Rocketboom

Buzz Watch: Vlog Rocketboom in "Seven-Figure" Ad and Distribution Deal With Sony

Authored by Jay Baage on August 5, 2008 - 6:56am.

Rocketboom, the popular daily video blog about "Internet Culture," is turning over its distribution and ad sales to Sony Pictures Television. According to TechCrunch, Rocketboom will get a seven-figure guarantee plus a share of revenues in return. TC points out that the deal does raise the question of whether web video startups require the distribution muscle of a major media company to go mainstream? Perhaps it's fair to add that, so far, no one has come up with a good system for monetizing online video. So, if your passion is creating online video and not running a company or selling ads, a deal like this (which allows you to stay independent) must be hard to pass up...

ABC News Parts Ways With "Rocketboom" Host Amanda Congdon

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 24, 2007 - 1:03pm.

San Francisco - ABCNews.com will not renew a one-year contract with former "Rocketboom" video blog host Amanda Congdon, CNET News.com reported. Congdon countered in a blog posting that she was the one who ended the relationship with ABC News. Meanwhile, Congdon's former Web show Rocketboom -- now hosted by Joanne Colan -- on Monday announced a distribution deal with video-sharing network Blip.tv, and a sponsorship from the second season of Comedy Central's "The Sarah Silverman Program."

ABC News Hires Rocketboom Video Blog Host Amanda Congdon

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 15, 2006 - 2:49pm.

New York - Popular video blogger Amanda Congdon, who hosted the Rocketboom daily online video show before a dispute with a business partner ended her relationship with the show, has been hired by ABC to appear on its 24-hour digital news channel and network newscasts, Business Week reported.

Washington Post: Popular Host Departs Rocketboom Video Blog

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 6, 2006 - 4:08pm.

Washington - The Washington Post on Thursday reported on the departure of the host of the popular video blog Rocketboom, which claims 300,000 viewers, up to $85,000 in ad sales weekly and distribution to TiVo and various cable video-on-demand services.