'My Damn Channel' Wins Webby Awards.

ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-8 May 2008-'My Damn Channel' Wins Webby Awards(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com

The 12th Annual Webby Awards named My Damn Channel's "Wainy Days" Best Comedy Series of 2008.

My Damn Channel's "You Suck at Photoshop" grabbed three awards: People's Voice Winner for Best Comedy Series; Best How-To Series; and People's Voice Winner for Best How-To.

In just over nine months, My Damn Channel (MyDamnChannel.com) has produced over 200 videos and captured over 22 million views for some of the best original branded content on the web. Fifteen major advertisers including Lincoln, Toyota, Universal Pictures, and Fox Searchlight have responded with revenues to help build this new entertainment studio made by the pros and for the pros.

In addition to four Webby Awards for My Damn Channel original programming, three Official Honorees were named: Viral Video for Harry Shearer's "Found Objects," featuring Katie Couric; Comedy/Individual Episode for "Wainy Days" / "The Future;" and My Damn Channel was named Official Honoree for Humor Website.

"The Webby Awards honors the very best of the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "My Damn Channel's wins are a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

Rob Barnett, My Damn Channel founder & CEO said, "Big thanks to the Webby Awards, the judges, and the fans for inspiring all of us to sleep less and entertain you more. We're way past your five word limit on acceptance speeches but we're humbled and thrilled."

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