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Web video businesses that failed
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November 2006 to November 2007
NBC Universal started with original Web series and video weblogs, then added user videos and old TV shows.
SuperDeluxe
January 2007 to May 2008
Turner Entertainment spent more than any of its competitors on dozens of original series featuring up-and-coming Web stars and established comedians on its alternative comedy site. Five shows are now carried on AdultSwim.com, a site devoted to the network's television programs.
ThisJustIn
February to July 2007
Time Warner siblings AOL and HBO joined together for an ill-fated comedy weblog featuring original video series. It didn't even make it to the half-year mark.
60Frames
July 2007 to May 2009
This Web studio backed by $3.5 million from investors, including the United Talent Agency, produced more than 30 series for online syndication, but ran out of cash in less than two years.
Stage 9 Digital
February 2008 to March 2009
Announced with much fanfare as an "experimental new media studio," it posted only one series on the Web before shutting down.
