ATOM.COM ANNOUNCES 2009 DEVELOPMENT SLATE FEATURING TOP COMEDIC TALENT INCLUDING ANDY DICK, A.D. MILES, NICK THUNE, STEVE AGEE, AMONG OTHERS

Digital Comedy Network Surges Into 2009 With 195% Growth Since Summer 2008 Relaunch

NEW YORK, NY and SAN FRANCISCO, CA, February 12, 2009 — Atom.com, a digital comedy network and COMEDY CENTRAL's anchor brand for original digital content, announced two dozen new projects on its 2009 development slate, featuring a roster of top comedic talent including Andy Dick, A.D. Miles, Nick Thune and Steve Agee. The exclusive new content will fuel Atom’s continued growth as a digital comedy brand, building upon its 195% increase in Web traffic since its summer-2008 relaunch (Comscore, U.S., July-December 2008).

With the launch, Atom.com becomes COMEDY CENTRAL’s exclusive partner and anchor brand for original digital comedy content, developing new properties for multiplatform distribution, building an online community of creators and viewers, and producing a half-hour TV series, "Atom TV," that debuted on COMEDY CENTRAL this week.

"I'm super psyched to be working with Atom on my new Web series, 'Hot Sluts! Rated R,'" said Miles. "I have a long history with Atom and COMEDY CENTRAL and they’re the only ones that would have the guts to do a series like this."

"We are thrilled to work with some of today’s top comedic talent and emerging voices," said Megan O’Neill, VP, original content development, Atom.com. "Atom is raising the bar in digital comedy, developing and distributing provocative comedy across all platforms."

The 2009 Atom.com original development slate includes:

"Nick's Big Show": (6 episodes, Spring 2009) – This new Web series is a mockumentary that follows comedian Nick Thune as he quits stand up and writes, directs and produces his dramatic one man show.

"House Arrest With Andy Dick": (5 episodes, premieres Spring 2009) – While being detained at home for drug related charges, comedian Andy Dick passes the hours by interviewing his celebrity pals (scheduled guests include Tom Green, Joe Greco of "Cheaters", and Sally Kirkland)

"Hot Sluts! Rated R": (5 episodes, Spring 2009) - The creators of the hit Web series "Horrible People" and "Wainy Days" return with a nighttime soap opera parody about the new girl in town trying to make her way at a seedy, down-at-the-heels club. "Hot Sluts" is executive produced by by A.D. Miles, Jonathan Stern and Joe LoTruglio and written by Miles and LoTruglio.

"The Berry-Agee Experiment": (4 episodes, Summer 2009) - Comedian Steve Agee (COMEDY CENTRAL's "The Sarah Silverman Program") and British comic Matt Berry ("The Mighty Boosh") find new and inventive ways to put each other down... in song.

"El Vacio": (15 episodes, Spring 2009): Worldwide Biggies and the sketch comedy trio of Dominic Dierkes, Jonathan Gabrus, and Chris DeLuca deliver office comedies that skewer the viral humor, addictive interaction and infinite possibilities of the internet.

"Dutch West Short Shorts": (13 episodes, Spring 2009) – Utterly random, fast-paced and funny micro-comedy from sketch comedians Dutch West.

"Legend of Neil Season 2": (7 episodes, Summer 2009) – Following the season 1 success of "Legend of Neil," creator Sandeep Parikh returns to Atom with more of the exploits of the classic video game hero, Neil.

"Special Features": (3 episodes) Animator Dan Meth, creator of the web hit "The Meth Minute," skewers Hollywood mega-blockbusters.

"White Gorilla": (4 episodes) An albino gorilla immigrates to the US and struggles to fit in. By Jim Biederman, Burt Kreischer, and Chris Gillen.

"White People Problems": (music video) Zach Selwyn reminds everyone that Caucasian-Americans have problems too.

"My Profile Story": (pilot) A social networking parody from Benny and Rafi Fine.

"Puppet Rodeo": (pilot) Kevin Maher, creator of Atom's hit pilot "Old People News," returns with puppet cowboys and real life cats and dogs.

"The Deepening": (pilot) Viral hitmakers The Duncan Brothers stage a choose-your-own-adventure cop show.

Video blogs from Mike DeStephano, Kurt Metzger and Mike Rose.

Multi-episode deals with rising comedy stars including Dan Levy, Jake Fleisher, Will Carlough, Riegel & Blatt, Todd Berger and The Landline.

These original comedies will reach audiences far beyond the Atom.com Web site, with Atom's multiplatform distribution network reaching almost every screen that plays video. On television, "Atom TV" (TV-MA) features top Atom titles (including "Upload Showdown" winners) on COMEDY CENTRAL every Monday in late-latenight and Atom content also appears periodically on Spike TV and Logo. On mobile phones, Atom has prominent channels on Verizon Wireless’ V CAST as well as AT&T's CV and AllTel. Across the Internet, Atom is featured on iTunes, AOL, AT&T, Bebo, Dailymotion, Veoh, xBox Live and many more leading Web destinations.

Atom.com, a division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks, is a digital comedy network for young men that reaches millions of consumers each month on the Atom.com Web site and millions more through multiplatform distribution on television, mobile phones, and the Internet. Drawing on a strategic partnership with COMEDY CENTRAL and its own 10-year history of online video innovation and leadership (formerly as AtomFilms), Atom.com delivers Web comedy like nobody else.

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