Sidelined by the Strike, Comedy Goes Online
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While the writersâ strike dealt a devastating blow to the entertainment industry, it has also imbued the nascent medium of Web-based comedy videos with a new vitality.
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Scott Heiferman is cited for founding Meetup.com, which aims to get people to "go online to go offline."
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Hollywood writers are optimistic the end of the three-month strike is in sight after reviewing a proposed deal from studios that increases their payments for online use of TV shows and movies.
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Internet law professor Michael Geist looks at a copyright clash that could re-write the laws of online life.
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Some performers are finding that early success online can turn into an album contract.
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Most employees have little ammunition going into a meeting to talk about their pay, but a few Web sites are trying to level the playing field.
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PARIS -- One French presidential contender wants you to chuckle at his expense with a website that shows a virtual version of the usually straight-laced candidate disco-dancing.
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The companyâs effort is intended to create online destinations for individual movies, television shows, bands, celebrities, games and other types of entertainment.
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Arts & entertainment: Strike which has paralysed the entertainment industry could end as early as the weekend
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By ALEX WOODSON, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER  Comedy videos have been online for years, but with the rise of personal Web logs, sketch-artist Web sites and the rise of broadband and cable, comics increasingly have been able to riff on current events and develop their own online following.
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Comedian Wayne Brady has struck a deal with NBC for a workplace comedy set in the world of personal injury law.
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The writersâ strike is on the brink of ending in true Hollywood fashion: through connections.
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"Saturday Night Live"  has gone mobile.
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A writers strike in Hollywood could be a factor in the dramatic rise in popularity of video sharing sites.
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Hollywood writers meet in New York and Los Angeles to consider a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work. Compensation for projects delivered via digital media is the central issue in the 3-month-old walkout.
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An offbeat comic strip, published only on the Web, helps two video-game fans keep body and soul together.
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Though it is not yet profitable, the video-sharing Web site site has exploded into a cultural phenomenon less than a year after its debut.