Everyday Health, the digital media company with its own successful YouTube Original Channel, last week announced the acquisition of Eqal, the media company best known as the team behind lonelygirl15, one of the web's first popular web series. Eqal will continue to produce all of its original programming, including the u look haute YouTube Original Channel, with its properties moving over to Everyday Health, where they will be the core of a new Lifestyle Division. Among other ventures, Eqal manages the digital brands of celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Lauren Conrad. "When you can attach celebrity influence to any message, you are able to extend your reach and improve audience engagement to truly move the needle and help change behaviors," said Lifestyle Everyday Health Gm Laura Klein. "I am excited that Everyday Health will be able to leverage Eqal’s celebrity and social influence to help millions of Americans choose well to live healthier,...
- 10/3/2012
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Chicago – There’s been a mix-up. Distraught couple Jakob and Helene were not expecting to host a kid for the local tennis tournament this year, and yet James has mistakenly shown up anyway. Mourning the loss of their son, the couple suddenly begins to relive their past as the tennis star engages in a charade that threatens to culminate in certain disaster.
Such is the set-up for “Teddy Boy,” an enticing Colorado noir that will mark the feature directorial debut of Sean J.S. Jourdan. After earning his Mfa at Columbia College Chicago, Jourdan relocated to Denver, Colorado, where he now lives with his wife and nine-month-old daughter. With his project currently in preproduction, Jourdan has organized a funding campaign on Kickstarter.com. Hollywood Chicago spoke with Jourdan about his vision for the project, his experience with the Kickstarter site and the various obstacles facing modern independent filmmakers.
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Such is the set-up for “Teddy Boy,” an enticing Colorado noir that will mark the feature directorial debut of Sean J.S. Jourdan. After earning his Mfa at Columbia College Chicago, Jourdan relocated to Denver, Colorado, where he now lives with his wife and nine-month-old daughter. With his project currently in preproduction, Jourdan has organized a funding campaign on Kickstarter.com. Hollywood Chicago spoke with Jourdan about his vision for the project, his experience with the Kickstarter site and the various obstacles facing modern independent filmmakers.
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- 4/3/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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