The rise of online branded entertainment in Silicon Valley

Among online branded entertainment marketers, divisions of Silicon Valley stalwarts such as MSN and Yahoo! and independent, Web-only startups are getting funding directly from marketers rather than TV or movie studios. Spending on such webisodes increased 15.1% in 2009 to $306 million, according to PQ Media.

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