Metacafe is handpicked as a top private company leading the way in digital entertainment and media
Palo Alto, CA – April 26, 2007 – Metacafe, one of the world’s largest video Web sites, today announced that it has been selected by AlwaysOn as one of the OnHollywood 100 Top Private Companies. The OnHollywood 100 is a power list of the top private emerging technology companies in digital entertainment and media. Metacafe was chosen by the AlwaysOn editorial team from more than 1,000 peer-nominated companies based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz, and investor value creation.
“Metacafe is dedicated to providing the best entertainment experience to our 24 million monthly viewers around the globe,” said Metacafe CEO Erick Hachenburg. “We are very pleased to be recognized by Tony Perkins and the team at AlwaysOn for our efforts in moving online video beyond a distribution system to an exciting entertainment platform that rewards both viewers and creators.”
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New advertising sales and sponsorship executives bring experience and expertise from CNET, Excite@Home, IAC Interactive, and Maven Video Networks
Palo Alto, CA – April 24, 2007 – Metacafe, one of the world’s largest video Web sites with more than 24 million monthly unique viewers, today announced that is has expanded its U.S. advertising sales and sponsorship team by hiring two seasoned sales executives. The new regional vice presidents, based in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, will help Metacafe continue to provide the best service levels to its rapidly expanding advertiser and sponsor base.
“Metacafe combines expertise in video advertising strategies with access to an audience of more than 24 million users,” said Mort Greenberg, vice president of sales at Metacafe. “I am very pleased to welcome Brent Fraser and Melissa Marra as our new regional vice presidents. They bring a wealth of experience in new advertising models from such companies as @Home, CNET, IAC Interactive, and Maven Video Networks to help our advertisers and sponsors succeed on Metacafe.”
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Fans everywhere can experience and participate in the high-octane Gumball 3000 rally at http://www.metacafe.com/gumball3000
Palo Alto, CA – April 23, 2007 – Metacafe, the official video site of the Gumball 3000 rally, today announced the launch of its exclusive Gumball 3000 channel. The new channel serves up a stream of fresh video clips of the outrageous antics of an eclectic cast of celebrities, billionaires, rock icons, and film and fashion stars as they drive and party for 3,000 miles in 7 days. Now every Gumball 3000 fan has a one-stop shop for official Gumball 3000 video content and the best video clips caught on camera by Gumballers, attendees, and fans.
Metacafe is also launching the Gumball 3000 Video Contest to encourage every fan to participate in the rally from their laptop or desktop. Any video creator can submit a video inspired by the Gumball 3000 to Metacafe, where the first 50 clips submitted each day will win Gumball 3000 sweatbands. The top three videos submitted by May 22 will win co-branded merchandise from Gumball 3000 and Adidas, the exclusive advertiser on the Gumball 3000 channel. These video creators will also take home coveted tickets to next year’s Gumball 3000 launch party. Every video is eligible for cash payment through Metacafe’s Producer Rewards program.
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Robotic Beer Launching Refrigerator video receives nearly 1.3 million views and earns more than $6,600
Palo Alto, CA – April 4, 2007 – Metacafe, one of the world’s largest video sites, today announced that the Producer Rewards™ program continues to attract more viewers and content month over month since its launch in Fall 2006. Five months after going live, Producer Rewards videos have been seen more than 62 million times, with the viral video sensation Robotic Beer Launching Refrigerator alone receiving nearly 1.3 million views in the month of March. The break out hit has earned creator John Cornwell over $6,600 and an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. To date, 21 creators have earned more than $5,000 each.
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