Today Aniboom, a multi-platform animation network, announced a partnership with Joost, the world’s first broadcast-quality Internet television service. Aniboom will have a channel on Joost featuring many genres and styles of animation. The full press release follows:
Wide Variety of Original Animated Content Available on Joost
LOS ANGELES – October 11, 2007 – Aniboom, a premier multi-platform animation network that partners with untapped animation talent from around the world to create the best independent content for global distribution, is launching a branded ad-supported animation channel on Joost, the world’s first broadcast-quality Internet television service.
Aniboom will distribute a variety of animation genres, techniques and styles on Joost culled from more than 3,000 animators and 30,000 animations worldwide. The content will appear alongside a wide range of top-ranked animation programming currently available on Joost. Aniboom’s distributed content includes original high-quality animated shorts created by animators who have teamed up with the Aniboom Creators Studio to pitch and produce content for revenue share opportunities.
“We are thrilled to include Joost as a valued distribution partner as we build a global network for unique independent animation,” said Uri Shinar, founder and president of Aniboom. “Joost’s full-screen, broadcast-quality experience makes it the perfect platform to support our vibrant content and reach a wide untapped audience.”
Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, executive vice president of content strategy and acquisition for Joost, said, “Animation is a popular genre among our user base because its humor and creativity appeal to people around the world. Joost offers a diverse array of programming from content owners large and small, and the world-class animation from Aniboom is a great addition to our offering.”
Joost users will have access to compelling animations and cartoons, such as RAM by Caroline Ting, a high-quality brief animation about a kid who becomes much too dependent on his laptop; Celestina, an artistic film by Ricardo Werdesheim; Supermoine, a humorous short by Sebastien Ho about a Matrix-esque Monk; Tadeo Jones, an adorable animated adventure reminiscent of the Indiana Jones franchise by Enrique Gato; and “Bendito Machine,” a highly stylistic drama and award-winning animation by Jossie Malis.
To watch Aniboom programming on Joost, please visit http://www.joost.com/240002q.
Joost will also support Aniboom’s mission to identify the next wave of talent in animation, one of the most-consumed forms of content on the Internet, through its participation in the Aniboom awards panel.
About Aniboom
Aniboom is a premier multi-platform animation network that partners with untapped animation talent from around the world to create the best independent animated content for global distribution. Driven by a passion for the art form, the company has established aniboom.com (www.aniboom.com) to bring together a vibrant community of world class animators and animation fans to create, watch and share animation.
In addition to original animation series produced with the Aniboom Creators Studio, the Aniboom community plays an active role in driving fresh content to the aniboom.com library via Animachines, DIY animation tools. Throughout the year Aniboom also engages its community with a variety of creative contests offering prizes of up to $50,000 each.
With a slate of online distribution partners currently on board, the company has distribution agreements with Yahoo! Video and YouTube and is forging partnerships with other leading distributors of wireless, gaming, television and theatrical to expose Aniboom content for a wide fan base to enjoy.
