Atom.com
Type | Humor, film website |
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Industry | Online video entertainment, film |
Founded | 1998 |
Founder | Mika Salmi |
Defunct | 2012 |
Successor | CC Studios |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
Parent | ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks (ViacomCBS) |
Website | atom |
Atom.com (formerly AtomFilms) was a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject movies, animations, and series by independent creators.[1][2][3] The company was founded in 1998 in Seattle by Mika Salmi.[4] Sequoia Capital, led by Michael Moritz, was the lead investor in Atom Films.[5][6]
Atom Films was the first online video platform for Oscar winners Jason Reitman,[7][8] Aardman Animation,[9][10] and David Lynch.[11] It was the first site to work with a major intellectual property rights owner to allow derivative works by the general public when it created a partnership with George Lucas and LucasFilm for The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards in November 2000.[12][13]
Buyout[]
On August 10, 2006, Atom Entertainment was bought by ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks with all its properties, including AtomFilms, Addicting Games, Addicting Clips (renamed AtomUploads) and Shockwave.com.[14] The buyout occurred shortly after negotiations against and subsequently with Google to purchase YouTube. In 2012, Atom.com was absorbed into Comedy Central, and was renamed CC Studios.
References[]
- ^ Marriott, Michel (April 29, 2004). "NEWS WATCH: ENTERTAINMENT; Hurtling Onto Your Hard Drive, Short Films on Demand". The New York Times.
- ^ Lyman, Rick (March 27, 2000). "MEDIA; Hollywood Greets Online Entrepreneurs". The New York Times.
- ^ Harmon, Amy (December 16, 2000). "COMPANY NEWS; SHOCKWAVE.COM SETS ATOMFILMS TAKEOVER". The New York Times.
- ^ Houston, Frank (June 15, 2000). "Hollywood Flirts With Short Films on the Web". The New York Times.
- ^ "Viacom's MTV Unit Buys Atom Entertainment for Its Film, Gaming Web Sites - The Washington Post".
- ^ "A VC With A Silicon Touch: Michael L. Moritz, WG' 78". Wharton Magazine. 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ Nichols, Peter M. (2000-12-30). "Now Playing, Short Stories At a Web Theater Near You". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ https://www.screendaily.com/atomfilms-trusts-in-sundance-short/401111.article
- ^ https://www.lesechos.fr/2002/02/mika-salmi-atomshockwave-va-diffuser-les-prochains-episodes-daardman-animations-684134
- ^ https://variety.com/2000/digital/news/aardman-s-angry-at-atomfilms-site-1117780457/
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/mar/23/news.davidlynch
- ^ "AtomFilms.com is the official site for Star Wars spoofs | EW.com".
- ^ https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Lights-sabers-action-Star-Wars-fan-films-2672067.php
- ^ Ahrens, Frank (August 10, 2006). "Viacom's MTV unit buys Atom Entertainment for its film, gaming web sites". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2006.
External links[]
- Atom.com (now redirects to CC Studios)
- Xappie Entertainment Portal Website
- American film websites
- Home video companies of the United States
- Internet properties established in 1998
- Internet properties disestablished in 2012
- Former Viacom subsidiaries