{"id":5061,"date":"2013-07-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2013\/07\/12\/new-distribution-platform-for-comedy-central-stand-up-specials\/"},"modified":"2013-07-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T00:00:00","slug":"new-distribution-platform-for-comedy-central-stand-up-specials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/new-distribution-platform-for-comedy-central-stand-up-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"New Distribution Platform for Comedy Central Stand-Up Specials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">NEW YORK: Comedy Central has launched CC:Stand-Up Direct, a distribution initiative offering uncut, uncensored stand-up programming for streaming and downloading.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">CC:Stand-Up Direct currently<span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&nbsp;features 22 original one-hour specials led by such comedians as Daniel Tosh, Anthony Jeselnik, Chris Hardwick, Nick Kroll, Jeff Ross and John Mulaney, to name a few. More content will be added over the next few months. Fans will be able to access unlimited streams and downloads on various platforms for $5 per special.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The videos will be powered by Ooyala for both desktop and mobile devices.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">&quot;Comedy Central is committed to stand-up and to expanding the brand outward via a multitude of platforms to reach our fans where they consume content,&quot; remarked Michele Ganeless, the president of Comedy Central. &quot;CC:Stand-Up Direct presents a great platform for Comedy Central to deliver even more content to our fans where and when they want it.&quot;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&quot;Our goal with CC:Stand-Up Direct was to develop a platform that is as easy to use as possible,&quot; added Erik Flannigan, the executive VP of multiplatform strategy and development for Viacom Entertainment Group. &quot;The comedians who launched their own download sites set the bar high in terms of a great fan experience, so we took the best of that approach and added Comedy Central&#8217;s marketing and promotional capabilities on all screens.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Comedy Central has launched CC:Stand-Up Direct, a distribution initiative offering uncut, uncensored stand-up programming for streaming and downloading. 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