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Zazoom Video, LLC

 * Zazoom is a video production company based in New York City, specializing in the creation of original video content designed for all digital platforms. Their flagship brand, Buzz60, generates over 50 episodes per week covering topics ranging from popular culture and sports, to science news and viral videos. Buzz60 episodes are visible on their website Buzz60, and are syndicated to and by companies such as AOL, DailyMotion, Vimeo, Youtube, Blip, NDN, Blinkx, and BSNL. Zazoom also handles requested news coverage, producing footage for Yahoo concerning particular stories or topics.

Background

 * In April of 2011, Zazoom Emmy Award winning founders Philip O'Brien ( former senior executive at Time Warner Cable/co-founder of NY1) and Tim Minton, as well as their associates Jay Dedapper, Len Berman, and film critic Alison Bailes launched Buzz60. Zazoom's COO Steve Bradbury was previously a marketing, development and programming executive at Hollywood Studios and Mobile, and their lead investor/board member Mark Van Note is a serial entrepreneur. The group of former WNBC/Ch4 staff designed their online news episodes to provide " videos based on hot topics at google and other websites." The company initiated early distribution through a deal with DailyMotion (the 13th most popular online video site at the time) featuring three Buzz60 videos per day.

Services

 * Described by Co-Founder Tim Minton to " have several revenue streams, including advertising from the website and licensing partnerships with large corporate brands that want video to draw consumers to their sites" and to produce professional, rapidly delivered, high quality, short video created for web venues

Notable Achievements

 * Zazoom host of Parenticity, Dawn Siff, has appeared on the television show Anderson Live.
 * Daily Motion's Buzz60 page has over 10 million views.
 * Buzz60 coverage of the "Electric Tron Motorcycle" on YouTube surpasses 4 million views.