New York - CBS (NYSE: CBS) has signed a deal with "Lonelygirl15" creators EQAL for first look rights to new multiplatform show ideas from the digital studio, which will also team with CBS show producers to create online and mobile extensions for their programs, according to The Hollywood Reporter. First up will be a series of daily webcasts for the "CSI" franchise.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Eqal, the production company that created the Internet show "Lonelygirl15," has raised $5 million in its first round of financing, led by Spark Capital.

Los Angeles - Digital media financing and syndication firm 60Frames Entertainment said on Wednesday it has wrapped production on "Blood Cell," a new 18-episode Web series that will star Jessica Rose, of "Lonelygirl15" fame. The company said it will provide release date and syndication details shortly. 60Frames recently launched nine original series through its syndication network, and has more than 30 additional projects in development and production.

A whole mythology is emerging around the idea of “users” — consumers, fans, regular average folk — creating content that media companies and brands can leverage. It’s a compelling idea — but it’s a myth. The reality is that “average people” don’t create a lot of content — at least not the commercially viable kind. Most people are too busy. Those that do “create content” — and who do it well — are those who are predisposed to being content creators. The have some relevant skills, training, raw talent, motivation, something.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s MySpace said on Thursday that it has arranged an exclusive deal to host the season one finale of the LonelyGirl15 interactive online drama on its MySpaceTV site. Beginning on Friday, a new segment of the LonelyGirl15 season finale will be posted on MySpaceTV every hour over the course of 12 consecutive hours. Additionally, archived episodes from the first season are also now available on MySpaceTV. The producers of the show said it has garnered 250,000 - 300,000 views per episode.

London - U.K.-based social network Bebo on Monday announced the launch of "KateModern," an original Web series spun-off by the producers of the "Lonelygirl15" video blog. The series was commissioned by Bebo, and will screen exclusively for its 8.8 million U.K. users before later being added to YouTube and other sites. "The series is set to become part of an ongoing conversation with the Bebo community, offering far more than just streamed video clips, but an evolution of a new medium in which Bebo users can interact with the characters and shape the plot via video blogs, text messages, photo sharing and user comments," said Bebo president and KateModern executive producer Joanna Shields.

London - U.K. social networking site Bebo has partnered with the creators of YouTube star "Lonelygirl15," to launch a British spin-off story called "Kate Modern," Reuters reported. The video diary series, which will initially launch on Bebo before expanding to YouTube and elsewhere, will include a Bebo profile for the actress, and feature some form of advertising. The original "Lonelygirl15" has garnered more than 50 million hits.

San Mateo, Calif. - YouTube has announced plans to start sharing revenue with the most popular and prolific users posting videos to its site, including "Lonelygirl15" Jessica Rose. "Because they have built and sustained large, persistent audiences through the creation of engaging videos, their content has become attractive for advertisers, which has helped them earn the opportunity to participate on YouTube as a partner," the company said on its blog. Other popular YouTube members invited to join the program include LisaNova, renetto, HappySlip, smosh and valsartdiary.