Curated Video Apps: Innovative Ad-Supported Content for Web Publishers

Sharifah Hardie interviews Steve Tippie, VP of Licensing and New Market Development for TMS and Marc Ostrick, Founder for eGuiders.

Tribune Media Services, Inc. (TMS) and eGuiders, LLC today announced the launch of their Curated Video Applications (www.tmsbrandedmedianetwork.com) for websites and networks in the United States and internationally. TMS is a leading domestic and international syndicator of content to print, online and mobile media companies. eGuiders is an innovative online video curation service and Web portal created by award-winning filmmaker and online pioneer Marc Ostrick and Columbia University film professor and producer Evangeline Morphos.

The eGuiders’ Curated Video App features video content from YouTube, Hulu, Crackle and other popular video sources, curated by a team of “eGuiders,” industry experts and celebrities, who select and review their picks for the most interesting and entertaining online videos. In addition to the core team of eGuiders–which is made up of an array of traditional and new media professionals from filmmakers and producers to editors and designers--the community also features notable guest eGuiders, including John Landis (Animal House), Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara (King of Queens), Damon Lindelof (Lost), Willie Garson (Sex and the City), Margo Alder (NPR’s All Things Considered) and Shawn Ryan (The Shield, The Unit), among many others. The Curated Video Apps can be customized by genre, including Pick of the Day, Animation, Comedy, Drama & Genre, Documentary/Non-Fiction, Music, Viral, and Other Gems.

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