Palo Alto, CA – January 30, 2007 – Metacafe®, whose more than 28 million  unique viewers each month make it one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites, has teamed with several leading mobile entertainment companies around the world to deliver short-form videos to consumers wherever, whenever they’re in the mood for an entertainment break in their day.  Companies currently offering Metacafe videos to consumers and the mobile operators that serve them include Buongiorno, Dyuna and Mobile Streams.

These relationships now make Metacafe videos easily accessible to mobile subscribers in more than 100 countries around the world.  Early consumer response has been positive, resulting in thousands of video downloads monthly.

“The short videos featured on Metacafe are well-suited to mobile distribution – perfect for enjoying a quick entertainment break, regardless of time or place,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe.    “Our sophisticated approach to programming, which automatically showcases the videos our large and global audience finds most entertaining, ensures a good user experience in the mobile environment, where searching for a video is not practical.  By teaming with some of the world’s leading content aggregators, we are establishing early leadership in mobile entertainment, a sector we expect to grow in the coming months and years.”

Current Metacafe mobile content partners include:
•    Buongiorno (www.buongiorno.com) – Buongiorno is a trendsetting, independent mobile media and technology company driving the burgeoning cellphone entertainment and personalization industry. With the recent acquisition of iTouch, it becomes No.1 player in the mobile entertainment market worldwide. It partners with over 100 leading cellular carrier, as well as with media and Internet companies in over 53 countries on 5 continents to distribute, package and create music, games, videos, wallpaper, ringtones, chat, user-generated services, TV voting, quizzes, and to sell advertising. Buongiorno helps companies market through proprietary labels, and sells directly through its popular Blinko brand. It distributes across the U.S., Europe, Russia, India, the Far East, South America and Mexico, the Middle East, Africa and China. Its reach is already exceeding 840 million customers.
•    Dyuna (www.Dyuna.com) – Dyuna creates a mobile entertainment network, comprised of mobile operators and content owners. The network creates a marketplace that offers mobile users access to a global digital content catalog, new distributions channels for content providers and an easy way for mobile operators to extend their content offer.  The catalog is offered with content-relevant advertising. Dyuna is a Red Herring 100 winner.
•    Mobile Streams (www.mobilestreams.com) – Mobile Streams is a leading provider of music, comedy, cartoon animation, adult, graphics and entertainment content to mobile phones globally and is a leader in the field of made-for-mobile content production. The company’s mobile expertise and Vuesia distribution platform is used globally by some of the world’s largest media groups including Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media.

About Metacafe
With more than 28 million1 unique viewers each month, Metacafe® is one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites.  We specialize in short-form original content – from new, emerging talents and established Hollywood heavyweights alike.  Metacafe delivers an exceptional entertainment experience by engaging and empowering our audience every step of the way.  Our VideoRank™ technology helps expose the most entertaining content, and our Producer Rewards® program rewards video creators for their best work – all as determined by viewer response.  The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in Tel Aviv and New York City.  For more information – and hundreds of thousands of entertaining videos – visit www.metacafe.com.

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Media Contacts
Shev Rush:  shev@shevrushpr.com  / 760-567-4321
Shelley Boose:  shelley@shevrushpr.com  / 408-398-6987

Interactive Online Series to Challenge Partygoers with Pop Culture Trivia for Cash

Los Angeles & Palo Alto, CA – January 29, 2008 – Endemol USA the world’s largest independent production company and market leader in interactive entertainment with global hit franchises such as Deal or No Deal, Big Brother and 1 vs. 100 and Metacafe, whose more than 28 million unique viewers each month (comScore Media Metrix, December 2007) make it one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites, today announced a programming partnership to produce Buzzed, a new online late-night game show. The hilarious interactive series will showcase nightclub and bar patrons answering a series of trivia questions as they leave popular late-night hotspots throughout the country. Facing tough questions after a night out on the town, expect some unpredictably wild moments with the contestants.

Available exclusively on Metacafe, Buzzed will showcase impromptu, man-on-the-street interviews between the show’s host and contestants. With questions ranging from pop culture to general trivia, contestants will be awarded a cash prize for every correct answer. Contestants will also have the opportunity to “drunk dial” a friend to help answer one question, if necessary. Additionally, fans will be able to submit trivia questions and physical challenges for contestants, as well as rate, share and comment on the show’s episodes via Metacafe.

The partnership combines Endemol USA’s industry-leading production and creative expertise with Metacafe’s robust community and publishing platform. Through Buzzed, both Endemol USA and Metacafe further extend their commitment to provide fans with original, cutting-edge short-form video content that takes full advantage of the interactive medium.

“We are delighted to produce Buzzed, the world’s first digital game show for Metacafe and its 28 million viewers,” said Jon Vlassopulos, Senior Vice President, Digital Media and Branded Entertainment, Endemol USA. “It is an exciting time for the industry overall, as advertisers are now able to become directly involved in this new wave of interactive programming. We look forward to producing many more brand-friendly shows this year.”

“More people are turning to the Internet for entertainment, enjoying a ‘media snack’ whenever and wherever they’re in the mood for a break,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO, Metacafe. “Buzzed is a great example of original short-form video content that puts the power of the Internet to good use. It’s interactive, engaging and entertaining – delivering value to our viewers and sponsors alike.”

Slated to launch across the U.S. this spring, Buzzed is now in pre-production, with film crews to hit late-night hotspots in cities such as New York, Chicago, Miami, Boston, San Francisco and elsewhere in the coming months.

Buzzed sponsorships are now being developed with leading brands interested in leveraging short-form video entertainment to build awareness and engagement among the target audience of U.S. viewers age 21 and over, a demographic well-represented on Metacafe with more than 6 million unique monthly viewers who fit this profile. Sponsorship packages include product integration and prizing opportunities in addition to standard video and interactive ad units.

About Endemol USA

Endemol USA is a leading producer of television programming specializing in reality and non-scripted genres for network and cable television. The company produces the break-out hits “Deal or No Deal,” “1 VS 100,” “Fear Factor,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and “Big Brother.” Endemol USA is a division of Endemol Holding, a prominent international content developer, producer and distributor of television and online programming. The company, headquartered in the Netherlands, has subsidiaries and joint ventures in 21 countries, including the major European markets, the U.S., South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. Endemol Entertainment is a subsidiary of the Consortium, a conglomerate formed by Mediacinco Cartera S.A., Cyrte Found II B.V., and GS Capital Partners VI Fund.

About Metacafe

Metacafe® is Video Entertainment, Powered By YouTM – our more than 28 million1 unique viewers each month. One of the world’s largest video entertainment sites, we specialize in short-form original content from new, emerging talents and established Hollywood heavyweights alike. Metacafe delivers an exceptional entertainment experience by engaging and empowering our audience every step of the way. Our VideoRank™ technology helps expose the most entertaining content, and our Producer Rewards® program rewards video creators for their best work – all as determined by viewer response. The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in Tel Aviv and New York City. For more information – and hundreds of thousands of entertaining videos – visit www.metacafe.com.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

Ayn Allen
BNC for Endemol USA
(310) 854-4841
aallen@bncpr.com

Shev Rush / Shelley Boose
Shev Rush Public Relations for Metacafe
(760) 567-4321 / (408) 398-6987
shev@shevrushpr.com / shelley@shevrushpr.com

Palo Alto, CA – January 24, 2008 – Metacafe®, whose more than 28 million unique viewers each month (comScore Media Metrix, December 2007) make it one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites, is working with two global leaders in mobile content delivery to provide anytime, anywhere access to short-form video entertainment. Metacafe has integrated “Send to Mobile” functionality, from Nareos and Zed, which empowers entertainment enthusiasts to stream or download selected videos to their mobile devices.

Both Nareos and Zed offer a downloadable mobile application that enables instant access to videos – with just one click from the Metacafe site – making it quick, easy and convenient to enjoy entertainment on the go.

Nareos is currently enabling this capability for Metacafe viewers in Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, England, India and Sweden, and Zed is currently enabling this capability for Metacafe viewers in Spain and the U.S. Metacafe expects to extend “Send to Mobile” functionality to viewers in other markets in the coming months.

“People around the world are increasingly interested in accessing entertainment content on-the-go,” said Alexander Zaidelson, vice president of business development for Nareos. “Short-form videos like those on Metacafe are in especially high demand, as they offer a complete entertainment experience in a matter of minutes.”

“As the leading mobile content company, a collaboration between Zed and Metacafe, one of the leaders in Web 2.0 services, is the logical transition for expanding social networks to the mobile sphere,” said Javier Pérez Dolset, Founder and CEO of Zed.

“Extending the Metacafe entertainment experience to the mobile platform is the natural next step as we grow into a global media company focused on short-form video,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe. “We’re pleased to be working with both Nareos and Zed in the first phase of this extension.”

About Nareos

Nareos Inc. is a privately held company, headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA. Nareos was established in January 2005, and develops know-how and services at the junction of Mobile Social Networking and Peer-to-Peer Networking. The company’s innovative P2P file-sharing core technology is protected by seven international patent applications. The company’s flagship product, PeerBox Mobile, is the first true peer-to-peer service for the mobile, incorporating global P2P file-sharing, legitimate on-device access to millions of songs, videos and pictures, and a social networking platform. PeerBox Mobile enables users to access and share unlimited content. For more information, please visit www.nareos.com.

About Zed

Zed develops and markets entertainment and community products and services for mobile and the Internet. The company is the leading mobile value-added service (MVAS) player in the world in terms of revenue and geographical footprint. After the acquisition of Monstermob, currently a subsidiary of Zed, the company is present in 38 countries, including Europe’s largest markets, USA and China. Zed holds agreements with more than 100 mobile network operators and employs 1,400 staff.

Founded in 1996 in Spain, the company’s history is characterized by the ongoing development of innovative services in the entertainment and leisure arena for mobile and Internet, and it remains at the forefront of the industry. For further information visit: www.zed.com or www.zed.biz.

About Metacafe

With more than 28 million1 unique viewers each month, Metacafe® is one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites. We specialize in short-form original content – from new, emerging talents and established Hollywood heavyweights alike. Metacafe delivers an exceptional entertainment experience by engaging and empowering our audience every step of the way. Our VideoRank™ technology helps expose the most entertaining content, and our Producer Rewards® program rewards video creators for their best work – all as determined by viewer response. The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in Tel Aviv and New York City. For more information – and hundreds of thousands of entertaining videos – visit www.metacafe.com.

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Media Contacts

Shev Rush: shev@shevrushpr.com / 760-567-4321
Shelley Boose: shelley@shevrushpr.com / 408-398-6987

Palo Alto, CA – December 12, 2007 – Metacafe®, whose more than 30 million unique viewers each month make it one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites, is celebrating the success of its Producer Rewards® program, which pays video creators for their best original work as judged by the audience. More than 550 people have now collectively earned more than $1 million since the program’s launch on October 30th, 2006. Reaching this important milestone in just over a year makes Producer Rewards the leading payment program for independent video creators.

“Metacafe is hands-down the best place for talented people making entertaining short videos to showcase their work,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe. “We help them reach a large and global audience. Our unique approach to audience-driven programming ensures that those videos our viewers find most entertaining automatically receive exposure. And Producer Rewards pays creators based on positive response from the audience.”

Since the program’s inception:
• The top-earning producer has made more than $80,000.
• Seven people have each earned more than $20,000.
• 21 people have each earned more than $10,000.
• 44 people have each earned more than $5,000.

To celebrate 2007 and the million-dollar milestone, Metacafe is currently featuring the “Best of Producer Rewards” channel, showcasing a countdown of the year’s top-earning videos. The countdown is now underway at www.metacafe.com/bestof07.

Among the most popular genres on Metacafe are:
• MacGyver-inspired how-to videos that bring out the super secret agent in all of us and provide hours of amusement using everyday household products;
• Amazing human stunt videos ranging from break-dancing babies to death-defying urban performance artists to fast-footed soccer specialists;
• Entertaining educational videos that teach you how to do anything from give a great massage to tune-up your computer skills; and
• Laugh-out-loud funny videos, scripted or spontaneous, that deliver a punch in a matter of moments.

“If you would have told me this time last year that I’d have an extra $80,000 in my pocket from making videos, I would have laughed out loud,” said “Kipkay,” Metacafe’s top earner. “Of course, the money’s not actually burning a hole in my pocket. I’ve used it to help pay my kids’ college tuition, make some home improvements, and take my wife to Las Vegas for a week. Making the videos is good fun in its own right. Making the money is a great bonus.”

The Metacafe Producer Rewards program is open to any creator of an original short video, and the payment system is simple and straightforward – $5 for every 1,000 views, starting at the 20,000 views mark. More information about the program is available at http://studio.metacafe.com/producer_rewards/.

About Metacafe
With more than 30 million1 unique viewers each month, Metacafe® is one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites. We specialize in short-form original content – from new, emerging talents and established Hollywood heavyweights alike. Metacafe delivers an exceptional entertainment experience by engaging and empowering our audience every step of the way. Our VideoRank™ technology helps expose the most entertaining content, and our Producer Rewards® program rewards video creators for their best work – all as determined by viewer response. The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in Tel Aviv and New York City. For more information – and hundreds of thousands of entertaining videos – visit www.metacafe.com.

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Media Contacts
Shev Rush: shev@shevrushpr.com / 760-567-4321
Shelley Boose: shelley@shevrushpr.com / 408-398-6987

Palo Alto, CA – December 6, 2007 – Metacafe, whose more than 30 million unique viewers each month make it one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites, has appointed Scott Bushman its vice president of business development. In this role, Bushman will cultivate relationships with global media companies, oversee content licensing deals and pursue other opportunities to grow Metacafe’s leadership in short-form video entertainment.

“Scott brings valuable experience to this role and will be instrumental in solidifying Metacafe’s position as a global media company leading the next phase of online video,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe. “He’s joining the company during an exciting time, as consumers increasingly use the Internet as a primary source of entertainment and traditional media companies embrace this interactive medium as a powerful way to reach and engage them.”

Bushman brings more than 15 years of experience in media and entertainment. Most recently, he served as senior director, business development, global publisher solutions for Yahoo!, where he developed, negotiated and implemented strategic distribution partnerships with major players in entertainment, sports, music, TV, gaming and social networking. Previously, Bushman spent four years at the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG), culminating in his appointment as vice president and general manager for EXPN, an online action sports extension of ESPN which he created and founded. Additionally, he has held senior positions with Freespace Media Group, Broadband Interactive Group, and Media Holdings Group. Bushman holds a BA from Harvard and earned his MBA from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management.

“Online video entertainment has proved a cultural phenomenon in the past couple of years, and it’s now poised to become a lucrative media business,” said Bushman. “Metacafe is already a global powerhouse in online video, and I’m enthusiastic about the opportunity to help strengthen the value proposition for viewers, content creators and advertisers alike going forward.”

About Metacafe
With more than 30 million1 unique viewers each month, Metacafe is one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites. We specialize in short-form original content – from new, emerging talents and established Hollywood heavyweights alike. Metacafe delivers an exceptional entertainment experience by engaging and empowering our audience every step of the way. Our VideoRank™ technology helps expose the most entertaining content, and our Producer Rewards® program rewards video creators for their best work – all as determined by viewer response. The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in Tel Aviv and New York City. For more information – and hundreds of thousands of entertaining videos – visit www.metacafe.com.

Media Contacts:
Shev Rush Public Relations for Metacafe
Shev Rush: shev@shevrushpr.com / 760-567-4321
Shelley Boose: shelley@shevrushpr.com / 408-398-6987

Grand Prize Winner Gets Sony Vegas Pro 8 Video and Audio Editing Software

New York, NY and Palo Alto, CA – October 31, 2007 – MTV Networks Emmy-nominated Virtual Worlds and Metacafe®, whose more than 27 million unique viewers each month make it the leading independent video entertainment site,  are teaming up to give virtual world fans the tools to showcase their creativity and directorial savvy with the first-ever “MTV’s Virtual Worlds Virtual Music Video Contest (http://www.metacafe.com/virtualworlds).”

Music fans and aspiring directors will get their creative juices flowing as they use audio tracks from some of the hottest up-and-coming bands, video clips and online editing tools – supplied by MTV and Metacafe – to direct and film their own virtual music video (http://www.metacafe.com/virtualworlds) in one of MTV Networks’ seven virtual worlds and submit it for the chance to win a Sony Vegas Pro 8 professional video/audio editing and DVD creation software package. In addition to submitting music videos, fans can go to the MTV’s Virtual Worlds channel on Metacafe to check out and vote for their favorites.

Featured artists and songs include: Saves the Day – “Can’t Stay the Same;” A Cursive Memory – “Everything;” Dannel Vonn Dillon – “Worn and of Plastic;” Dr. Manhattan – “Big Chomper;” Grayskul – “Us.”

“Virtual Worlds serve as an untapped incubator for young talent who love music and technology, and their desire to combine those two passions into a professionally developed final product,” said Matt Bostwick, Senior Vice President of Franchise Development for MTV Networks Music & Logo Group. “Music plays an integral part in our virtual worlds, and we can’t think of a better platform than Metacafe to give fans the chance to launch a career based on their virtual life that could one day cross-over to their real life.”

Contest submissions can be uploaded to Metacafe from now until December 4, 2007. Entries will initially be evaluated using Metacafe’s VideoRankTM system, which gauges each viewer’s reaction to every video and automatically exposes audience favorites. The top 10 finalists will be evaluated by a panel of MTV judges on creativity and originality, technical execution and overall impression. In addition to the grand-prize winner, two first-place winners will receive $2,000 virtual MTV bucks.

“Providing music fans with a fun and easy way to make and distribute their own virtual music video is a great example of the power of online video entertainment,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe.  “Metacafe is an exceptionally interactive environment, and we’re pleased to team with MTV to enable aspiring video creators to bring their vision to life and reach a large and global audience.”

Additional information, sample virtual music videos and complete contest details are available at http://www.metacafe.com/virtualworlds and http://www.vmtv.com.

Music fans in MTV Networks’ Virtual Kaya can also put their powers of persuasion to the test this month as they become promoters for six up and coming bands competing in MTV Networks’ Virtual Worlds’ “Virtual Kaya Battle of the Bands” contest. Fans will ultimately determine which band and promoter will come out on top by campaigning for their favorite competing band and duke it out with other promoters in promo missions to see who can get the most fans out to their favorite band’s party, and vie for a slew of prizes including MTV virtual bucks and bragging rights.

The competing bands include: “The Hot Toddies” vs. “Sick of Sarah” (Oct. 24th ¬– Nov. 7th);
“Carmen and Camille” vs. “Lovers Electric” (Nov. 8th – Nov. 21st); “Valora” vs. “Waiting 4 Wyatt” (Nov. 22nd – Dec. 5th).

MTV Networks currently boasts seven virtual worlds, including Virtual Laguna Beach, Virtual Hills, Virtual Pimp My Ride, Virtual Real World, Virtual Newport Harbor, Virtual VMAs and Virtual Kaya. For more information on all of MTV Networks virtual worlds, visit http://www.vmtv.com.

The announcement follows several recent digital highlights and milestones reached across MTV Networks. In September, MTVN attracted nearly 45 million unique visitors in the U.S., and nearly 92 million worldwide, across its online portfolio, according to comScore Media Metrix.  The company recently unveiled plans to roll out Flux, a next-generation social media platform that will grow to span the company’s young adult-and adult-directed websites and be open across the Internet. MTVN also has announced a development slate of two dozen targeted websites that will bring the company’s global website portfolio to more than 300 sites by year’s end. In August, the company announced that it will invest more than $500 million over the next two years in the development and distribution of its gaming business, to deeper serve and drive engagement among its core demographic audiences.

About MTV Networks
MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 140 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services - MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC,MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

About Metacafe
With more than 27 million unique viewers each month, Metacafe® is the world’s largest independent online video entertainment site (comScore Media Metrix, September 2007).  We specialize in short-form original content – from new, emerging talents and established Hollywood heavyweights alike.  Metacafe delivers an exceptional entertainment experience by engaging and empowering our audience every step of the way.  Our VideoRank™ technology helps expose the most entertaining content, and our Producer Rewards® program rewards video creators for their best work – all as determined by viewer response.  The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in Tel Aviv and New York City.  For more information – and hundreds of thousands of entertaining videos – visit www.metacafe.com.

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Media Contacts

For MTV:
Matthew Hutchison: Matthew.Hutchison@mtvstaff.com / 212.846.8052
Mariana Agathoklis: Mariana.Agathoklis@mtvstaff.com / 212.846.5755

Shev Rush Public Relations for Metacafe:
Shev Rush:  shev@shevrushpr.com  / 760-567-4321
Shelley Boose:  shelley@shevrushpr.com  / 408-398-6987

Celebrates the Art of Storytelling and Craft of Filmmaking in Online Video

Palo Alto, CA – October 25, 2007 – Metacafe®, whose more than 27 million unique viewers each month make it one of the world’s largest video sites (comScore Media Metrix, August 2007), today launched its new “Director’s Cut” channel. Now live at www.metacafe.com/directors, the channel showcases short videos made for the interactive Internet medium that honor the art of storytelling and the craft of filmmaking.

“Short-form online video is a new genre of entertainment well-suited to today’s pace of life, enabling fans to enjoy a ‘media snack’ whenever and wherever they like,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe. “The ‘Director’s Cut’ channel features some of the best original content in this new genre, short videos created and nominated by members of the vibrant Metacafe community.”

Adobe Systems is the current sponsor of “Director’s Cut” and provides information about Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium software, the video production industry’s most comprehensive collection of integrated post-production software. The cross-platform tools available in Production Premium CS3 help video professionals deliver creative, innovative content for film, broadcast, DVD, mobile devices and the Web.

“Adobe designed Production Premium CS3 for filmmakers who have a unique story to tell and empowers them to tell it with best-in-class, post-production efficiency,” said Michelle Gallina, senior product marketing for Adobe Systems. “To feature Production Premium CS3 on Metacafe’s launch of ‘Director’s Cut’ reinforces Adobe’s belief that a new genre of entertainment will be crafted by the individuals who use Adobe software and post their videos online.”

Videos showcased in “Director’s Cut” are chosen from those submitted to the Metacafe Producer and Producer Rewards® programs. Registered members of the Metacafe community are invited to nominate or submit their favorite original videos for inclusion in the new channel. To qualify for “Director’s Cut,” videos must be narrative-driven, of high production value, and fall into one of the specified categories: Comedy, Animation, Documentary and Action & Drama.

Additional information – along with complete nomination and submission guidelines – is available at www.metacafe.com/directors.

About Metacafe
With more than 27 million unique viewers each month, Metacafe® is the world’s largest independent online video entertainment site (comScore Media Metrix, August 2007). We specialize in short-form original content – from new, emerging talents and established Hollywood heavyweights alike. Metacafe delivers an exceptional entertainment experience by engaging and empowering our audience every step of the way. Our VideoRank™ technology helps expose the most entertaining content, and our Producer Rewards® program rewards video creators for their best work – all as determined by viewer response. The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in Tel Aviv and New York City. For more information – and hundreds of thousands of entertaining videos – visit www.metacafe.com.

Media Contacts:
Shev Rush Public Relations for Metacafe
Shev Rush: shev@shevrushpr.com / 760-567-4321
Shelley Boose: shelley@shevrushpr.com / 408-398-6987

Community-Powered Sites to Showcase Most Popular Videos

Palo Alto, CA – August 29, 2007 – Metacafe, whose more than 25 million unique viewers each month make it one of the world’s largest video sites (comScore Media Metrix, July 2007), today launched its new Digg Channel. Now live at www.metacafe.com/digg, the channel showcases every Metacafe video that has ever been “Dugg.” Viewers can also easily find videos “Most Dugg” and “Recently Dugg” on Digg, an innovative site that harnesses the collective wisdom of the world’s online audience to prioritize the overwhelming amount of content available on the Web.

By combining input from these two community-powered sites, Metacafe is providing another way to discover videos that prove most popular among viewers. With the addition of the Digg Channel, viewers can now see what videos members of the Digg community prefer in addition to what fares well among the entire Metacafe community. The Digg Channel is being promoted throughout the Metacafe website, and Digg is currently showcasing the channel on the Digg website (www.digg.com).

“The Digg Channel illustrates our commitment to putting viewers in charge of their online entertainment experience,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe. “Like Digg, we are all about exposing the content our community deems best and making it easy for people to discover something they’re likely to enjoy. This shared philosophy makes the Digg Channel a great addition to our site.”

Metacafe is known for utilizing audience feedback to surface the most entertaining videos. Its community review panel of more than 80,000 volunteers takes a first look at each of the thousands of videos submitted to the site each day. And its VideoRankTM system gauges each viewer’s interactions with and reactions to a video, automatically showcasing those that elicit the best response.

Everything on Digg is submitted and voted on by the Digg community, making it easy for people to discover and share interesting items from anywhere on the web. The new Digg Channel utilizes the recently released Digg Application Programming Interface (API), which allows Metacafe to easily integrate Digg data into its own site in real time.

About Metacafe
With more than 25 million unique viewers each month, Metacafe is one of the world’s largest video sites (comScore Media Metrix, July 2007). This vibrant community plays a vital role in selecting the content showcased on Metacafe. Our VideoRankTM technology helps expose the most entertaining content, and our Producer RewardsTM program rewards video creators for their best work – all as determined by viewer response. The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in Tel Aviv and New York City. For more information – and hundreds of thousands of entertaining videos – visit www.metacafe.com.

Media Contacts:
Shev Rush Public Relations for Metacafe
Shev Rush: shev@shevrushpr.com / 760-567-4321
Shelley Boose: shelley@shevrushpr.com / 408-398-6987

Highland Capital Partners and DAG Ventures Invest in Popular Video Entertainment Site

Palo Alto, CA – August 21, 2007 – Metacafe, whose more than 25 million unique viewers each month make it one of the world’s largest video sites (comScore Media Metrix, June 2007), today announced it has raised $30 million in Series C financing.  The round was led by new investors Highland Capital Partners and DAG Ventures. Existing investors Accel Partners and Benchmark Capital also participated.

“Metacafe is defining the next generation of online video, moving away from simple video sharing and hosting to delivering an exceptional entertainment experience for short-form content,” said Richard de Silva, Partner, Highland Capital Partners.  “Its sophisticated approach to audience-driven programming is unique in the industry.”

“Over the past four years Metacafe has built a large and global audience, which has grown quite significantly throughout 2007,” said Tom Goodrich, Partner, DAG Ventures.  “We expect the growth to continue as Metacafe rolls out new ways of tapping its community to customize the viewing experience for audience members in different regions around the world.”

The money raised will be used to support the company’s continued global growth, including expanding the breadth and depth of content – from  emerging video creators through the Producer RewardsTM program and through partnerships with established media companies.

With their firms’ investments, both Richard de Silva of Highland Capital Partners and Tom Goodrich of DAG Ventures will join the Metacafe board of directors.  With the close of this round, co-founder Arik Czerniak will step away from day-to-day operations to pursue other entrepreneurial endeavors but will remain on the board and continue to advise the company on strategic matters.

“This financing underscores the strength of the Metacafe value proposition and bolsters our ability to reach entertainment enthusiasts, video creators, content providers and brand advertisers across the globe,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO, Metacafe.  “By working closely with each of these groups and putting our community at the forefront of everything we do, Metacafe is delivering an unmatched online entertainment experience.”

About Metacafe
With more than 25 million unique viewers each month, Metacafe is one of the world’s largest video sites (comScore Media Metrix, June 2007).  This vibrant community plays a vital role in selecting the content showcased on Metacafe.  Our VideoRankTM technology helps expose the most entertaining content, and our Producer RewardsTM program rewards video creators for their best work – all as determined by viewer response.  The privately held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., and has offices in Tel Aviv and New York City.  For more information – and hundreds of thousands of entertaining videos – visit www.metacafe.com.

Palo Alto, CA – August 7, 2007 – Metacafe, one of the world’s largest video sites, is making its entertainment content available to the over 220 million Skype™ users around the world, enabling them to express their mood in video and easily share favorite videos with friends. The companies teamed up to integrate this capability into Skype 3.5 for Windows, which launches today.

“The content featured on Metacafe is there because our audience finds it entertaining, with the most popular original videos showcased in our Producer RewardsTM program,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe.  “We’re focused on short-format videos – bite-sized entertainment snacks that are well-suited to mood messages and sharing with Skype contacts ready for an entertainment break in their day.”

Skype 3.5 for Windows users who want to personalize their online profile with video or add video to an online chat can to choose from hundreds of thousands of videos available from Metacafe, across a broad array of genres.  They can also create their own video and upload it to Metacafe, where it can be seen by 25 million viewers and potentially earn money through the Producer Rewards program.

“People thrive on sharing stuff with one another.  A little over a year ago, we had 100 million registered users worldwide and we’ve more than doubled in size in the space of twelve months.  This is because we continue to develop Skype and come up with amusing to do.   User-generated and licensed video content are incredibly popular.  Working with Dailymotion and Metacafe means everyone can try out downloading their favourite clip and putting it in their online profile.  Video content is a great conversation starter because people love talking about video clips and especially the ones that are personal to them,” said Carter Adamson, general manager, desktop products for Skype.

About Metacafe
With more than 25 million unique viewers each month, Metacafe is one of the world’s largest video sites (comScore Media Metrix, June 2007). Metacafe is the only video site that combines a large global audience, significant rewards for producers and a community panel to ensure the best videos get noticed. For more information, please visit www.metacafe.com.

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