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Video-Site Shakeout: ManiaTV Shuttered, Finally; PluggedIn Couldn’t Be Saved By Men In Black

Mar 5, 2009 10:53 AM

If by the end of this year about only 95 percent of the independent video sites left at the end of 2008 have shut down, well, the industry would be lucky. Two more casualties this week: After trying a reorg, layoffs and attempting to sell, ManiaTV has shut down operations,…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, maniatv, pluggedin

Will Smith And Others Invest About $2 Million In Music Video Startup PluggedIn

Rafat Ali

Apr 15, 2008 7:15 PM

A new music video destination is launching tonight, and yes, another one. PluggedIn, a new site based in Santa Monica, is launching with about $2 million in venture funding from Will Smith’s entertainment company, Overbrook Entertainment and others, CEO Jeff Somers told me today. The company says it has deals…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, overbrook entertainment, pluggedin, will smith