Golf has a reputation as the sport of retirees, but the PGA Tour wants to show that there are plenty of younger folks who enjoy a round on the links. The main organization in charge of professional golf tours has teamed up with Bedrocket for a web series that will be the golf equivalent of Dancing With The Stars. The series is tentatively titled Clubbed, and it will pair professional golfers with YouTubers who enjoy the sport. No specific names have been announced yet, but Bedrocket plans to search YouTube for potential participants. "There are a ton of young celebrities and athletes and musicians who are deeply passionate about golf," said Bedrocket CEO Brian Bedol. "We suspect that there are YouTubers who are, too." Clubbed will be filmed toward the end of the year, with a planned Q1 2015 release. It will feature six golfers and 12 YouTubers, with each pro mentoring a pair of competitors.
- 8/18/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Since it was first launched in early 2012, Network A has provided extreme sports fans with a variety of neat, outdoorsy web series. Some of these, such as Every Third Thursday (Aka 'Pimp My Snowboard'), Tuerck'd (Aka 'Cool Drifting Stunts'), and Asphalt NYC (Aka 'New York City Extreme Sports Mini-Docs') have particularly piqued our interest. All of Network A's content is now available on a new website, which hopes to attract the channel's 461,000 subscribers outside of YouTube. The website allows users to filter by their extreme sports of choice and features content from all of Network A's shows. Individual events also have their own videos. Bedrocket (which runs Network A) has previously built websites for some of its other channels, including Kick TV. With the YouTube Original Channels Initiative no longer supporting Network A, it makes sense for the channel to try and draw its viewers toward more profitable revenue streams,...
- 12/11/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Official Comedy is the latest channel to establish a presence off of YouTube. The YouTube Original Channel run by Bedrocket has partnered with Spotify to launch an app that offers listeners a varied assortment of stand-up comedy selections. The Official Comedy App features top comedians such as Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld, and Aziz Ansari, and individual playlists allow users to access a variety of performers linked together by topical subjects like "Who Doesn't Love A Good Sex Scandal?" and "We've All Got Royal Baby Fever!" “By joining forces with Spotify, we are going to impact digital comedy like never before,” said Brian Bedol, founder and CEO of Bedrocket Media Ventures. “This app will change the way we all access our favorite comedians and performances and take the experience to a whole new level.” The app is a win for both parties. Official Comedy is now less reliant on the increasingly-shaky Original Channels format,...
- 7/30/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Winner of a 2012 Audience Award at Sundance, comedian Mike Birbiglia wrote, directed and stars in this sincere and hilarious film, based on his off-Broadway show and bestselling book. It’s also the first movie co-written by Ira Glass and co-produced by “This American Life.” The story: when an aspiring stand-up fails to express his true feelings about his girlfriend and his stalled career, his anxiety comes out in increasingly funny and dangerous sleepwalking incidents.
Sleepwalk With Me features Lauren Ambrose (“Six Feet Under”), Carol Kane (“Taxi”), James Rebhorn (“Meet the Parents”), Cristin Milioti (star of Broadway’s “Once”), plus comedians Marc Maron, Kristen Schaal, Wyatt Cenac, Jesse Klein, Henry Phillips and David Wain.
“A funny and insightful movie. I could have watched it for ten hours.”
- Judd Apatow
IFC Films and Wamg invite you to enter to win passes to the advance screening of Sleepwalk With Me in St.
Sleepwalk With Me features Lauren Ambrose (“Six Feet Under”), Carol Kane (“Taxi”), James Rebhorn (“Meet the Parents”), Cristin Milioti (star of Broadway’s “Once”), plus comedians Marc Maron, Kristen Schaal, Wyatt Cenac, Jesse Klein, Henry Phillips and David Wain.
“A funny and insightful movie. I could have watched it for ten hours.”
- Judd Apatow
IFC Films and Wamg invite you to enter to win passes to the advance screening of Sleepwalk With Me in St.
- 9/6/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Many already know Mike Birbiglia from his stand-up specials and comedy tours, but his first feature, Sleepwalk With Me, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Stepping into the acting spotlight, while also writing and directing the film, Birbiglia makes first-time filmmaking look seamless and easy. Sleepwalk With Me also debuted at South By Southwest where Birbiglia and the producer of the film, Brian Bedol, were kind enough to sit down with me to discuss this very endearing and funny film. Check out our conversation below.
Can you tell us more about the script writing process?
Mike Birbiglia: The script process was about two years. There was a bunch of shifts. My brother Joe Birbiglia, Seth Barrish, who directed the one man show, and Ira Glass, who I developed a lot of stories with over the years for This American Life. Yeah, it was interesting because as...
Can you tell us more about the script writing process?
Mike Birbiglia: The script process was about two years. There was a bunch of shifts. My brother Joe Birbiglia, Seth Barrish, who directed the one man show, and Ira Glass, who I developed a lot of stories with over the years for This American Life. Yeah, it was interesting because as...
- 8/22/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
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