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The Streamy Awards has announced that actor and comedian Paul Scheer, (Human Giant, The League, Designated Driver) will host the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 11 starting at 5:30pm (Pacific). The Streamy Awards recognize excellence in global web television programming for broadband distribution across 35 creative categories, from acting and directing, to editing and special effects. This is an invitation-only event. .The Streamy Awards. global audience is going to enjoy tuning in to watch Paul Scheer make history as the first host of the ceremony,. said Brady Brim-DeForest, executive producer of the Streamy Awards. .Paul.s natural stand-up talent and personal success in Web TV make him a natural fit...

Well that was it, the last Hollywood Web TV Meetup of 2009..nay..the last Tubefilter Meetup of the decade! And we’ve come a long way since our first Meetup at Blankspaces back in summer of 2008, when Tubefilter was a fledgling startup trying to bring attention together this active and growing web community. Since the launch of the 2010 Streamys website yesterday afternoon, we’ve already received thousands and thousands of submissions from around the world. Attendance at the Meetup was fantastic, and over 13,000 viewers tuned into the live stream at Stickam—last night was truly a testament to the fact that this industry and community has really come into its own. And you all are a piece of that, so congratulations. Tim Street, a longtime supporter of the web series community and Tubefilter (see the blundering guerilla interview of me he took at that first Hollywood Web TV Meetup), gave...

Web series fans, take note. The International Academy of Web Television, the independent, non-profit organization that serves as the voting body for the Streamy Awards, officially announced its Board of Directors today along with its first Chairman, Michael Wayne, co-founder and CEO of Deca (Digital Entertainment Corporation of America). “Just as the Academies of Motion Picture and Television Arts and Sciences had humble beginnings, so do we," said Wayne in the Iawtv press release today. "While our industry may be in its early stages, it is growing at an exponential rate ... 2010 promises to be a phenomenal year for the International Academy of Web Television with the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards and the continued expansion of our membership.” Before Deca, Wayne served as the Vice President of Strategic Alliances for Sony Pictures Digital and Sony Pictures Television. The board is an impressive collection of talent from the web television world, bringing...

Today, I am happy to announce that Tubefilter, Inc. has agreed to acquire New York City based web television news and events business,Tilzy.TV, LLC. This is an important day for Tubefilter, and an important day for the web television community. This acquisition not only strengthens Tubefilter's core competencies as a news and information business, but also positions us to capitalize on the impending period of growth in the online entertainment industry. As part of this transition, we have named appointed a new management team: Brady Brim-DeForest (CEO), Jamison Tilsner (COO), Drew Baldwin (Svp, Product), Joshua Cohen (Cio), and Marc Hustvedt (Svp, Eic Tubefilter News). Related News:With Tilzy.TV Acquisition, This Just Got InterestingAnd We’re Live from the Tubefilter Meetup—Right now!Web TV Week Kicks Off Tonight With Tubefilter Meetup!