Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart played quotes from a long list of people (himself included) who don't think Newt Gingrich should be President. Gingrich shouldn't feel too bad though. There's one guy who definitely wants him to be the nominee, at least he did in 2000. That man is former Sex Pistols lead singer John Lydon who, during an episode of his old VH1 series, Rotten TV, met Gingrich at the 2000 Republican convention and appeared to take a shine to him.
- 12/16/2011
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
Rob Barnett, founder and CEO, explains how he’s built an artist-friendly network that also plays nicely with brands.
Rob Barnett is in a "sleepless snit." Luckily, it's the good kind. He's suffering through sleepless nights because his online video network, My Damn Channel, is celebrating its third anniversary. It announced the winner of its "3some" user-submitted video contest this morning. And his constantly ringing phone may also have something to do with it. "You wouldn't believe the amount and the quality of incoming calls we're receiving from companies that want to work with us," Barnett says in his raspy New York growl. Plus, My Damn Channel recently landed a $4.4 million second round of venture capital and announced an ambitious new programming slate that includes a new season of the Illeana Douglas hit Easy to Assemble and series from comedian and filmmaker Mark Malkoff (Colbert Report) and Will Janowitz (The Sopranos...
Rob Barnett is in a "sleepless snit." Luckily, it's the good kind. He's suffering through sleepless nights because his online video network, My Damn Channel, is celebrating its third anniversary. It announced the winner of its "3some" user-submitted video contest this morning. And his constantly ringing phone may also have something to do with it. "You wouldn't believe the amount and the quality of incoming calls we're receiving from companies that want to work with us," Barnett says in his raspy New York growl. Plus, My Damn Channel recently landed a $4.4 million second round of venture capital and announced an ambitious new programming slate that includes a new season of the Illeana Douglas hit Easy to Assemble and series from comedian and filmmaker Mark Malkoff (Colbert Report) and Will Janowitz (The Sopranos...
- 8/18/2010
- by David Lidsky
- Fast Company
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