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Reddit experimenting with web programming by releasing an original video series called 'Explain Like I'm Five.' The three episodes draw inspiration from the subreddit of the same name, where users discuss complex political and social issues in a simplified manner.

daily 10.28 web series for DVD release (normally a book promotion thing)

House of Style web series on MTV blog starting Oct 9 -- planning to experiement with diff types of media like Instagram and Pinterest to engage viewers interesting to see how this will pan out

globally distributed web series to promote the galaxy s "worlds first" globally distributed video series celeb appearances... and in US it will be promoted on NBC.com, Hulu, Syfy.com, comcast, cox and time warner cable cos. daily 8.9

And the talk is more than just about launching a Web show. Rather, Twitter is said to be aiming towards changing the way people consume and discover media. "We're talking about building content on top of Twitter," said another industry insider. "That's a big deal." Twitter wouldn't be developing the content, but would instead serve as a distribution vehicle and advertising middleman. Besides looking to shake up the media space, Twitter has a more obvious motivation for getting into the series game. It regularly sells out of inventory for its core ad units like Promoted Tweets. "Right now, they are leaving money on the table," said one source.

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Original web programming

Social spotlight? - video web series again, but done by AT&T

AT&T doing long form web series, "Daybreak." It's supposed to expose some of AT&T's sexiest tech and engage fans with apps and embedded links to other AT&T offerings.

Int'l music web series gets funding

daily 12.17

This could be interesting to watch.

Philadelphia's attempts to move past the bagel include a second season of their "Real Women of Philadelphia" web series with Paula Deen.

Web series from Trident in Europe

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