WIGS (web channel)

WIGS
GenreScripted and Unscripted Web Series
FoundedMay 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)
FoundersJon Avnet and Rodrigo Garcia
HeadquartersCulver City, California
Key people
Julia Stiles
Troian Bellisario
Jennifer Beals
Kim Shaw
Sarah Jones
America Ferrera
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Melonie Diaz
Laura Spencer
Caitlin Gerard
Maura Tierney
Rosanna Arquette
Catherine O'Hara
Jena Malone
Websitehttp://www.watchwigs.com

WIGS is a web channel, part of the YouTube Original Channel Initiative.[1] It presents web series, short films and documentaries about the lives of women.[2] WIGS targets a female audience.[3] Most videos are around five to ten minutes in length.[4]

The channel was co-created by Jon Avnet, producer of Black Swan and Risky Business,[5] and Rodrigo Garcia, who directed Albert Nobbs and In Treatment.[6]

  1. ^ "YouTube Original Content Channels". YouTube. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. ^ Boorstin, Julia (2012-05-02). "YouTube Makes Pitch for Sports and Women". CNBC. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  3. ^ Crupi, Anthony (19 February 2013). "Fox Inks Partnership With YouTube's WIGS Channel". Adweek. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. ^ Stone, Brad (4 May 2012). "Must-See YouTube". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  5. ^ Boorstin, Julia (2 May 2012). "YouTube Aims for 25 Hours of Original Content Per Day". USA Today. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Ladies First". The Daily. Retrieved 1 August 2012.