Sausalito, Calif. - Crackle, a video entertainment site from Sony Pictures Entertainment (formerly known as Grouper), on Monday announced the launch of Moving Targets, a new channel that will focus on sketch comedy, digital shorts and animation. Contributors to the channel will include professional producers like Jerry Zucker ("Airplane!," "The Naked Gun"), Starz and animator Jennifer Shiman, comedy writer Brian Dalton (Mr. Deity), and will also solicit submissions from emerging talent.

Los Angeles - National Banana, a site that features episodic comedy videos produced Jerry Zucker ("Airplane," "The Naked Gun"), has raised more than $1 million in funding from US Venture Partners, VentureBeat reported.