DBG Partners With HelloGiggles for Second Season of The Single Life

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Broadcasting Group, the leading creator, producer and distributor of premium video content across digital media, today announced the second season of The Single Life, the web comedy series that takes a look at the sometimes tumultuous, but always hilarious world of online dating.

Viewers will be able to watch The Single Life on HelloGiggles, the ultimate web destination for smart, independent females. HelloGiggles was founded in 2011 by actress/musician Zooey Deschanel ("New Girl"), producer Sophia Rossi and writer Molly McAleer. The three have also signed on as creative consultants for the program.

Created and co-produced by Real Mom Productions and Stun Creative, The Single Life follows the trials and tribulations of dating in the digital age. Taryn Southern and Jeremy Searle reprise their roles asLisa and Kip, one year after their initial online love connection. The couple faces a new set of dilemmas as they attempt to live happily ever after in adigital age. With a larger cast, more humor and more surprises, season two of The Single Life promises to be more exciting than ever before.

"We're really excited about working with this trio of hyper-creative, smart, funny women on The Single Life," said Digital Broadcasting Group Chief Creative Officer Joseph Gomes. "This season will build on the characters and situations we created in the first season, something we believe viewers will be very excited to watch unfold."

"After watching the first season of The Single Life, I knew it was a story that would resonate with our audience at HelloGiggles," said site co-founders McAleer, Rossi and  Deschanel. "We're thrilled to help DBG bring the story of Kip and Lisa to an even wider audience than before."

Full episodes will be available at www.HelloGiggles.com and via DBG's broad syndication capabilities.

About Digital Broadcasting Group
Digital Broadcasting Group (DBG; www.dbg.tv) is the leading creator, producer and distributor of premium video content across digital media. A comScore rated top 5 video network comprised of close to 107 million monthly unique visitors, DBG distributes advertisers' pre-roll inventory as well as original web programming across the 2,600 sites and properties that are within the network. DBG's Emmy Award winning in-house production team produces original programming that aligns with a brand's communication goals. DBG has recently developed web programming for such clients as Infiniti, Hewlett Packard, Ford, Sprint, Mars, the U.S. Air Force, Kimberly Clark, Unilever, and Coca-Cola. The company was founded in 2007 and has offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas. DBG was launched in 2007 by online video advertising pioneer Chris Young, former VH1 producer Joseph Gomes, Emmy Award-winning producer Gregg Backer, and digital media veteran Rick Kleczkowski.

About HelloGiggles
Sophia Rossi, Molly McAleer and Zooey Deschanel are friends who like to make each other laugh. They banded together to create a place online where they could share the fun with everybody else. Thus was born HelloGiggles.com, a place for cool girls who like to laugh.

About Real Mom Productions
Real Mom Productions is owned by Jennifer Pate and Barbara Machen, co-creators and co-hosts of the award winning web series Jen and Barb Mom Life (www.jenandbarb.com).  With their partner, Specific Media, they have produced over 90 episodes with over 80 million views with many of the biggest corporate sponsors in the world. Jen and Barb also have a new book on book stands right now published by Vanguard Press called, "The Mothers of Reinvention." Jonas Pate, director of "Friday Night Lights," "Battlestar Gallactica" and "Prime Suspect" is also a producer under the Real Mom Productions banner for Single Life.

About Stun Creative
Stun Creative is an award-winning Los Angeles based advertising agency and production company that specializes in TV marketing campaigns and branded entertainment. Founded by principals Brad Roth and Mark Feldstein, Stun Creative produced the last three seasons of the popular web series, Jen & Barb, Mom Life, which is a hit with sponsors and recently won a Webby.

Kayla Zerby
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SOURCE Digital Broadcasting Group