ManiaTV Syndicates Content to ArtistDirect

By Daisy Whitney

ManiaTV.com, which produces live Internet TV, has inked a deal to syndicate its content to entertainment Web destination Artistdirect.com.

The ArtistDirect network is a series of Web sites providing music, news and information.
Under deal, ManiaTV will program six channels for ArtistDirect with segments from original shows on ManiaTV. That includes ManiaTV shows featuring Tom Green and musician Dave Navarro. Other content will include: “Artist of the Day,” “1080 Action Sports,” Hollywood Minute,” and “Bytes” on pop culture trivia. ManiaTV will share in the ad revenue related to the content it supplies.

In May, ManiaTV.com drew 4.5 million unique visitors, according to comScore numbers provided by the site.

The Web destination for the partnership went live Monday at http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/video/channels/0,,,00.html

(Editor: Romanelli)