- ChannelFlip
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ChannelFlip Type Privately held Industry Technology Founded London U.K. (2007) Founder(s) Wil Harris
Justin GaynerHeadquarters London, U.K. Key people Wil Harris (Co-Founder, Managing Director)
Justin Gayner (Co-Founder, Creative Director)Products Podcasts Employees ~20 Website channelflip.com ChannelFlip is a London-based webcasting internet media company that creates and produces short form internet video content targeted at 18 to 34 year old men.[1][2] ChannelFlip shows are distributed via a number of channels including iTunes, Podcasting and partner sites such as YouTube, The Guardian and other media.
ChannelFlip is known to work with predominately UK based comedic TV talent having produced shows with David Mitchell, Richard Hammond, Harry Hill and Armstrong and Miller.
In August 2011 ChannelFlip launched Dawn Porter’s Bad Girl Guide it’s first show aimed at women.
In September 2011 a trailer was released for the forthcoming internet documentary Jon Ronson’s Esc and Control. In which writer Jon Ronson will attempt to release a documentary as it’s being filmed onto the Internet.
Shows and Talent
Robert Llewellyn - Machine of the Week Report (The MoWer) and Carpool_(web_series)[3]
David Mitchell - SoapBox– a series of short monologues co-written with John Finnemore. In these monologues Mitchell has criticized a variety of subjects, including the popular BBC show Doctor Who and 3D television. [4][5]
Richard Hammond - Richard Hammond's Tech Head - a weekly web series in which Top Gear’s Richard Hammond discuss the latest technology happenings. [6]
Dawn Porter - Bad Girl Guides – six part series providing light hearted advice to women.[7]
Harry Hill - Little Internet Show - a sketch based comedy show. [8]
References
- ^ Gayner, Justin (2007-11-14). "Internet TV: Let's do show right here". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/internet-tv-lets-do-show-right-here-400286.html. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Strange, Adario (2007-08-14). "Exclusive: UK Podcast Network Channel Flip Debuts Next Month". Wired. http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/08/exclusive-uk-po.html. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpmZ70pYuNE&feature=channel_video_title
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a334518/david-mitchell-rants-about-tv-credits-video-soapbox.html
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2010/aug/19/david-mitchell-soap-box-3d
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/hammondtechhead
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/BadGirlGuides
- ^ http://www.channelflip.com/harry-hills-little-internet-show/
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