839.html. Retrieved 2006-10-16. 
  2. ^ Caroline McCarthy (2008-06-26). "Atom Films relaunched as Comedy Central sister site". CNET News. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9978330-36.html. 

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