- Atom.com
Infobox_Company
type = Humor website
company_name = Atom.com
parent =MTV Networks (Viacom )
foundation = 1998
location = San Francisco, CA
industry = Online video entertainment
homepage = http://www.atom.com/Atom.com (formerly AtomFilms) is an award-winning broadband entertainment network offering original
short subject film s,animation s, and series by independent creators. The company was founded in 1998 in Seattle by Mika Salmi.Hit Atom titles include
Angry Kid ,Star Wars fan films,JibJab 's This Land, I Can't Afford My Gasoline, and many more. Atom content is available on the Internet at [http://www.atom.com Atom.com] , various mobile partners, includingAT&T ,Alltel andVerizon 'sVCast mobile entertainment service; and on services such asXbox andiTunes . AtomFilms is primarily supported by advertising.Buyout
On
August 10 ,2006 ,Atom Entertainment was bought byMTV Networks with all its properties, including AtomFilms,Addicting Games , Addicting Clips (renamed AtomUploads) andShockwave.com . [cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/09/AR2006080901839.html|title=Viacom's MTV unit buys Atom Entertainment for its film, gaming web sites|publisher=The Washington Post |author=Frank Ahrens|date=2006-08-10 |accessdate=2006-10-16]Relaunch
In late June 2008, AtomFilms re-launched as [http://www.atom.com Atom.com] and switched its focus to just comedy. As a result, many of the indie films were removed. The re-launch also aligned Atom with
Comedy Central , including a new series, Atom TV, that airs Monday nights on the network. [cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9978330-36.html|title=Atom Films relaunched as Comedy Central sister site|publisher=CNET News |author=Caroline McCarthy|date=2008-06-26 ]References
External links
* [http://www.atom.com Atom]
* [http://www.atomentertainment.com/ Atom Entertainment]
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