Geek Entertainment TV Sells Out To PodTech
Breaking news! PodTech has just acquired video blogging snarksters Geek Entertainment TV.
GETV co-founders Eddie Codel and Irina Slutsky will be working full-time for PodTech, reporting to Robert Scoble, the former Microsoft blogger who was hired away from Microsoft by PodTech last month as their new Vice President of Content. Looks like PodTech is on the hunt to grab up all the best of the blogosphere. I’m looking forward to some awesome new GETV episodes now that have an actual budget and Eddie and Irina can quit their day jobs. Oh wait, did they even have day jobs? Ha, well they do now.
I was tipped off to this news by a photo that Eddie had uploaded of he and Irina having lunch with Robert Scoble today. I just called Eddie on his cell phone and he in fact confirmed my suspicions that the deal had been made with PodTech (it’s been in the works for a while).
Congratulations to Eddie & Irina, John Furrier & Robert Scoble and the PodTech crew, plus all of the past and future guests and guest hosts of GETV.
UPDATE 1: Both Robert Scoble and PodTech have confirmed the story as well.
UPDATE 2: Here are photos of Eddie and Irina signing the paperwork to close the deal.
UPDATE 3: You can track this story on Techmeme and Tailrank.
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on Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 at 5:53 pm
yay, eddie and irina! it’s about time you guys got paid for the amazing work you do. w00t!
on Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 at 7:45 pm
Woot! So glad to see some real talent cashing in on the Web 2.0 bonanza.
on Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 at 11:07 pm
think small go big!
super psyched for them both!
on Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 at 11:29 pm
Yay Irina!! you are definitely buying the coffee when we finally get to it….(double soy mocha no whip pls)
on Thursday, July 13th, 2006 at 11:09 am
this is awesome, guys! congrats!!
on Thursday, July 13th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
Some of my favorite videobloggers sell-out… Awesome! I’m so happy for GETV. I keep dreaming of the day I finally get to sell-out. Good luck guys!
on Thursday, July 13th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Look, we’re “les fondateurs du podcast video”. I love fondue!
on Thursday, July 13th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
yes! fondue!
on Monday, July 17th, 2006 at 11:34 am
Suckers! Hey eddie, didn’t you just start this getv thing like 2 months ago? i hear that they’re gonna replace you and slutsky with leo laporte(more trusting, father-like) and sarah lane(boobs will not intimidate female viewers). oh, and they’re gonna add more cowbell.
Love ya, man.
on Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Hardrock: Almost! Began in November last year. Leo Laporte is too polished and superficial. Haven’t you heard, the kids want authentic and serious fluff. Are you saying Irina’s screen real estate is too intimidating?
on Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 at 9:44 am
These vlogs are great, congrats on the sellout!