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Network buys "Obama Girl" site
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An online entertainment network founded by former MTV Networks Vice Chairman Herb Scannell has acquired BarelyPolitical.com, creators of the wildly popular "Obama Girl" Web music video.
The political satire video, "I Got a Crush on Obama," which features a scantily clad girl professing her love for U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, has been viewed by millions of viewers on the Web and on network and cable television.
Scannell’s company Next New Networks, which includes 14 channels of originally produced online videos and also courts user submissions, was founded in January.
BarelyPolitical.com was founded in June and produces political satire and entertainment. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"With BarelyPolitical, we’ve added a team that can grow our reach to a very important audience -- one that likes their politics with a healthy serving of humour -- timed perfectly with the upcoming 2008 election season," Scannell said in statement.
Next New Networks Web site says Barely Political is coming soon and includes a link to http://barelypolitical.com/
(Reporting by Kenneth Li)
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - An online entertainment network founded by former MTV Networks Vice Chairman Herb Scannell has acquired BarelyPolitical.com, creators of the wildly popular "Obama Girl" Web music video.
The political satire video, "I Got a Crush on Obama," which features a scantily clad girl professing her love for U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, has been viewed by millions of viewers on the Web and on network and cable television.
Scannell’s company Next New Networks, which includes 14 channels of originally produced online videos and also courts user submissions, was founded in January.
BarelyPolitical.com was founded in June and produces political satire and entertainment. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"With BarelyPolitical, we’ve added a team that can grow our reach to a very important audience -- one that likes their politics with a healthy serving of humour -- timed perfectly with the upcoming 2008 election season," Scannell said in statement.
Next New Networks Web site says Barely Political is coming soon and includes a link to http://barelypolitical.com/
(Reporting by Kenneth Li)
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