Blip Studios Signs Web Talent to Exclusive Sales and Distribution Deals

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Blip Studios, the original production arm of digital media company Blip, today announced exclusive sales and distribution deals with several of the biggest talents on the web: Julian Smith, Kipkay and Cinema Snob.

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Blip Studios works directly with brands, talent and independent web video producers to develop and produce high quality, original web series which Blip distributes and monetizes across multiple distribution platforms.

With the addition of these talented producers to the Blip community, web series fans will be able to find, watch and share the ironic comedy of Julian Smith, the creative tech genius of Kipkay, and the cinematic commentary of Brad Jones:

• Julian Smith: Actor and filmmaker Julian Smith (best known for comedic shorts like Malk, Jellyfish, and Hot Kool Aid) brings you comedy in small doses that reflect real-life situations. With more than 1.1 million YouTube subscribers and over 350,000 Facebook followers, he entertains one of the largest audiences in scripted comedy on the web.
• Kipkay: Kip Kedersha (aka Kipkay) is best known as an all time top 10 subscribed YouTube Channel Guru currently with over 1.1 million subscribers. Kipkay features his own projects usually involving lasers, gadgets, hacks, and the occasional prank, as well as a growing gadget review show.
• Cinema Snob: Brad Jones started Cinema Snob in 2007 with the inspiration for Brad's character coming from an episode of Siskel and Ebert where Ebert went into an exhaustive rant about Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. CinemaSnob has since collected tens of millions of views.

"Blip Studios aims to build a curated and robust catalog of series across multiple genres that appeal to specific audiences in search of quality entertainment," said Steve Woolf, president of Blip Studios. "By partnering with these incredibly talented independent producers, Blip aims to make their original content scalable and profitable through our pioneering technologies and wide distribution network."

Blip is the place to watch and share original web series online. Blip develops, produces and distributes original quality content at Blip.com and in syndication across the web to iTunes, Yahoo!Screen, AOL, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Roku, Verizon FiOS, TiVo and Sony TVs. Since launching in 2005, Blip is now the largest independently owned and operated digital video platform in the world and attracts hundreds of millions of views per month. Check it out for yourself at Blip.com, follow @blip on Twitter or on Facebook.

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