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5 Women Who Could Replace Jon Stewart

Convergent TV

Sometime before the end of 2015, the face of The Daily Show will change, and the show's gender should probably change, too. Jon Stewart's 17-year tenure on the series could [...]


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Jash Fights the YouTube View Battle

Performance Marketing

A few weeks ago, we took a look at Jash, the YouTube comedy network headlined by big name talent, including Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Reggie Watts and others. In our [...]

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Jash Shows YouTube Is Not So Easy—Even for Big Comics [UPDATED]

Performance Marketing

Early last year, following the fallout from the YouTube-funded channels effort, many pointed to a new wave of celebrities attempting YouTube channels—including Ricky Gervais and Adam

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Comedians in Cars Redefines Sony’s Crackle

Performance Marketing

Crackle has always had something of an enigma. Founded as Grouper, a YouTube wannabe from the early 2000s, the site was acquired and rebranded as Crackle.com back in 2006. Since then, [...]

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YouTube Vets Rule Comedy Week

Performance Marketing

Last week YouTube hosted its first Comedy Week, an experimental programming stunt of sorts. And while it's hard to say if there were any smash hits, the platform proved to [...]

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ryan Higa Win YouTube Comedy Week—Maybe

Performance Marketing

Did YouTube's Comedy Week, the company's attempt at a sweeps-like stunt aimed at exciting consumers and advertisers, work? It's hard to say. There weren't any runaway breakouts, at least according [...]