NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 09/09/10) –  Next New Networks, the leading next generation media company providing original Web series to millions of loyal, engaged viewers, today announced that language expert Marina Orlova, the creator, host and producer of “HotForWords,” has joined its  Next New Creators program. The Next New Creators program was designed by Next New Networks to partner with independent Web producers to bolster the distribution, promotion, packaging and monetization of original Web series.

Marina Orlova hails from Moscow and boasts two degrees in philology, the study of linguistics and the origins of words. Orlova burst on to the YouTube scene in 2007 with her show “HotForWords.” The show now has more than 350,000 subscribers and more than 340 million views, making it one of the most watched shows on YouTube. She has caught the eye of everyone from The New Yorker to Cosmopolitan, The New York Times and The Associated Press. Orlova recently published her first book with Harper Collins, a division of News Corporation, called  HotForWords, based on the popular Web series of the same name.

“I love words, and YouTube is the perfect medium to present the history and origin of language in an educational but fun and sexy way. ‘HotForWords’ has been the perfect vehicle for me to entertain and teach a worldwide audience about the joy of words,” said Orlova. “By joining the Next New Creators program I’ll be able to tap into the team’s expertise at Next New Networks. I’m looking forward to making ‘HotForWords’ the best it can be, because intelligence is definitely sexy!”

“‘HotForWords’ is obviously a killer concept that’s really taken off with the YouTube community,” said Ben Relles, VP of content development for Next New Networks. “It’s a runaway success that’s hit a nerve, and Marina is a YouTube star with a keen sense for building an audience. We welcome her to the Next New Creators program and look forward to working together to make ‘HotForWords’ an even hotter media property.”

In addition to “HotForWords,” the Next New Creators program currently includes The Gregory Brothers’ multi Webby-Award winning series, “Auto-Tune The News,” Grace Randolph’s “Beyond The Trailer,” and Max and Rebecca Lando’s “Working Class Foodies.” Since it launched in late 2009, more than 40 producers have signed on to the Next New Creators program, and it has become a platform for their success. Creators benefit from enhanced distribution, promotion, ad sales as well as Web video know-how from the team at Next New Networks, whose own in-house production team is responsible for hits “The Key of Awesome,” “Obama Girl,” and “Indy Mogul.”

About Next New Networks
Next New Networks is the leading provider of original, episodic series programming for the Internet. With more than one  billion views since the company’s launch in 2007, over two million subscribers, 10 Webby Awards and some of the biggest hits on the Web, Next New Networks is redefining entertainment by championing the next generation of show creators. Popular, award-winning video networks from the company include Barely Political (home of Obama Girl and “Auto-Tune the News”), Channel Frederator, featuring the cartoons of over 1,000 creators, food network for the people Hungry Nation, car news network Fast Lane Daily, filmmaking network Indy Mogul (home of hit series Backyard FX, Beyond the Trailer, and MovieBuzz), Barely Digital (home of “The Key of Awesome,” one of the top five most-watched shows on the Web since its launch in October 2009) and Click Fitness, a health and wellness network.

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