Palo Alto, Calif. - Metacafe, a video site focused exclusively on short-form entertainment, said on Thursday that it has signed 12 new partnership deals with content creators. New content partners include 60 Frames, Aniboom, CelebTV.com, Collegiate Images, Comedy.com, Comedy Time, Diagonal View, GamePro Media, Howcast, SXM, Wannahaves and YoungHollywood.com.

San Francisco - Independent animation network aniBoom announced on Friday that it has closed a $10 million second round of venture capital financing.

San Francisco - Independent animation network Aniboom said on Monday that it has partnered with casual games publisher I-play to develop animated serial content for mobile, online and television based on I-play's most popular games. The first series in development is based on "Turbo Subs," a restaurant franchise-building game that counts millions of downloads.

Los Angeles - Aniboom, a multi-platform animation network that features the work of independent animators from around the world, announced on Thursday that it is launching a branded, ad-supported animation channel on the Joost streaming TV service. The content will include original shorts created by some of the 3,000 animators who have partnered with the Aniboom Creators Studio to pitch and produce content for revenue-share opportunities.

New York - Aniboom, an Israel-based online community of more than 2,500 animators from 70 countries, has launched its own YouTube channel to feature the creations of its members, Reuters reported. The company has chosen ten animators to each create a Web series of up to eight episodes. "The main dream, if you like, is that the next South Park will come out of Aniboom," CEO Uri Shinar told Reuters. Founded in 2005, the company raised $4.5 million in first round funding in February from Israeli venture firm Evergreen.

Los Angeles - AniBoom, an Israel-based start-up that has created a video-sharing site for user-generated Flash animation videos, has raised $4.5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Evergreen Ventures, TechCrunch reported.