Atom.com
Atom.com (formerly AtomFilms) was a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject movies, animations, and series by independent creators.[…
| Atom.com | |
|---|---|
| Type | comedy, film website |
| Industry | Online video entertainment, film |
| Founder | Mika Salmi |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Successor | CC Studios |
| Parent | Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Global) |
Atom.com (formerly AtomFilms) was a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject movies, animations, and series by independent creators.[1][2][3] The company was founded in 1998 in Seattle by Mika Salmi.[4] Sequoia Capital, led by Michael Moritz, was the lead investor in Atom Films.[5][6]
Overview
Atom Films was the first online video platform for Oscar winners Jason Reitman,[7][8] Aardman Animations,[9][10] and David Lynch.[11] It was the first site to work with a property rights owner to allow works by the general public when it created a partnership with George Lucas for The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards in November 2000.[12][13]
Buyout
On August 10, 2006, Atom Entertainment was bought by MTV Networks with all properties, including AtomFilms, Addicting Games, Addicting Clips (renamed AtomUploads) and Shockwave.com.[14] The buyout occurred after negotiations against with Google to buy YouTube. In 2012, Atom.com was absorbed into Comedy Central, and was renamed CC Studios.
References
- ↑ Marriott, Michel (April 29, 2004). "NEWS WATCH: ENTERTAINMENT; Hurtling Onto Your Hard Drive, Short Films on Demand". The New York Times.
- ↑ Lyman, Rick (March 27, 2000). "MEDIA; Hollywood Greets Online Entrepreneurs". The New York Times.
- ↑ Harmon, Amy (December 16, 2000). "COMPANY NEWS; SHOCKWAVE.COM SETS ATOMFILMS TAKEOVER". The New York Times.
- ↑ Houston, Frank (June 15, 2000). "Hollywood Flirts With Short Films on the Web". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Viacom's MTV Unit Buys Atom Entertainment for Its Film, Gaming Web Sites - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ↑ "A VC With A Silicon Touch: Michael L. Moritz, WG' 78". Wharton Magazine. 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ↑ Nichols, Peter M. (2000-12-30). "Now Playing, Short Stories At a Web Theater Near You". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ↑ "AtomFilms trusts in Sundance short".
- ↑ "Mika Salmi : AtomShockwave va diffuser les prochains épisodes d'Aardman Animations". 4 February 2002.
- ↑ "Aardman's 'Angry' at AtomFilms site". 12 April 2000.
- ↑ "David Lynch to produce "crude and bad quality" cartoons for web". TheGuardian.com. 23 March 2000.
- ↑ "AtomFilms.com is the official site for Star Wars spoofs | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ "Lights, sabers, action! / 'Star Wars' fan films out of this world thanks to cheaper, powerful technology". 9 May 2005.
- ↑ Ahrens, Frank (August 10, 2006). "Viacom's MTV unit buys Atom Entertainment for its film, gaming web sites". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2006.
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