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Independent web and mobile TV service Babelgum announced the debut of two series on its Comedy Channel today. Award-winning comedic web series Turbo Dates is now playing exclusively on Babelgum. Created by Jocelyn Stamat, formerly of Chicago'ss Second City and a graduate of Harvard Lampoon, Turbo Dates was co-written and co-directed by Terry Rossio, writer and producer of Hollywood blockbusters like Shrek, Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean, and National Treasure. The series was produced by Los Angeles-based digital production company Fun Little Movies. This also marks the return of the 2008 web series Horrible People, created by comedian and head writer of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon A.D. Miles. Both shows are now available for viewing on Babelgum'ss website and mobile application.





These two series are an example of the programming Babelgum'ss comedy channel offers viewers, including the official premiere of Babelgum'ss Funny4Females section, featuring smart and quality programming that appeals to women and features funny, female comedy. Turbo Dates is an example of the Funny4Females offering; set in a world of speed dating, the series explores the many absurdities of hooking up. With a total of ten episodes for its first season, the show features familiar Hollywood faces as part of the ensemble cast like Project Green Light'ss Kyle Rankin, Alexa Havins from All My Children, Whitney Cummings who was named one of Variety'ss top comics to watch and many others. The series was created by Stamat, and was produced by Babelgum Comedy Channel Publisher Frank Chindamo. In February, Turbo Dates was recognized as the MOFILM 2009 Grand Prize Winner for Best Mobile Film, also winning a 2010 Chevrolet presented by actor Kevin Spacey, with coverage on CNN, the BBC and the Washington Post.



Horrible People on the other hand, is an Internet soap opera that is quietly gaining a loyal fan base with its no holds barred take on the daytime soap. Written and directed by A.D. Miles, and starring an eclectic cast of real soap actors and comic actors that include Kristen Schaal (Flight of the Conchords), Joe Lo Truglio (Superbad) and Mather Zickle (Reno 911), the web series pushes the depraved behavior of typical soap characters to incredible new lows, but never winks at the audience. The actors are careful to play it straight, faithfully recreating the rhythms and tone of a real soap opera.



Our goal is to curate the best comedy channel in the world by featuring smart comedy for smart people. You can now come to one place for the best of the web'ss entertainment, said Frank Chindamo, Publisher of Babelgum'ss Smart Comedy Channel, Turbo Dates and Horrible People are a natural fit for the Smart Comedy channel, and we'sre looking forward to building a loyal audience of viewers with this entertaining content.



Chindamo was the first entrepreneur to produce comedic movies for mobile phones worldwide. Horrible People and Turbo Dates will premiere on Babelgum on June 18th, and a new episode of each series will be available every week.



Babelgum'ss content proposition is highly innovative, and specifically programmed with the US audience in mind. It is comprised of independent and mainstream programming, as well as exclusive original productions. The editorial team is driven by professional publishers who scout and select programming for the following channels: Music, Smart Comedy, Film, Our Earth (dedicated to nature and the environment) and Metropolis (all about urban culture and trends).



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About Babelgum


An integrated mobile and Internet content platform, Babelgum (www.babelgum.com) combines the full-screen video quality of traditional television with the interactive capabilities of the Internet, and offers innovative professionally produced programming on-demand to a global audience. Babelgum recently launched an original mobile application in the United States, UK and Italy, that brings regionally tailored programming to smart phones - at present iPhone 3G, iPod Touch, Nokia (N96, N95 and 6210) - via 3G and WiFi.



Babelgum'ss editorial focus is on music, comedy, film, urban culture, nature and the environment. The company has set up two online contests to nurture independent film and music talent: the Babelgum Online Film Festival, chaired by Spike Lee (now in its second year) and the Babelgum Music Video Awards, judged by acclaimed director Michel Gondry. Babelgum also launched a Digital Studio initiative producing new, exclusive and original content. Two productions have already been completed: Downstream, focusing on the controversy over the development of the oil sands of Alberta, Canada, and Extinction Sucks, a wildlife series on the subject of conservation and protection, with the active involvement of WWF.



Babelgum'ss content partners include, amongst others, EMI, Sony BMG, the Associated Press, PBS, BBC, VBS, Lonely Planet, National Geographic, Shine Limited, Cinetic Rights Management, Content Republic, IndieFlix, Gong Anime, The Workbook Project, Cinelan, IMG and Off the Fence, as well as the Seattle, Encounters, Rushes, From Here To Awesome and Renderyard Film festivals. Babelgum is an independent and privately held company with offices in the United States, UK, Ireland, France and Italy.



About Fun Little Movies:


Fun Little Movies (www.funlittlemovies.com) is a multiplatform digital production company that specializes in the development, production and distribution of original content for Babelgum, mobile phones and the web. FLM was the first U.S. company to produce comedic films for mobile phones, and launched as a channel on Sprint TV in 2004. In addition to appearing on numerous TV networks worldwide, including HBO, Showtime, CBS, Playboy, MTV and Comedy Central, FLM'ss mobile comedy can be seen on iPhones, Sprint, Blackberry and ATT mobile phones. Their awards include the Grand Prize at GSM'ss MoFilm Awards in 2009, CTIA'ss World Smallest Film Festival and two Golden Eagles at the American Cine's Awards, as well as The Content Award at Cannes in 2008, over MTV and Orange. See http://www.m-e-f.org/index.phpid=975. FLM was also a finalist at: The Cannes Film Festival for Best Short Film, the 2008 Mobile Content Award in London, the 2008 Mobile Excellence Award against Sony Studios, and the 2006 and 2007 Mobile Entertainment Magazine Awards for Best Video.



About Turbo Dates:


Turbo Dates is a short film series set in the world of speed dating emphasizing character, writing and performance, specifically designed for internet and mobile phone viewing. Episodes range from comedy to drama and run approximately 3 minutes each. The initial 10 films (of a planned 100 episode series) are slated to premiere on the web portal Babelgum, and features Alexa Havins from All My Children, Justin Bruening of Knightrider, Nicholas Brendan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Elisa Donovan (Clueless), Len Lesser (Seinfeld) and many others. Turbo Dates was created by Harvard Lampoon alumni Jocelyn Stamat, and is co-written and co-directed by Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek), and produced by Frank Chindamo. In February 2009 the episode 'sEnglish as a Second Language won the MOFILM grand prize for best mobile film.



For further information contact:



Vinti Bhatnagar, Cornerstone/PR


+1 212 652 9278


vinti(at)cornerstonepromotion.com



Andrea Giannotti, Babelgum Media Relations Director


Cell: UK +44 7825 892 640


andrea.giannotti(at)babelgum.com






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