Seth MacFarlane

"Family Guy" Creator in Deal with Google for Original Web Series

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2008 - 12:27pm.

Los Angeles - "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane has signed a deal with Google to release a new project exclusively on the Internet, which will be syndicated via Google's AdSense system to "thousands of Web sites that are predetermined to be gathering spots for Mr. MacFarlance's target audience," The New York Times reported. MacFarlane will share in ad revenue generated by "Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy," which will debut the first of 50 two-minute episodes in September.

Google, Media Rights Capital to Produce Free, Ad-Supported Web Video

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 17, 2007 - 1:23pm.

Mountain View, Calif. - Google this week announced a deal with film financiers Media Rights Capital ("Babel," "Sleuth"), to produce original Web content that will be distributed as free, ad-supported streams through Google's AdSense network.