The Channel Frederator Network is an American animation, video game and pop culture

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(MCN) founded by cartoon producer and serial media entrepreneur Fred Seibert and managed by

Frederator Networks Frederator Networks, Inc. is a media company founded by Fred Seibert. It makes and distributes cartoons, often on Channel Frederator, and through its in-house animation studio Frederator Studios. It is the largest distributor of independent anima ...

. After launching

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, Seibert spent a year as president of MTV Networks Online, realizing the potential of streaming video programming and distribution. In 2005, Seibert founded Channel Frederator, originally launched as the "first cartoon video podcast" on November 2, 2005, distributing episodes through

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onto devices like the Apple

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and the Sony

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(PSP). According to the launch press release, Channel Frederator's weekly episodes "will contain several short form original and vintage cartoons submitted by producers from around the world, packaged into 10 to 15 minute episodes."

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founder

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edited the first week's episodes, created its first website, and co-designed the channel logo. The original format was three independently produced animated films separated by

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-like promos and Channel Frederator logos. Channel Frederator began distributing on the

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platform on February 23, 2007. The channel’s success led to his creation of Next New Networks with Emil Rensing and, eventually, a group of co-founders. Next New Networks invented the concept of the Multi-Channel Network, eventually distributing dozens of creator owned video channels and becoming one of YouTube’s top 5 view contributors. Google and YouTube acquired the company in 2010, with Seibert retaining ownership of Channel Frederator, and subsequently creating Frederator Networks as the parent company. In 2012,

began producing television-quality cartoons for the Internet as part of the $100 million

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, and has since produced two successful series and many successful shorts as Too Cool! Cartoons and GO! Cartoons, including

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's ''

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’’, Natasha Allegri's ''

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'' and Elyse Castro’s “The Summoning.” In the summer 2014, Seibert launched the Channel Frederator Network as an animation multi-channel network, eventually becoming the largest animation network on YouTube. Among the network’s leading channels are

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, FilmCow,

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, and RebelTaxi. Once part of the network, Channel Frederator handles all advertising and distribution for its channels on YouTube, promoting the show and its licensed merchandise; the network also provides on-demand consulting, and weekly events for open to all network members.

Parent company

Channel Frederator is a division of

, which itself is part of the media holding company

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. Frederator Networks was founded in 2012 by

founder Fred Seibert to build a media company that organizes and super serves specialized audiences with online video. In addition to Channel Frederator and

, Frederator Networks also operates Frederator Books, and Frederator Studios, which produced ''

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'' for

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, among other television series, such as

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's ''

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'' for

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and

's ''

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'' for

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References

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