Sony Launches Web Comedy Channel C-Spot

By Julieanne Smolinski

Sony continues to expand its Web video portfolio with C-Spot, a new ad-supported multiplatform comedy channel.

C-Spot will feature serial comedy shows and shorts. It's available for Web and mobile platforms across several distribution channels, including AOL Video, Hulu, YouTube and Crackle, a video-sharing site acquired by Sony in 2006. It's also available via Verizon Wireless' VCast and direct to Sony Bravia TVs via Bravia Video Internet Link.

The initial 13-week-run of programming will include six shows, some culled from popular Web producers, like Penn Jillette’s “Penn Says,” and others created specially for C-Spot, like actor Kevin Pollak’s “The Writers Room.”

“We've tapped very talented individuals, both established and up-and-coming, to create a spectrum of original Web series that showcase irreverent characters and stories,” said Sony Pictures Television senior executive vice president Sean Carey. “By updating the content daily, we're looking to engage, entertain and continue to feed the appetite of digital media users seeking more than just one-off viral videos.”