Viacom owned atom.com has announced that a weekly, ongoing competition “World Famous Cash-Money Internet Comedy Tournament,”
will be launched on April 19.
World Famous Cash-Money Internet Comedy Tournament is an opportunity to upload funny videos and earn prizes. There is also an opportunity for distribution on Atom’s late-night television series, “Atom TV” on COMEDY CENTRAL and “The Atom Show” on MTV2. Funny videos can be submitted at tournament.atom.com.
Atom.com has already invited filmmakers involved in L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival to enter their submissions. One video will be selected to be included in a new episode of third season premiere “Atom TV” on May 17.
Eligible videos automatically compete in the next three Tournaments. There are two ways to win the Tournament:
- Top Plays: This category puts the power into the hands of comedy creators and the viewers, with winners determined based on sheer popularity. Each week, the three videos with the highest play totals win cash prizes: $500 for first place, $250 for second, and $100 for third. Videos can earn prizes during each week of their eligibility period.
- Atom Picks: Atom editors and development executives will regularly award cash prizes and distribution deals to videos that are exceptionally funny, high in quality and meet Atom’s current distribution needs. Atom Picks may be distributed not only on the Internet, but through Atom’s mobile partners including Verizon and AT&T, and on television via “Atom TV” on COMEDY CENTRAL and “The Atom Show” on MT.
The third season of Atom.com’s half-hour late-night series “Atom TV” premieres on COMEDY CENTRAL on Monday, May 17 at 2:30 a.m. Additionally, its Friday night late-night series “The Atom Show” on MTV2 makes its network debut on April 16 at 11:45 p.m.
Scott Roesch, VP and GM of Atom.com, said “Week after week our community of comedy creators amazes us with the work they upload to Atom, and the Tournament is a bigger and better way to showcase their talents. For producers, it will be a unique opportunity to earn money and a shot at television and, for viewers, it will be a great place to discover hilarious and timely new comedy videos.”
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